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New documents expose depth of Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Hundreds of emails, texts, photos and documents show how a patchwork of law enforcement agencies tried to support Washington, D.C., as protesters poured into town on January 6.

Teacher vaccinations go untracked amid school reopening push

By Casey Smith, Associated Press

As the U.S. prioritizes teachers nationwide for coronavirus vaccines, states and many districts are not keeping track of how many school employees have received the shots.

The Longest Year: Fighting 'the invisible enemy'

By Amna Nawaz, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry

In the first episode of a series we're calling "The Longest Year," which tells the stories of the isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss and new understanding that have spread alongside the virus, we focus on the people on the front lines.

House passes George Floyd Act as Democrats avoid 'defund the police' clash

By Will Weissert, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press

Some Republicans argue that the proposed legislation would slash police force budgets. It doesn't do that. The bill will have a more difficult path in the Senate.

News Wrap: Capitol Police ask the National Guard to remain deployed for two more months

In our news wrap Thursday, Capitol Police asked for National Guard troops to remain deployed there for two more months, U.S. Senate begins debate on President Biden's COVID relief package, the U.S is now vaccinating more than 2 million people…

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WATCH: Biden lauds NASA team for giving U.S. 'dose of confidence'

By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

The NASA rover traveled some 300 million miles in nearly seven months, as part of an ongoing quest to study whether there was once life on the planet.

Asian Americans face a wave of discrimination during the pandemic

By Amna Nawaz

A string of brutal attacks on elderly Asian Americans has brought new attention to the rise of violence and harassment of Asian Americans. Since the pandemic began, more than 3,000 anti-Asian "hate incidents” have been reported in the U.S. according…

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U.S. traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

By Tom Krisher, Associated Press

The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a report issued Thursday that 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020. That's an 8% increase over 2019.

Mississippi governor to sign bill limiting transgender athletes' ability to compete

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he'll sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls’ or women’s sports teams in the state’s schools and universities.

Older adults left behind in desperate dash for vaccine shots

By Gillian Flaccus, Heather Hollingsworth, Russ Bynum, Associated Press

Nonprofits, churches and health care outreach workers are scrambling to to reach older people who are falling through the cracks before the nation's focus moves on and the competition for vaccines stiffens.