The Seattle Times
Children call President, First Lady for Christmas
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- Children call President, First Lady for Christmas
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- 1:57
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump and his wife Melania fielded children's telephone calls in the White House on Christmas Eve. In a tradition going back to 1955, kids phoned to locate Santa. (Dec. 25) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories Dec. 24 P
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- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Here are the top stories for Monday, Dec. 24th: Stocks dive as year nears end; Body count rises from Indonesia tsunami; Crowds flock to Bethlehem for Christmas; Volunteers track Santa's whereabouts around the world. -- The Associated Press
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- Indonesia tsunami leaves beach towns devestated
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Death toll mounts after tsunami roars ashore in Indonesia. Giant chunk of mountainside apparently breaks loose during volcanic eruption, falling into the water and causing powerful waves and unleashing disaster. (Dec. 14) -- The Associated Press
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- Santa sends Christmas message from Lapland
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- As Santa Claus prepares to deliver presents to good little girls and boys around the world, he's making a stop in Santa Claus village in the Finnish town or Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, to deliver his own Christmas message. (Dec. 24) -- The Associated Press
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- Police: football player kills would-be robber
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- 0:52
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Police say two LSU football players were trying to sell an electronic item when one player fatally shot an 18-year-old man who was trying to rob them. Authorities say the players called police, waited at the scene and were released. (Dec. 24) -- The Associated Press
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- Race to find survivors after Indonesia tsunami
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- 1:26
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- At least 281 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured after a deadly tsunami hit Indonesian islands, killing more than 280 people on a busy holiday weekend. (Dec. 24) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories Dec. 23 P
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- 1:14
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here are the top stories for Sunday, Dec. 23rd: A partial government shutdown could go into the new year; Trump picks new Pentagon Chief; Indonesia tsunami claims hundreds; SpaceX launches most powerful satellite yet. -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories Dec. 21 P
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- 1:19
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here are the top stories for Friday, Dec. 21st: Trump demands border wall money as a shutdown looms; Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancer surgery; A lawyer says Mich. State hampered a probe of its Nassar dealings; A dog jumps for joy at the vet. -- The Associated Press
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- AP Year in Review: The top stories of 2018
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- 3:28
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Associated Press looks back at some of the biggest stories in 2018. From wildfires to war; a daring cave rescue to a royal wedding; and the deaths of several notable figures, including former President George H. W. Bush. (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump signs sweeping criminal justice bill
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- 2:47
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- With a government shutdown just hours away, President Donald Trump on Friday signed rare bipartisan legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justice system. Trump called the bill "an incredible success for our country." (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump: 'Up to the Democrats if we have shutdown'
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump says it's 'totally up to the Democrats if we have' a government shutdown. Trump's comments come as the Senate began a procedural vote on funding that would give him money for his border wall. (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Schumer, McConnell joust over border wall, shutdown
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- 1:39
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 21 A
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- 1:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here's the latest for Friday December 21st: Defense Sec. Mattis resigns. House passes measure to fund government and wall; Pro-Independence protests in Spain's Catalonia region; Powerful wind storm pounds Washington state. -- The Associated Press
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- Defense Sec. Mattis resigns after Trump disputes
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- 2:40
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
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- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis resigned Thursday after clashing with President Donald Trump over the abrupt withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and after two years of deep disagreements over America's role in the world. (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Toys R Us closure hits Toys for Tots hard
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The recent closure of Toys R Us created some collateral damage -- the Toys for Tots charity drive. More than 250,000 toys donated by consumers and $5 million, came through Toy R Us last year, holes the Marine Corps' community is working to fill. (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Digital detox: Perks offered to hand over phones
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- 2:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Can you take a vacation from your cell phone? Some hotels and restaurants will help you find out. Some offer perks, like discounts or s'mores, to guests who manage to give up their phones for a few hours. (Dec. 21) -- The Associated Press
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- Sanders: Trump respects outgoing Defense Secretary
