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Sage grouse review done, but scant time for Trump's changes
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven states in the U.S. West, but there's little time to put the relaxe...
Jan 12, 2021

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

Indonesian searchers hunt for crashed plane's voice recorder
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Divers looking for a crashed plane's cockpit voice recorder were searching in mud and plane debris on the seabed between Indonesian islands Wednesday to retrieve information key t...
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

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

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

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