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Jan. 6 panel votes to hold Steve Bannon in contempt

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously Tuesday to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally...

Oct 19, 2021

Indictment accused Nebraska congressman of lying to FBI

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigati...

Oct 19, 2021

Navy probe finds major failures in fire that destroyed ship

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy report has concluded there were sweeping failures by commanders, crew members and others that fueled the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, calling ...

Oct 19, 2021

Judge considers no bond for Murdaugh on $3M theft charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A judge in South Carolina said Tuesday he is considering keeping prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh in jail until his trial on charges he stole more than $3 million in insurance pa...

Oct 19, 2021

Report: Haiti gang seeks $17M for kidnapped US missionaries

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A gang that kidnapped 17 members of a U,S.-based missionary group has demanded a $17 million ransom for them, according to Haiti's justice minister, as quoted by the Wall ...

Oct 19, 2021

Prospect of no jab, no visa for Australian Open tennis stars

Tennis players who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccination are unlikely to get a visa to enter the country for the Australian Open in Melbourne in January, according to the political leader of the sta...

Oct 18, 2021

Texas lawmakers pass new congressional maps bolstering GOP

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Republicans approved on Monday redrawn U.S. House maps that favor incumbents and decrease political representation for growing minority communities, even as Latinos drive mu...

Oct 18, 2021

South Korea says North Korea fired projectile to sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's military says North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile to its eastern waters as it continued a recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressu...

Oct 18, 2021

Trump files lawsuit to block release of Jan. 6 documents

WASHIGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit to block the release of documents to the Jan. 6 select committee of Congress, challenging the decision of President Joe Biden to rele...

Oct 18, 2021

Biden team asks Supreme Court to pause Texas abortion law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to block the Texas law banning most abortions, while the fight over the measure's constitutionality plays out in the courts. The ...

Oct 18, 2021