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Lawmakers vow to investigate police after Capitol breach
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy and v...
Jan 07, 2021
California hospitals prepping for grim COVID-19 choices
LOS ANGELES - California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds - and hoping ...
Jan 07, 2021
In Kashmir, empty grave for teenager killed by Indian forces
BELLOW, India - On a recent chilly winter day in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmed shovelled the earth, laboriously digging a grave for his teenage son. There was, however, no body to be lowere...
Jan 06, 2021
Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges
WASHINGTON - A sober, shaken Senate returned to its hallowed chamber Wednesday night to slap away a frivolous election challenge, but its secondary purpose seemed to be to rise from the wreckage of a ...
Jan 06, 2021
US human rights lawyer arrested in Hong Kong granted bail
HONG KONG - An American human rights lawyer who was detained in Hong Kong with scores of democracy activists and supporters as part of a sweeping crackdown was granted bail, his associate said Thursda...
Jan 06, 2021
Suns drain 21 3-pointers, beat Raptors 123-115
PHOENIX - Devin Booker scored 24 points, Jae Crowder added 21 and the Phoenix Suns made 21 3-pointers on the way to a 123-115 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. The Suns made at leas...
Jan 06, 2021
The Latest: 4 died as Trump supporters stormed Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the ...
Jan 06, 2021
World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer
TOKYO - Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage, confusion and condemnation from leaders across the world. "What is happening is wrong," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sai...
Jan 06, 2021
Asia Today: Virus restrictions heightened in China province
BEIJING - Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that's due to host some events in next year's Winter ...
Jan 06, 2021
Kim vows to bolster North Korea's military at party meeting
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's military defences in a speech at a major ruling party meeting that provides insights into his priorities am...
Jan 06, 2021