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Trump business backlash part of 'cancel culture,' son says
NEW YORK - The PGA cancelled its tournament at his golf course. Banks say they won't lend to him anymore. New York City is looking to end his contract to operate the Central Park skating rink. Hits to...
Jan 12, 2021
Top military leaders remind troops of limits of free speech
WASHINGTON - Amid worry about renewed violence on Inauguration Day, the military's top leaders issued a written reminder to all service members Tuesday that the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last...
Jan 12, 2021
California lifting stay-home order for Sacramento region
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California lifted a stay-at-home order in the 13-county Sacramento region on Tuesday as hospital conditions improved, a rare turn of good news as the state pushes through what Gov...
Jan 12, 2021
Officials capture 1 of 6 inmates who escaped California jail
MERCED, Calif. - One of six inmates who used a homemade rope to escape from a jail in central California was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Some of those still on the loose have been charged with...
Jan 12, 2021
Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jamie Raskin's 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year's Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. A day later, a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Ca...
Jan 12, 2021
Illinois man accused of threatening inauguration violence
CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man accused of threatening to take the lives of President-elect Joe Biden and other Democrats at the upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C., has been arrested, prosecut...
Jan 12, 2021
Female inmate's execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The U.S. government's plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades were on hold Tuesday amid a flurry of legal rulings, and two other execution...
Jan 12, 2021
North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country's nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work...
Jan 12, 2021
Official: Number of victims of Russian hack likely to grow
WASHINGTON - The number of federal agencies and private companies who learn that they have been affected by a massive Russian hack is expected to grow as the investigation into it continues, the U.S. ...
Jan 12, 2021
As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions
PHOENIX - As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any ne...
Jan 12, 2021