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Grieving congressman leads effort to remove Trump after riot
WASHINGTON - Rep. Jamie Raskin's 25-year-old son, Tommy, killed himself on New Year's Eve and was buried the following Tuesday. A day later, a violent mob launched a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Ca...
Jan 12, 2021
Female inmate's execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - The U.S. government's plans to carry out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly seven decades were on hold Tuesday amid a flurry of legal rulings, and two other execution...
Jan 12, 2021
Illinois man accused of threatening inauguration violence
CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man accused of threatening to take the lives of President-elect Joe Biden and other Democrats at the upcoming inauguration in Washington, D.C., has been arrested, prosecut...
Jan 12, 2021
North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country's nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work...
Jan 12, 2021
As pandemic worsens, most US states resist restrictions
PHOENIX - As the U.S. goes through the most lethal phase of the coronavirus outbreak yet, governors and local officials in hard-hit parts of the country are showing little willingness to impose any ne...
Jan 12, 2021
Official: Number of victims of Russian hack likely to grow
WASHINGTON - The number of federal agencies and private companies who learn that they have been affected by a massive Russian hack is expected to grow as the investigation into it continues, the U.S. ...
Jan 12, 2021
British Columbia reports 446 new COVID-19 infections and nine more deaths
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say staying active and connected is important for physical and mental well-being despite the challenges of COVID-19. In a news release Tuesday, they say pe...
Jan 12, 2021
Former Kamloops RCMP officer describes gruesome injuries as civil trial begins in baseball bat beating
KAMLOOPS - Four-and-a-half years after Jessie Simpson was beaten with a baseball bat in Brocklehurst, the family is formally seeking compensation through a civil trial that started on Tuesday (Jan. 12...
Jan 12, 2021
Weather statements warn of wind in Kamloops, snow on the Coquihalla
KAMLOOPS - Environment Canada has issued a pair of special weather statements that affect the Kamloops area.The first calls for strong wind gusts overnight Tuesday (Jan. 12) and into Wednesday morning...
Jan 12, 2021
How do you move a 100-year-old, 100-ton rail car? Kamloops Heritage Railway brought in the cranes
KAMLOOPS - Tuesday (Jan. 12) was moving day for the Kamloops Heritage Railway (KHR). The society transferred a passenger car built in the late-1920s from an active line to the static display area. How...
Jan 12, 2021
