ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and LISA MASCARO
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's legal team asserted Monday that he did "absolutely nothing wrong," calling the impeachment case against him "flimsy" and a "dangerous perversion of the Constitution."
The brief from Trump's lawyers, filed before arguments expected this week in the Senate impeachment trial, offered the most detailed glimpse of...
ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKIN
Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Thousands of gun-rights activists — some brandishing their military-style rifles — crowded the streets surrounding Virginia's Capitol building Monday to protest plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.
Gov. Ralph Northam declared a temporary state of emergency days ahead of the rally, banning all weapons, including guns,...
DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
Baylor and Gonzaga were the only two teams in the top five that took care of business last week.
That doesn't mean they didn't move around, too.
The Bears (15-1) leaped over the Bulldogs and into the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men's college basketball poll on Monday, using wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma...
MENIFEE (CNS) - An explosion that blew out the garage door of a home in Menifee sent two people to a hospital today.The explosion was reported at 11:45 a.m. in the 24900 block of Ridgemoor Road, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.Authorities have not yet determined the cause of the explosion, which is under investigation.The condition of the...
Jeff Pack
Staff WriterEJ Twyman, the southwest Riverside County man who entices what he says are sexual predators in online applications and then records them in vigilante-style sting operations, said he has received a cease and desist letter pertaining to a video of a subject he met at the Promenade Mall. The letter, provided by Twyman to Valley News, appears to...
BRIAN SLODYSKO and HUNTER WOODALL
Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Bernie Sanders said Sunday that outside political groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums backing candidates for public office should be abolished — including those supporting his own bid for the White House.
But the Vermont senator stopped short of directly calling on Our Revolution, a political nonprofit he...
DANICA COTO
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the heads of Puerto Rico's housing and family departments Sunday in the latest fallout over the discovery of a warehouse filled with emergency supplies dating from Hurricane Maria.
The removal of Housing Secretary Fernando Gil and Department of Family Secretary Glorimar Andújar came a day after the...
DEB RIECHMANN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House adviser on Europe and Russia issues has been placed on administrative leave pending a security-related investigation, two people with knowledge of his exit said Sunday.
Andrew Peek was escorted off the White House compound on Friday, according to one of those familiar with his departure.
In response to questions, the National Security...
HOPE YEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is accusing U.S. intelligence agencies of withholding documents from Congress on Ukraine that could be significant to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial.
"They appear to be succumbing to pressure from the administration," Rep. Adam Schiff said Sunday on ABC's "This Week.'' Schiff was selected by House Speaker...
Jeff Pack
Staff WriterWildomar’s Wednesday, Jan. 15 city council meeting started with the council recognizing councilmember Marsha Swanson for the work she did during the 2019 year while serving as the city’s mayor.“I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you,” Swanson told the rest of the council. “Every time I’ve needed something this year,...