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Alan Hostetter speaks during a pro-Trump election integrity rally he organized at the Orange County Registrar of Voters offices in Santa Ana, Calif., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. A former California police chief and five other men have been indicted on conspiracy charges in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to court documents made public Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Paul Bersebach/The Orange County Register via AP)
Capitol rioter used charity to promote violence, feds say

By Michael Kunzelman Jun. 16, 2021 01:50 PM EDT

The U.S. Capitol is seen under dark skies in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, as barriers remain six months after the Jan. 6 attack. A Senate report examining security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol blames missed intelligence, poor planning and multiple layers of bureaucracy for the deadly siege. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Ex-police chief, 5 others charged in Capitol riot conspiracy

By Alanna Durkin Richer Jun. 10, 2021 06:03 PM EDT

A voter walks towards a volunteer at a polling station wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with a yellow heart and the text "keep your distance" while holding an arrow measuring out the 1.5-meter social distance in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, March 15, 2021. Polling stations opened across the Netherlands early Monday in a general election that has been spread over three days to allow people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Voting underway in coronavirus-affected Dutch election

By Mike Corder Mar. 15, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 11, 2020 file photo, Tanzania's President John Magufuli speaks at the national congress of his ruling Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party in Dodoma, Tanzania. Opposition politicians on Wednesday March 10 2021, are raising questions about the health of Tanzania's COVID-19-denying president John Magufuli, as he has not been seen in public for more than a week and there has been no responce to questions from The Associated Press about Magufuli’s health and whereabouts. (AP Photo, File)
Vice President urges calm as Tanzania's leader still unseen

By Tom Odula Mar. 15, 2021 06:59 PM EDT

Slovakia's Prime Minister Igor Matovic arrives for a government meeting in Bratislava Friday, March 12, 2021. Two parties in Slovakia’s ruling coalition called Monday March 15, 2021, on populist prime minister Matovic to step down amidst a government crisis triggered two weeks ago by a secret deal to acquire Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, orchestrated by Matovic. (Jaroslav Novak/TASR via AP)
Allies call on Slovak leader to resign over Russian vaccine

By Karel Janicek Mar. 15, 2021 06:01 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 file photo, lorries queue at Check-in at the port in Dover, Britain, before entering the EU. Britain announced Thursday, March 11, 2021 that it is delaying the imposition of checks on some goods from the European Union to give businesses more time to prepare for new post-Brexit rules. The U.K. government says it is postponing full border controls until Jan. 1, six months later than planned, because of disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, file)
EU takes legal action vs UK over Brexit deal delays

By Raf Casert And Sam Petrequin Mar. 15, 2021 02:29 PM EDT

Gisely Nunes learns to handle a submachine gun from an instructor at the Valparaiso Shooting Club on the outskirts of Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, March 6, 2021. Newly-issued gun decrees, which have worried public security analysts, are to take effect by mid-April unless the Brazilian congress or courts intervene. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Brazil's Bolsonaro moves to arm base, alarming gun experts

By Mauricio Savarese Mar. 15, 2021 01:57 PM EDT

Social democratic prime minister of Rhineland-Palatinate Malu Dreyer smiles after hearing first results of the federal state elections in Mainz, Germany, Sunday, March 14, 2021. The German federal states of Baden-Wurttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate have elections on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Merkel's party faces German election 'wake-up call'

By Geir Moulson Mar. 15, 2021 10:15 AM EDT

A man wears a mask in the colors of the Hungarian flag during a protest against COVID-19 restrictions in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, March 15, 2021. Hungarians gathered on the country's national day to protest against the current lockdown measures after new restrictive measures were introduced by the Hungarian government last week aiming to slow a record-breaking wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. (AP Photo/Laszlo Balogh)
Hungarian far-right party protests lockdown

By Justin Spike Mar. 15, 2021 09:57 AM EDT

A lawmaker holds a House calendar with proposed legislation listed at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Lawmakers have a Wednesday deadline for original floor action on general bills and constitutional amendments originating in the other House. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Analysis: Mississippi grappling with tax-and-spend ideas

By Emily Wagster Pettus Mar. 14, 2021 09:00 PM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020 file photo, German chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and her successor as chairman of the German Christian Democratic Union, CDU, Armin Laschet, right, point during a meeting in Duesseldorf, Germany. Elections in two German states on Sunday pose a difficult test for Chancellor Angela Merkel's party, six months before a national vote that will determine who succeeds the country's longtime leader. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Merkel's party suffers defeats in 2 German state elections

By Geir Moulson Mar. 14, 2021 05:07 PM EDT

Nishikori rallies to beat Opelka in Dubai

Mar. 14, 2021 03:34 PM EDT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kei Nishikori came back from a set down to beat Reilly Opelka in the first round of the Dubai Championships on Sunday, while...

People gather, at the band stand in Clapham Common, in memory of Sarah Everard, after an official vigil was cancelled, in London, Saturday, March 13, 2021. A serving British police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman in London has appeared in court for the first time. Wayne Couzens, 48, is charged with kidnapping and killing 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home from a friend’s apartment in south London on March 3. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
London police chief says she won't quit after vigil clashes

By Sylvia Hui Mar. 14, 2021 10:48 AM EDT

Two women argue with the police during a demonstration ahead of three days of voting starting Monday in a general election, to protest government policies including the curfew, lockdown and coronavirus related restrictions in The Hague, Netherlands, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Dutch police break up anti-govt protest on eve of election

By Mike Corder Mar. 14, 2021 10:34 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, Carmen Senski, monitors a Zoom meeting of the Virginia House Appropriations Committee at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A year after COVID-19 triggered government shutdowns and crowd limitations, more public bodies than ever are livestreaming their meetings for anyone to watch from a computer, television or smartphone. But in some cases, it's become harder for people to actually talk with their elected officials. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
Pandemic redefines 'public' access to government meetings

By David A. Lieb Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

People gather, at the band stand in Clapham Common, in memory of Sarah Everard, after an official vigil was cancelled, in London, Saturday, March 13, 2021. A serving British police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of a woman in London has appeared in court for the first time. Wayne Couzens, 48, is charged with kidnapping and killing 33-year-old Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home from a friend’s apartment in south London on March 3. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
London police tactics at vigil for slain woman draw scrutiny

By Sylvia Hui Mar. 13, 2021 08:36 PM EST

A protester throws stones towards the central bank building in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, March. 13, 2021. Riot police fired tear gas to disperse scores of people who protested near parliament building in central Beirut Saturday amid deteriorating economic and financial conditions and as the local currency hit new low levels (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Protests around Lebanon as local currency continues to slide

Mar. 13, 2021 06:13 PM EST

Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, speaks to a group of protesters gathered at Jefferson Square Park on the one year anniversary of her death in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, March 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
In Louisville, Breonna Taylor’s family honors her legacy

By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn Mar. 13, 2021 05:52 PM EST

FILE - In this June 1, 2020 file photo, Charles Perez wears a protective face mask and gloves as he waits on tables at the Morada Bay Beach Cafe in Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, during the new coronavirus pandemic. Repealing statewide mask mandates and criticizing the Biden administration’s unemployment-based formula for distributing billions in federal aid has put Republican governors and their approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic back in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Virus tolls similar despite governors' contrasting actions

By David A. Lieb Mar. 13, 2021 03:18 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., holds an enrollment ceremony for the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Rescue aid package may reduce inequality, but for how long?

By Paul Wiseman Mar. 13, 2021 11:27 AM EST