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California sheriff's deputy, suspect dead following shootout

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A California sheriff's deputy was killed and another deputy was wounded in a shootout with a suspect who gunned down a K-9 dog before he was fatally shot, authorities said. The gu...

Jan 19, 2021

Mexico reports new one-day record of 1,584 COVID-19 deaths

MEXICO CITY - Mexico reported its highest daily death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began, with 1,584 deaths confirmed Tuesday. There was also a near-record one-day rise in new virus cases of 18...

Jan 19, 2021

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's farewell falsehoods

On his way out, President Donald Trump claimed credit for things he didn't do and twisted his record on jobs, taxes, the pandemic and much more. Falsehoods suffused his farewell remarks to the country...

Jan 19, 2021

Capitol rioters hold out long-shot hope for a Trump pardon

In what could be the longest of legal long shots, several of those arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol are holding out hope that President Donald Trump will use some of his last hours in office to ...

Jan 19, 2021

Attorneys: Ex-governor charged in wrong county over Flint

LANSING, Mich. - Attorneys for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are striking back, telling prosecutors Tuesday that the Flint water case should be dismissed because he was charged in the wrong county....

Jan 19, 2021

American who enthused Bali was queer-friendly being deported

DENPASAR, Indonesia - An American graphic designer is being deported from the Indonesian resort island of Bali over her viral tweets that celebrated it as a low-cost, queer-friendly place for foreigne...

Jan 19, 2021

Trump blocks Venezuelans' deportation in last political gift

CARACAS, Venezuela - With the clock winding down on his term, U.S. President Donald Trump shielded tens of thousands of Venezuelan migrants from deportation Tuesday night, rewarding Venezuelan exiles ...

Jan 19, 2021

McConnell: Trump 'provoked' Capitol siege, mob was fed lies

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday explicitly blamed President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the Capitol, saying the mob was "fed lies" and the president and others...

Jan 19, 2021

Fierce California winds fan fires, topple trees and trucks

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Months-old embers from a deadly California fire were blown back to life Tuesday by powerful winds that raked the state and prompted safety blackouts to tens of thousands of people...

Jan 19, 2021

Justice Dept. won't charge Sen. Burr over stock sales

WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Burr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investig...

Jan 19, 2021