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United joins rivals in dropping emotional-support animals
CHICAGO (AP) - United Airlines is joining other major U.S. carriers in no longer allowing emotional-support animals to fly for free.United said Friday that starting Monday, it will no longer let passe...
Syndicated Author Jan 08, 2021

House Dems to introduce articles of impeachment
Three House Democrats are planning to introduce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Monday, meaning the chamber could potentially vote on his removal from office by midweek, acco...
Syndicated Author Jan 08, 2021

Dominion sues lawyer Sidney Powell for defamation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dominion Voting Systems filed a defamation lawsuit against lawyer Sidney Powell on Friday, seeking at least $1.3 billion for Powell's "wild accusations" that the company rigged the p...
Syndicated Author Jan 08, 2021

AP: Capitol Police chief resigning
WASHINGTON (AP) -The head of the U.S. Capitol Police will resign effective Jan. 16 following the breach of the Capitol this week.Chief Steven Sund said Thursday that police had planned for a free spee...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) - Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Bolin was also a Civil Wa...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle charge over plane
Boeing will pay $2.5 billion to settle a criminal conspiracy charge for misleading regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering airline...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

MD Company fires employee who stormed Capitol with badge on
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) - A man who wore his company badge while he stormed the U.S. Capitol was fired Thursday by his Maryland employer. Navistar Direct Marketing of Frederick said in a statement that it...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

Biden introduces Merrick Garland as attorney general pick
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden introduced his pick for the nation's top law enforcement official on Thursday, turning to Judge Merrick Garland. Biden also described the pro-Trump mo...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

Woman shot at Capitol was an Air Force veteran
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The woman who was fatally shot when a mob supporting President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol was identified by authorities Thursday as Ashli Babbitt, whose family described he...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021

Boston Marathon bomber sues over ballcap, showers in prison
BOSTON (AP) - Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has sued the federal government for $250,000 over his treatment at the Colorado prison where he is serving a life sentence. Tsarnaev, 26, calls h...
Syndicated Author Jan 07, 2021
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