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As Jan. 6 probe begins, Dem vows: 'We have to get it right'
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie Thompson, didn't realize the severity of the Jan. 6 insurrection until his wife called him.
Noem's border visit comes with political opportunities
Photo ops with the troops. Political points on an issue sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates. Another chance to tout a tough-on-illegal immigration stance that comes rarely for a governor whose state is closer to Canada than Mexico.
Thompson, St. Paul police differ on whether he apologized to officer
He went Friday to precinct over "profiling" comment.
AP Interview: PM says Iraq doesn't need US combat troops
Iraq's prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with U.S. officials this week.
Infrastructure talks hit snags as Senate time pressure rises
Senators ran into new problems Monday as they raced to seal a bipartisan infrastructure deal, with pressure mounting on all sides to show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority.
Malaysia's Parliament opens after 7 months, emergency to end
Malaysia's government said it will not extend a coronavirus emergency beyond Aug. 1 as the country's Parliament reopened Monday after a disputed seven-month suspension amid a worsening pandemic.
South Africa's virus cases decline, liquor sales allowed
South Africa's government has lifted a ban on liquor sales and relaxed other pandemic restrictions, reporting that a recent spike in coronavirus cases has passed its peak, the president said.
Videos show march in Iranian capital amid water protests
Dozens of Iranians marched down a major street in Tehran on Monday, online videos show, amid ongoing protests over water shortages in southwestern Iran.
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Jennifer Brooks
Brooks: The Women of West St. Paul give to the maxi
It was a protest that started with a creep who crept through the night in 2018 to dump a box of maxi pads on the doorstep of West St. Paul's first female mayor.
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Brooks: In Minneapolis, all roads lead away from Dight Avenue
Charles Fremont Dight lived in a tree and wrote fan letters to Adolf Hitler and founded the Minnesota Eugenics Society.Minneapolis named a street after him.It…
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NYC to require vaccines or weekly testing for city workers
New York City will require all of its municipal workers — including teachers and police officers — to get coronavirus vaccines by mid-September or face weekly COVID-19 testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Monday.
Rep. John Thompson won't step down, wife denies abuse allegations
Thompson's wife says she would not let her husband resign.
Trump inaugural chair: I'm '100% innocent' in lobbying case
The chair of former President Donald Trump's 2017 inaugural committee pleaded not guilty Monday and said he was "100% innocent" of charges that he secretly lobbied the U.S. on behalf of the United Arab Emirates.
Cuomo questions neutrality of AG investigators
Gov. Andrew Cuomo projected confidence Monday that he'll ultimately be exonerated of allegations of sexual harassment, but he also questioned the neutrality of the lawyers hired to investigate his behavior.
California, NYC to require employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
California and New York City announced Monday that they would require all government employees to get the coronavirus vaccine or face weekly COVID-19 testing, and the Department of Veterans Affairs became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to receive the shot.
With virus surge, US to keep travel restrictions in place for now
The United States served notice Monday that it will keep existing COVID-19 travel restrictions on international travel in place for now due to concerns about the surging infection rate because of the delta variant.
The Latest: Mississippi reports sharp increase of COVID-19
Mississippi health officials reported Monday that the state is seeing its highest number of new COVID-19 cases in months as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus continues to spread.
VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
As the delta variant spreads across the nation, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
German Greens: Preventing climate disasters will be costly
The Green party candidate hoping to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany's upcoming election warned Monday that efforts to better prepare the country against climate-related disasters is going to be costly and will require tapping into additional sources of revenue.
Western Democrats to push US mining industry changes
House Democrats from some Western states are preparing to push for changes to a longstanding law that governs mining for copper, gold and other hardrock minerals on U.S.-owned lands, including making companies pay royalties on what they extract.