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Month: January 2021

Trump says impeachment push after Capitol riot causing ‘tremendous anger,’ but he wants ‘no violence’

WASHINGTON, DC — Impeachment ahead, the U.S. House on Tuesday will first try to convince the vice president and Cabinet to act even more quickly to remove President Donald Trump from office, warning he is a threat to democracy in the remaining days of his presidency. House lawmakers are reconvening at the Capitol for the

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Washington Post: Secret Service officer placed under investigation after accusing lawmakers of treason on social media

A US Secret Service officer is under investigation after accusing lawmakers of treason and sharing conspiracy theories about the election on social media, according to The Washington Post who obtained images of the comments. News of the investigation comes as law enforcement agencies broaden their investigations into what role their own officers played in the

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Teachers push back on school reopening, say they ‘don’t want to die or kill their families’

Click here for updates on this story     LAKE OSWEGO, Oregon (KPTV) — Lake Oswego teachers are pushing back on the district’s plans to start hybrid in-person learning next month. In a press release titled “Lake Oswego teachers don’t want to die or kill their families,” the education association said teachers responded with fear and anger

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GoFundMe is banning fundraising for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events

GoFundMe will no longer allow people to fundraise for travel expenses used for potentially violent political events after pro-Trump protesters used the platform to rake in cash ahead of storming the US Capitol. “Due to the violence, GoFundMe has removed numerous fundraisers intended to raise money for travel expenses,” a spokesperson for the company told

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Yelp will tell you if local businesses are enforcing masks and social distancing

Customers observing coronavirus violations at businesses and restaurants can now complain on Yelp. The crowd-sourced review platform is expanding its Covid-19 section on profile pages to include information about enforcement of social distancing and if staff are wearing masks with new indicators activated by user reports. Yelp said Tuesday that the changes aim to “instill

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