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- 1:18
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that President Donald Trump and outgoing Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis "have a good relationship, but sometimes they disagree." Trump Tweeted Thursday that Mattis will retire in February. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 20 P
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- 1:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here are the top stories for Thursday, December 20: Stocks continue December slide; U.S./Mexico reach agreement on migrants; Harvey Weinstein faces a New York judge; The U.K.'s Gatwick Airport is shut down over drones. -- The Associated Press
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- Democrats hammer DHS chief on child migrant death
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Democrats on a House panel hammered Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen over the recent death of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who recently crossed the border and died from shock and dehydration in U.S. custody. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump signs $400 billion farm bill
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- 2:09
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump has signed the massive $400 billion farm bill that reauthorizes agriculture and conservation programs without making any cuts to the food stamp program.(Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump defends move to risk government shutdown
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- 2:10
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump is defending his decision to risk a partial government shutdown as he demands money for his long-promised border wall with Mexico. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump tells House GOP he won't sign Senate bill
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump has told congressional Republicans he "will not sign" a spending bill passed by the Senate to avoid a partial government shutdown Friday, and he's citing an impasse over money for a border wall with Mexico. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- US says asylum-seeking migrants to wait in Mexico
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- 1:32
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Homeland Security chief Kirstjen Nielsen told lawmakers that migrants heading to the southwest border to seek asylum in the United States will have to wait in Mexico until their claims are processed, under an agreement between the two countries. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Photographers on How They Got The Shot
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- 4:49
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Associated Press photographers explain how they got some of the biggest shots of 2018. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- Death toll from 2015 migrant shipwreck far higher
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Nearly four years after the worst migrant shipwreck in Mediterranean history, relatives in Africa are still waiting for news of their loved ones. Two forensic detectives are on a quest to identify the hundreds of migrants killed. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 20 A
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- 0:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here's the latest for Thursday December 20th: Senate passes bill to fund government; Trump says he'll pull US troops out of Syria; Mother from Yemen in US to see dying son; 3 Space Station crew members back on earth. -- The Associated Press
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- Death toll from 2015 migrant shipwreck far higher
- Runtime
- 2:00
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Nearly four years after the worst migrant shipwreck in Mediterranean history, relatives in Africa are still waiting for news of their loved ones. Two forensic detectives are on a quest to identify the hundreds of migrants killed. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- Yemeni mom arrives in US to see dying son
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- 1:59
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A Yemeni mother who fought for the right to see her dying son is in California after the Trump administration gave her a long-sought waiver to its travel ban. Shaima Swileh arrived at San Francisco International Airport Wednesday night. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- What makes chickens happy? Nobody is quite sure
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- 2:20
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- What makes for a happy chicken? Researchers in Canada are trying to answer the question as chicken welfare becomes a bigger issue. But there's disagreement about how to measure chicken welfare. (Dec. 20) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 19 P
- Runtime
- 1:16
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here are the top stories for Wednesday, Dec. 19th: Trump plans to withdraw all U.S. troops in Syria; Stocks plunge after Fed raises interest rates; Ryan bemoans U.S. politics in farewell speech; Yemeni mother overcomes travel ban to see dying son. -- The Associated Press
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- 'It's like reading someone's life': Seattle's Chinese Exclusion Act Files
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- 5:22
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The National Archives at Seattle house 50,000 case files from the Chinese Exclusion Act. Files created to discriminate against Chinese laborers now hold value for descendants seeking detailed family information. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)
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- Federal reserve lifts rates for 4th time this year
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- 4:27
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the fourth time this year to reflect the U.S. economy's continued strength but signaling that it expects to slow hikes next year. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Ryan bemoans 'broken politics' in farewell speech
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- 1:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan is bemoaning America's "broken politics" in a farewell speech in which he calls Washington's failure to overhaul costly federal benefit programs "our greatest unfinished business." (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Family lawyers want review of child border death
