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Nine days police in DC arrested more people than they did during the Capitol siege

January 11, 2021 6:58 PM CNN Newsource

Sixty-one: That’s the number of arrests Washington, DC, police made the day rioters laid siege to the Capitol in protest of President-elect Joe…

Theodore Lumpkin Jr., a Tuskegee Airmen member, dies at 100 due to Covid-19 complications

January 11, 2021 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

Theodore Lumpkin Jr., one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen who served during World War II, has died at age 100. Lumpkin…

Yogananda Pittman named acting US Capitol police chief after riots

January 11, 2021 5:25 PM CNN Newsource

The US Capitol Police has appointed a Black woman as its acting police chief after the former head resigned in the fallout from the agency’s…

Airbnb says it will try to ban Capitol rioters from inauguration stays

January 11, 2021 4:48 PM CNN

Airbnb announced on Monday plans to attempt to restrict rioters who stormed the Capitol from returning to the Washington, DC area for next…

At least 2 gorillas at San Diego Zoo tested positive for Covid-19, in 1st known cases among great apes

January 11, 2021 4:12 PM CNN Newsource

The surge of Covid-19 in California has just gotten even worse, after at least two gorillas at the San Diego Zoo became infected with Covid-19, the…

FBI bulletin warns armed inauguration protests being planned at all 50 state capitols

January 11, 2021 1:01 PM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — Starting this week and running through at least Inauguration Day, armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols and at…

Facebook banning, removing all ‘Stop the Steal’ content in wake of pro-Trump violence

January 11, 2021 3:53 PM CNN

MENLO PARK, California — Facebook will begin removing all content that mentions the phrase “stop the steal,” the social media giant announced…

2 Capitol Police officers suspended, as many as 15 others under probe for riot involvement

January 11, 2021 3:43 PM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — Two U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended and another person has been arrested for their alleged involvement in the riot…

Gunman kills 3 in multiple shootings in the Chicago area, police say

January 11, 2021 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

A gunman killed three people and wounded several others in a series of shootings in the Chicago area before being shot and killed by police,…

Acting Homeland Secretary head resigns after criticizing Trump

January 11, 2021 3:11 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is stepping down from his post, days after criticizing President Donald Trump over…

US to designate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organization

January 11, 2021 2:58 PM CNN

The Trump administration will designate Yemen’s Houthi rebels as a foreign terrorist organization in a move that diplomats, members of Congress…

Homeland Security sets increased inauguration security measures in motion early, citing ‘events of the past week’

January 11, 2021 2:08 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security is setting increased inauguration security measures in motion earlier than scheduled,…

U.S. House files impeachment charge against Trump for inciting riot, plans Wednesday vote

January 11, 2021 9:32 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Impeachment pressure mounting, the U.S. House worked swiftly Monday to try to oust President Donald Trump from office, pushing the…

‘An unimaginable love story’: High school sweethearts reunite and marry after nearly 70 years apart

January 11, 2021 1:24 PM CNN Newsource

High school sweethearts who were separated nearly seven decades ago reunited during the coronavirus pandemic and are now married. The love story…

Trump administration re-designates Cuba a ‘state sponsor of terrorism’ and imposes new sanctions

January 11, 2021 1:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in a move that hits the country with new…

6-foot megalodon shark babies were cannibals in the womb, study says

January 11, 2021 12:52 PM CNN Newsource

These extinct sharks gave birth to some really large babies — about the size of a full-grown human adult. At birth, megalodons were about 6.6…

House will meet Wednesday to consider impeaching President Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ at Capitol

January 11, 2021 12:48 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House will meet Wednesday to consider impeaching President Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ at the…

FBI bulletin warns of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington ahead of Biden inauguration

January 11, 2021 12:43 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington leading up to President-elect Joe…

House Democrats introduce impeachment resolution, charging Trump with ‘incitement of insurrection’

January 11, 2021 11:44 AM CNN

House Democrats formally introduced their resolution to impeach President Donald Trump on Monday, charging him with “incitement of…

Bowser urges people to avoid DC as National Guard plans to have up to 15,000 troops in city

January 11, 2021 11:34 AM CNN

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday urged Americans to avoid the city during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week and…

National Guard says it will increase troops in DC to at least 10,000 by Saturday to boost security ahead of inauguration

January 11, 2021 11:29 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the National Guard says at least 10,000 troops will be deployed in Washington, D.C., by Saturday, and an…

Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol following mob violence in U.S. Capitol, attempt to storm statehouse

January 11, 2021 11:17 AM Associated Press

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has banned the open carry of guns in the state Capitol a week after an armed mob rioted in the U.S. Capitol and…

National Park Service shuts down access to Washington Monument until Jan. 24, citing threats surrounding inauguration

January 11, 2021 10:39 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Parks Service is shutting down public access to the Washington Monument until Jan. 24, citing threats…

Bowser urges people to avoid DC as National Guard plans to have at least 10,000 troops in city

January 11, 2021 10:05 AM CNN

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday urged Americans to avoid the city during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week and…

This kindergartner spent almost 2 weeks making 200 New Year’s cards for seniors. Then she broke her piggy bank to buy them a gift

January 11, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

They say creativity takes courage. And sometimes courage means finding the self-discipline to sit down and handcraft hundreds of cards by yourself,…

Republicans block House resolution calling on Vice President Pence to invoke 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office

January 11, 2021 9:24 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from…

This cancer doctor wiped out more than $600,000 in medical debt for his former patients

January 11, 2021 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

An act of kindness by an Arkansas doctor is helping his former patients face the new year with less debt. Dr. Omar T. Atiq voided more than $650,000…

DC mayor urges people to avoid city during Biden’s inauguration

January 11, 2021 9:08 AM CNN

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser on Monday urged Americans to avoid the city during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration next week and…

A distant galaxy dies as astronomers watch

January 11, 2021 9:05 AM CNN Newsource

Galaxies die when the stars that live in them stop forming. Now, for the first time, astronomers have witnessed this phenomenon in a distant galaxy.…

As the world begins its vaccination push, delayed rollouts draw criticism and concern

January 11, 2021 8:59 AM CNN Newsource

Political leaders are promising that mass vaccination campaigns will see life return to normal, as a more contagious variant of the coronavirus…