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Proud Boys leader arrested and charged with conspiracy in Capitol insurrection

By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for what federal prosecutors say was his role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's…

Jury begins deliberating in first trial of a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter

By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A federal jury began deliberating in the case against a Texas man whose trial is the first for the hundreds of people charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol last year.

Minneapolis teachers strike, halting classes

By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press

Teachers in the Minneapolis School District have gone on strike after failing to reach agreement on a new contract.

WATCH: Taking a look at the state of gender inequality on International Women’s Day

By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis

On International Women's Day, PBS NewsHour is taking a closer look at the state of women and girls worldwide.

News Wrap: Worldwide death toll from COVID-19 surpasses 6 million

In our news wrap Monday, the pandemic's official worldwide death toll surpassed 6 million including 960,000 deaths in the U.S., Florida becomes the first state in the nation to recommend against vaccinations for healthy children, efforts to restore the 2015…

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Pentagon to permanently shut down leaking Navy fuel tank facility in Hawaii

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Defense Department says it will permanently shut down the Navy’s massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water, and will remove all the fuel.

WATCH: Senate reconsiders Postal Service Reform Act of 2022

By Associated Press

The Postal Service is supposed to sustain itself with postage sales and other services, but has suffered 14 straight years of losses.

U.S. gas prices spike as calls to ban Russian oil continue

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Gasoline prices are pushing even farther above $4 a gallon, the highest price that American motorists have faced since July 2008, as calls grow to ban imports of Russian oil.

Trial underway for 4 men accused in Michigan Gov. Whitmer kidnapping plot

Jury selection begins Tuesday in the trial of four men who are accused of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

EPA proposes stronger rules on emissions for tractor-trailer rigs

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.