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Officers who defended Capitol: Trump lying about Jan. 6, 2021

August 9, 2024, 4:01pm Nation & World

Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, say Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “spewing falsehoods and lies” about what happened that day while he seeks another term as the nation’s leader. Read story

U.S. announces $125 million military aid package for Ukraine

August 9, 2024, 3:58pm Nation & World

The U.S. is sending Ukraine an additional $125 million in weapons to assist in its military operations against Russia, including much-needed air defense capabilities, radars to detect and counter enemy artillery and anti-tank weapons, the White House announced Friday. Read story

Susan Reneau, 72, of Missoula, Mont., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

Trump plane heading to Montana rally was diverted but landed safely nearby, airport staff says

Susan Reneau, 72, of Missoula, Mont., arrives before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Mont., Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

August 9, 2024, 3:28pm Nation & World

Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff. Read story

FILE - Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband, Christopher Robinson, right, and her lawyer, Luca Luparia Donati, left, at a court in Florence, Italy, June 5, 2024.

Amanda Knox wasn’t coerced but ‘freely’ accused a bar owner in roommate’s murder, Italian court says

FILE - Amanda Knox arrives flanked by her husband, Christopher Robinson, right, and her lawyer, Luca Luparia Donati, left, at a court in Florence, Italy, June 5, 2024.

August 9, 2024, 1:57pm Latest News

Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June, an Italian appeals court said Friday. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks after arriving on Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Phoenix.

The latest battleground stop for Harris and Walz is Arizona, where a VP runner-up could still matter

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris talks after arriving on Air Force Two at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Phoenix.

August 9, 2024, 9:23am Nation & World

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate will hold a rally in Arizona on Friday as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Read story

FILE - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, and Gov. Tim Walz speak to reporters at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, March 21, 2022.

A win for the Harris-Walz ticket would also mean the country’s first Native American female governor

FILE - Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, right, and Gov. Tim Walz speak to reporters at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, March 21, 2022.

August 9, 2024, 8:42am Nation & World

If Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are elected this fall, not only would a woman of color lead the country for the first time, but a Native woman would govern a state for the first time in U.S. history too. Read story

A middle school in Wilson County, North Carolina is seen on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, after being damaged by a tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby.

Debby bringing heavy rain, flooding and possible tornadoes northeast into the weekend

A middle school in Wilson County, North Carolina is seen on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, after being damaged by a tornado spawned by Tropical Storm Debby.

August 9, 2024, 8:41am Nation & World

The remnants of Debby picked up the pace Friday, moving north and northeast from the Carolinas and still packing a punch with heavy rains, flash flooding and the threat of tornadoes. Read story

A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn vegetation while trying to stop the Park Fire from near Mill Creek in Tehama County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

Huge California wildfire chews through timber in very hot and dry weather

A firefighter uses a drip torch to burn vegetation while trying to stop the Park Fire from near Mill Creek in Tehama County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.

August 9, 2024, 8:20am Nation & World

California’s largest wildfire so far this year continued to grow Thursday as it chewed through timber in very hot and dry weather. Read story

California governor vows to take away funding from cities and counties for not clearing encampments

August 9, 2024, 8:20am Nation & World

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday had a message for local governments: clean up homeless encampments now or lose out on state funding next year. Read story

This photo made available by the Detroit Zoo, shows an unnamed baby gorilla is the first to be born at the Detroit Zoo, arriving Thursday, August 8, 2024 and joining a troop of four including mother Bandia and father Mshindi.