WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s defense team falsely claimed the Justice Department was already investigating him even before the 2016 election and distorted the facts about a dossier of opposition research into Trump’s ties to Russia.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial shifted swiftly to pointed, back-and-forth questioning Wednesday as Republicans strained to contain the fallout over John Bolton’s forthcoming book, which threatens their hopes of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pressure increased Monday on senators to call John Bolton to testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial even as defense lawyers brushed past extraordinary new allegations from Trump’s former national security adviser and made legal and historical arguments for acquittal.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders do not yet have the votes to block Democrats’ demand for more witnesses at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded to fellow GOP senators late Tuesday. It could be a major hurdle for Trump’s hopes to end the trial with a quick acquittal.

FULKS RUN, Va. (AP) — Investigators think up to 34,000 chickens were killed during two separate poultry farm fires in North Carolina and Virginia within a day of each other.

SORRENTO, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authorities said.

Raleigh, NC -- Press Release:  Jan 10, 2020 In conjunction with National Radon Action Month, the North Carolina Radon Program is distributing 3,000 radon test kits at no charge this month.