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Reminders of Jan. 6 attack fade in the Capitol as Trump retakes power

Jan. 04, 2025 11:44 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside the Capitol, reminders of the violence are increasingly hard to find. Scars on the walls have been repaired. Windows and doors broken by the rioters have been replaced. And there is no plaque, display or remembrance of any kind. Lawmakers...

Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite expert warnings they aren’t going to provide protection

Dec. 17, 2024 19:11 PM EST

When Bernard Jones Jr. and his wife, Doris, built their dream home, they didn’t hold back. A grotto swimming pool with a waterfall for hot summer days. A home theater for cozy winter nights. A fruit orchard to harvest in fall. And a vast underground bunker in case disaster strikes. ...

Biden commutes roughly 1,500 sentences and pardons 39 people in biggest single-day act of clemency

Dec. 13, 2024 12:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It's the largest single-day act of clemency in modern...