For some, the US is now a case study in how democracy dies
Irony is dead at Trump’s State Department. In a statement on Saturday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s spokeswoman praised Ugandans for…
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Fired Florida data scientist Rebekah Jones turns herself in to jail and tests positive for Covid-19
The former Florida data analyst who has accused state officials of covering up the extent of the pandemic has turned herself in, days after a warrant…
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Pelosi demands acting Pentagon chief halt his order to NSA to install Trump loyalist as general counsel
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller “immediately cease” his plans to install a Trump…
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Trump’s last year in office will define his legacy, historians say
Historians face a daunting task when it comes time to assessing Donald Trump’s presidency, during which news often moved at breakneck pace, and…
Continue Reading‘The lost years’: Climate damage that occurred on Trump’s watch will endure long after he is gone
For four years, President Donald Trump has careened from one crisis to the next, many of his own making. Still, through the Mueller investigation,…
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Bulletproof vests and gas masks: Journalists prep for Inauguration Day
At the end of December, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Chief Kimbriell Kelly was looking at getting Moleskine notebooks as gifts for her staff.…
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Social media fueled the Capitol mob. Now Biden and Congress must crack down
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is rightfully being criticized for claiming that the US Capitol riots were “largely organized” on other…
Continue Reading Stimulus is nice. But here’s what Biden really needs to fix the economy
Joe Biden last week proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, part of a historically ambitious plan to combat an economic crisis. But many economists…
Continue Reading Officials remain vigilant ahead of Biden inauguration after small weekend protests
Demonstrations in state capitols across the United States were muted this weekend after warnings of armed protests, but officials have indicated…
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A car thief threatened to call the police on a mom who left her child in the back seat of the car he stole
Oregon police are searching for a man who stole a car Saturday morning without knowing a child was in the backseat and came back to lecture the…
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Atleta parapléjico sube en silla de ruedas a un rascacielos de Hong Kong
(CNN) — El sábado, los residentes de Hong Kong vieron al atleta parapléjico Lai Chi-wai sujetarse a su silla de ruedas y subir a uno los paneles…
Continue Reading El aumento de los viajes falsos al trabajo son algo bueno para tu salud mental
(CNN) — Si la falta de una separación entre el trabajo y tu hogar sigue siendo una lucha para ti, imitar la ruta que hacías antes de la pandemia…
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Remote learning increases students’ screen time
Electronics are a large part of most of our daily routines, but many have seen their screen times spike since the start of the pandemic. This…
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Vaccination underway in Imperial County
Hundreds of Imperial County residents braved both long lines, and a cold night, in the hope of getting a coronavirus…
Continue Reading Los ‘hipopótamos de la cocaína’, que trajo Pablo Escobar a Colombia, deben ser sacrificados, dicen los científicos, pero no todos están de acuerdo
(CNN) — El narcotraficante más conocido de Colombia, Pablo Escobar, pudo haber sido asesinado en 1993, pero su influencia sigue sintiéndose en el…
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Facebook posts promoting violence still circulated even after insurrection
Facebook posts promoting violence during inauguration week have circulated on the platform over the past week despite a crackdown by the social media…
Continue Reading Army reservist with secret-level security clearance among the latest charged in connection with Capitol riot
An Army reservist who federal investigators say has security-level security clearance and a long record of posting his extremist views online was…
Continue ReadingFBI vetting National Guard members involved in securing US Capitol
The head of the DC National Guard said Monday that the FBI is vetting troops involved in securing the US Capitol around President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingFBI investigates tip that a woman possibly stole a laptop from Pelosi’s office to potentially sell it to Russia
In a new criminal court case against a woman alleged to have entered the US Capitol on January 6, the FBI noted that a tipster raised the possibility…
Continue Reading Trump Tower on New York’s Fifth Avenue to see security scaled down
Once a fortress, security in and around Trump Tower on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue will begin to loosen possibly as early as this week when the…
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