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The Latest: 4 died as Trump supporters stormed Capitol
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the ...
Jan 06, 2021
World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge peaceful transfer
TOKYO - Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage, confusion and condemnation from leaders across the world. "What is happening is wrong," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sai...
Jan 06, 2021
Asia Today: Virus restrictions heightened in China province
BEIJING - Lockdown measures were being imposed in a northern Chinese province where coronavirus cases more than doubled in the region near Beijing that's due to host some events in next year's Winter ...
Jan 06, 2021
Kim vows to bolster North Korea's military at party meeting
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen the country's military defences in a speech at a major ruling party meeting that provides insights into his priorities am...
Jan 06, 2021
Dems' Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?
ATLANTA - President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP's Senate...
Jan 06, 2021
Raptors, Suns link arms in solidarity hours after storming of U.S. Capitol
PHOENIX - The Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns linked arms in a centre-court circle for the national anthems ahead of Wednesday night's game. The show of solidarity came hours after a violent mob of U...
Jan 06, 2021
Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol
NEW YORK - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns drawn in the House of Represen...
Jan 06, 2021
Experts: Capitol riot product of years of hateful rhetoric
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The storming of the U.S. Capitol is a jarring but natural product of years of violence and hateful rhetoric stoked by disinformation and conspiracy theories, experts on far-right e...
Jan 06, 2021
Amid Capitol violence, Facebook, Twitter remove Trump video
Facebook and Twitter removed a short video by President Donald Trump in which he urged supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to "go home" while also repeating false accusations about the i...
Jan 06, 2021
Docs want health workers treating COVID patients vaccinated faster
EDMONTON, AB - A group of more than 200 Alberta physicians are calling on the government to prioritize vaccinations of those who work directly with COVID-19 infected patients and support workers in ho...
Jan 06, 2021