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Nevada grand jury indicts six Republicans who falsely certified that Trump won the state in 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A Nevada grand jury on Wednesday indicted six Republicans who submitted certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 presidential election in their ...

Dec 06, 2023

Police: Suspect dead amid reports of multiple victims in shooting at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police said a suspect was found dead Wednesday as officers responded to an active shooter and reports of multiple victims at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The university said o...

Dec 06, 2023

GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California is resigning 2 months after his ouster as House speaker

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California. His announc...

Dec 06, 2023

President Joe Biden and the White House support Indigenous lacrosse team for the 2028 Olympics

President Joe Biden is pushing to allow the Indigenous nation that invented lacrosse to play under its own flag when the sport returns to the Olympics in 2028. Biden's position, being announced Wednes...

Dec 06, 2023

US files war crime charges against Russians accused of torturing an American in the Ukraine invasion

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Wednesday said it has filed war crime charges against four members of the Russian military accused of abducting and torturing an American during the invasio...

Dec 06, 2023

Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' and influential liberal advocate, has died at 101

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and "Maude" and propelled political and social ...

Dec 06, 2023

Suspect in custody after 6 dead and 3 injured in series of attacks in Texas, authorities say

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A daylong series of attacks in Austin has left four people dead and at least three injured, and a man believed to be connected to them and the deaths of two people near San Antoni...

Dec 06, 2023

Heavy fighting across Gaza halts most aid delivery, leaves civilians with few places to seek safety

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city, further shrinking the area where Pal...

Dec 05, 2023

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori

LIMA, Peru (AP) - Peru's constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, who was serving a 25-year sentence in connection w...

Dec 05, 2023

Man believed to have fired shots before a Virginia house exploded died in the blast, police say

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - The owner of a Virginia house that exploded as police tried to execute a search warrant is believed to have died in the blast, officials said Tuesday, as details emerged about nu...

Dec 05, 2023