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Attorneys representing the family of 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in the custody of Border Patrol want and independent review of what led to the child's death. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- UK's Corbyn appears to call May 'stupid woman'
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- 2:03
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Britain's main opposition leader is facing calls to apologize after being accused of calling Prime Minister Theresa May a "stupid woman" in the House of Commons. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Only on AP Most migrant kids held in mass shelters
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- 2:56
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- An Associated Press investigation finds that most of the 14,300 migrant children in government care have been placed in large detention centers and residential facilities where they spend days and nights with more than 100 kids. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 19 A
- Runtime
- 1:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here's the latest for Wednesday December 19th: Senate passes criminal reform bill; Michael Flynn sentencing postponed; Congress members investigating migrant girl's death tour Border Patrol station; Elon Musk unveils L.A. tunnel plan. -- The Associated Press
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- Chinese internment camp exports to US
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- 1:29
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Detainees at an internment camp in China are sewing sportswear that can end up on US university campuses and sports teams. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Elon Musk unveils L.A. underground tunnel plan
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- 1:43
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Elon Musk unveiled his underground transportation tunnel plans for Los Angeles on Tuesday. He says miles of tunnels could be dug beneath Los Angeles, so that autonomous, electric vehicles could travel around the city and ease traffic. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Karen Pence shows off VP residence decorations
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Christmas at Vice President Mike Pence's official residence literally jumps out of the pages of "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Pence's wife, Karen, recently gave The Associated Press an exclusive tour of their holiday decorations. (Dec. 19) -- The Associated Press
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- Boys fight alongside men in Yemen war
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- 3:06
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- An AP investigation has found that thousands of children have been recruited by Yemen's Houthi rebels to fight in the country's civil war. Boys describe being thrown into the heat of battle, amid bombardment and airstrikes, watching friends die. (Dec.19) -- The Associated Press
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- Shutdown talks begin after Trump eases wall threat
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The Senate's top Republican and Democratic leaders began negotiating Tuesday after the White House indicated President Donald Trump does not want a federal government shutdown over his demand for $5 billion for a border wall with Mexico. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Top Stories December 18 P
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Here are the top stories for Tuesday, December 18th: Michael Flynn appears in court; Pence declares new era of space leadership; Haley hints at Mideast plan; Penny Marshall is dead at 75. -- The Associated Press
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- Trump's safety panel weighs in on arming teachers
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump's school safety commission said it should be left to states and schools to decide whether to arm teachers, but Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said she urges schools to "seriously consider" the option. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- AP Analysis: Flynn sentencing abruptly postponed
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- 2:08
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker describes the scene during the sentencing hearing Tuesday for Michael Flynn, where a federal judge abruptly postponed the sentencing, and the judge accused Flynn of selling out his country. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- WH says Flynn was ambushed in FBI interview
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The White House says it is not backing down from its criticism of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's interview of Mike Flynn, the former Trump national security adviser who pleaded guilty to lying to the law enforcement agency. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- Flynn sentencing delayed, he's still cooperating
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- 0:42
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- A federal judge has agreed to delay former national security adviser Michael Flynn's sentencing so he can continue cooperating with the Russia probe. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- Trump administration launches new Space Command
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- 1:25
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Declaring that "a new era of American leadership in space has begun," Vice President Mike Pence announced the start of the Pentagon's new Space Command in a speech at the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- US Surgeon General: E-cigarette youth use epidemic
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- 1:58
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. surgeon general says swift action is needed to prevent millions of teenagers and adolescents from becoming hooked on Juul and other high-nicotine electronic cigarettes. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press
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- Michael Flynn arrives for sentencing hearing
- Runtime
- 0:33
- Date posted
- 8 years ago
- Description
- Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has arrived at the federal courthouse in Washington ahead of his sentencing hearing. (Dec. 18) -- The Associated Press

