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Beyond domestic terror, officials eye foreign ops, drones as threats to inauguration

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 02:15:40 GMT

Following the attack on the U.S. Capitol last week, officials are warning that next week's presidential inauguration could inspire an array of threats to the homeland.

Feds back away from claim of assassination plot at Capitol

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 00:04:31 GMT

Prosecutors say a threatening note to Pence stated: “It’s only a matter of time"

Nearly a dozen ex-military among those arrested in connection with Capitol riot

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:41:36 GMT

Retired military servicemen are turning up in alarming numbers on wanted posters and charging documents as the probe into the attack on the Capitol building continues.

White Army vet charged in shooting Black girl at Trump rally

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 23:24:53 GMT

A white military veteran shot and wounded a 15-year-old Black girl during a tense confrontation at a rally in support of President Donald Trump in Iowa last month

National Rifle Association files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:40:02 GMT

The company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Texas court Friday.

NY prosecutors interview Michael Cohen about Trump finances

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 21:53:50 GMT

New York prosecutors conducted an hours-long interview Thursday of Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney

Apaches object to Forest Service review of huge copper mine

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:48:29 GMT

The U.S. Forest Service released an environmental impact statement Friday that paves the way for the creation of one of the largest copper mines in the United States

No charges in Pennsylvania discarded-ballots case

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:47:23 GMT

A federal prosecutors says no criminal charges will be filed against a temporary elections worker authorities have said mistakenly discarded nine military ballots ahead of the November presidential election

Dorothy Schmidt Cole, oldest living Marine, dies at 107

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:46:48 GMT

A North Carolina woman recognized as the oldest living U.S. Marine has died at age 107

Lottery players have chance at 2 giant jackpots

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:30:15 GMT

It could be a profitable weekend for lucky lottery players as two of the largest jackpots in U.S. history will be on the line

Rare sedition charge gains interest after Capitol attack

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:30:29 GMT

A little used Civil War-era statute that outlaws waging war against the United States is getting a fresh look after the attacks on the Capitol in Washington

Trump plans to depart Washington Inauguration Day morning; Pence, Harris speak

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:25:43 GMT

President Trump plans to make the unprecedented move to depart the White House next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.

Man seen smoking cigar during Capitol siege arrested: FBI

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:11:22 GMT

Dominic Pezzola, seen smoking a cigar during the Capitol siege, has been arrested and charged with smashing a window.

Apaches object to Forest Service review of huge copper mine

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:06:15 GMT

The U.S. Forest Service released an environmental impact statement Friday that paves the way for the creation of one of the largest copper mines in the United States

EPA finds toxic chemicals leached into common pesticide

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:25:47 GMT

The Environmental Protection Agency has found toxins leached from packaging into a pesticide commonly used to kill mosquitoes

Pfizer temporarily reduces European deliveries of vaccine

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:21:01 GMT

U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer has confirmed it will temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its COVID-19 vaccine while it upgrades production capacity to 2 billion vaccine doses per year

Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:48:16 GMT

President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, just before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration

Illinois mayor apologizes for saying media lied about riot

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:38:31 GMT

A central Illinois mayor who attended the Trump rally in Washington that preceded the storming of the Capitol building has apologized for accusing the media of lying about the violence in a video he posted online afterward

Strong 5.9-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:33:51 GMT

A strong 5.9 magnitude earthquake has swayed buildings in Guatemala’s capital

Wisconsin teen charged with killing infant daughter in woods

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:30:15 GMT

Prosecutors say a 16-year-old boy has admitted fatally shooting his newborn daughter and leaving her body inside a fallen tree in the woods in southern Wisconsin