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FDA inspection found problems at factory making J&J vaccine

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The Baltimore factory contracted to make Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine was dirty, didn’t follow proper manufacturing procedures and had poorly trained staff, resulting...

NY man’s trial starts for Jan. 6-related online threats

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NEW YORK — A prosecutor urged a jury in a trial's opening statement Wednesday to convict a New York man who threatened to kill...

Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

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WASHINGTON — Three months after more than 25,000 National Guard troops poured into the nation's capital to secure President Joe Biden's inauguration, Defense Department...

Amy Coney Barrett has book deal with conservative imprint

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NEW YORK — Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has a book deal with a Penguin Random House imprint, The Associated Press has learned....

Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges

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A federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on...

Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins unanimous pick: VMI’s 1st Black leader

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LEXINGTON, Va. — Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins, who was named interim superintendent of Virginia Military Institute amid the controversy over the school’s Confederate ties...

Probe faults DC Guard use of aircraft during June protests

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WASHINGTON — Members of the Washington D.C. National Guard lacked clear guidance and didn't fully understand how to appropriately use helicopters during the civil...

Mother of teen killed by trooper mourns ‘awesome young man’

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper said Wednesday that...

Mother of teen killed by trooper mourns ‘awesome young man’

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The mother of a 16-year-old boy who was shot and killed by a Maryland State Police trooper said Wednesday that...

Statue of Native American leader step closer to U.S. Capitol

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed a measure that starts the process of honoring the late Billy Frank Jr. —...