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'You're a go': How miscues and confusion delayed the National Guard on Jan. 6
New testimony underscores how a critical miscommunication between top military officials contributed to a four-hour delay in deploying troops to help restore order at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Wisconsin woman who argued she legally killed sex trafficker pleads guilty to homicide
A Milwaukee woman who argued she was legally allowed to a kill a man because he was sexually trafficking her pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced count of reckless homicide.
Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month
Hunter Biden's federal gun case should move forward, an appeals court ruled Thursday, setting the stage for the president's son to stand trial on criminal charges next month in Delaware.
Police dismantle pro-Palestinian tent encampment at MIT
Police early Friday have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
'Where's Ronald Greene's justice?': 5 years on, feds still silent on Black motorist's deadly arrest
Mona Hardin has been waiting five long years for any resolution to the federal investigation into her son's deadly arrest by Louisiana State Police troopers, an anguish only compounded by the fact that nearly every other major civil rights case during that time has passed her by.
The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as Netanyahu vows to widen Gaza assault despite US warning
About 110,000 people have fled Rafah in southern Gaza and food and fuel supplies in the area are critically low, a U.N. official says.
Top Biden aide highlights upcoming tax showdown with GOP over 2017 cuts that are due to expire
The Biden White House wants voters to know its differences with Republicans over taxes, with a top aide making the case for higher rates on corporations and the ultra-wealthy.
Scores of starving and sick pelicans are found along the California coast
Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in recent weeks and many others have died.
California's budget deficit has likely grown. Gov. Gavin Newsom will reveal his plan to address it
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will update his budget proposal on Friday, and the news likely won't be good.
California is testing new generative AI tools. Here's what to know
Generative artificial intelligence tools will soon be used by California's government.
One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn't enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permanent.
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
May 3-9, 2024
Third week of testimony in Trump's hush money trial draws to a close, with Michael Cohen yet to come
The third week of testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial draws to a close Friday after jurors heard the dramatic, if not downright seamy, account of porn actor Stormy Daniels, while prosecutors gear up for their most crucial witness: Michael Cohen, Trump's former attorney.
Pro-Palestinian protesters demand endowment transparency. But its proving not to be simple
On college campuses across the country, a rallying cry of pro-Palestinian protesters has been '' Disclose, divest! We will not stop, we will not rest.''
UC president recommends UCLA pay Cal Berkeley $10 million per year for 6 years
The University of California Board of Regents is expected to accept a recommendation that UCLA pay University of California at Berkeley $10 million a year for six years as a result of the Bruins' upcoming move to the Big Ten and the demise of the Pac-12.
Maui to hire expert to evaluate county's response to deadly wildfire
Nine months after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century struck Maui, Mayor Richard Bissen says the county will hire an outside expert to assess how its emergency management agency performed during the disaster.
Virginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
A trial is underway in Virginia that will determine whether state law allows frozen embryos to be considered property that can be divided up and assigned a monetary value.
Airman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
Just two days before a sheriff's deputy in Florida shot him dead, U.S. Air Force airman Roger Fortson called home to find out what his 10-year-old sister wanted for her birthday.
Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter
Donald Trump's defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president's hush money trial cannot be believed.
No sign of widespread lead exposure from Maui wildfires, Hawaii health officials say
Lead screening conducted on west Maui residents after last summer's devastating wildfires showed no widespread exposure to the toxic metal, Hawaii health officials said Thursday.