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Schools, hit by teacher shortages due to COVID-19, rely on administrators and parents

By Michael Melia, Associated Press

Principals, superintendents and counselors are filling in as substitutes in classrooms around the United States as the surge in coronavirus infections further strains schools already struggling with staffing shortages.

AP FACT CHECK: On Jan. 6 anniversary, Trump sticks to election falsehoods

By Hope Yen, David Klepper, Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday continued to cling to false claims that the 2020 election was stolen as the nation marked the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing amid Kazakhstan protests

By Associated Press

The White House on Thursday said it was "closely monitoring" reports that the Collective Security Treaty Organization had dispatched its collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan, amid violent clashes.

WATCH: Congress holds prayer vigil after sharing testimonials on Jan. 6 attack

By Alan Fram, Kevin Freking, Associated Press

On the anniversary of last year's Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, dozens of lawmakers gathered Thursday to share their stories of that day's terror and resilience.

WATCH: Congress holds moment of silence, discussion with historians on Jan. 6 insurrection anniversary

By Associated Press

Democratic leaders welcomed historians for a moderated discussion Thursday to mark of the first anniversary of the Capitol attack.

Congress divided on remembering Jan. 6, trust continues to erode

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

A year after the Jan. 6 attack, Congress is more deeply divided than ever, and it shows in how lawmakers are choosing to mark the day.

WATCH: Ongoing coverage of Jan. 6 attack anniversary events

By News Desk and Jake Coyle, Associated Press, Associated Press

In remarks at the Capitol, President Joe Biden vowed he will “allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy.” And he assailed the attackers even as some Republicans portray the Trump supporters who swarmed the Capitol…

2 adult sisters and 8 children die in Philadelphia rowhome fire

By Ron Todt, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press

Philadelphia fire officials say two sisters and several of their children were among 12 people killed when a fire tore a rowhome that apparently had no working smoke detectors.

Trump maintains grip on Republican Party despite violent insurrection

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Donald Trump's excommunication from the Republican Party seemed a near certainty on Jan. 6, 2021, the day a raging band of his supporters breached the U.S. Capitol in a bid to overturn his election loss.

3 lawmakers on surviving the Jan. 6 attack and what the Capitol is like for them now

By Nicole Ellis

A year later, Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Grace Meng, D-N.Y. and Norma Torres, D-Calif., reflected on what it was like being trapped in the Capitol that day as lawmakers of color -- and what their jobs have been like…