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Coronavirus surge increases strain on funeral homes: 'Our morgues are too full'

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 03:01:35 GMT

The COVID-19 Pandemic continues to take its toll. A Los Angeles funeral home is turning away dozens of families a day, meanwhile, a Texas funeral home is up 300 percent in the last six months.

Pennsylvania town on high alert after several shootings rock community

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:59:59 GMT

Four people In Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains region were hurt Monday evening in a series of shootings, officials said.

Retired New York firefighter Thomas Fee charged in Capitol riot

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:16:15 GMT

A retired New York City firefighter who photographed himself inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan.6 insurrection and claimed he was "at the tip of the spear" has been criminally charged, authorities said Monday.

DC restaurateur: COVID restrictions, inauguration security has my business 'hanging on by a thread'

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 23:26:13 GMT

The unprecedented security restrictions in place for this week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden coupled with the ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic have left at least one Washington restaurant "hanging on by a thread."

Capitol rioter threatened to shoot his children if they told FBI about DC trip, authorities say

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 22:17:03 GMT

A Texas man with ties to a far-right militia participated in the deadly Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and threatened to shoot his children if they turned him in to authorities, according to court documents.

Missing Arizona woman Jessica Goodwin was found severely dehydrated, police reveal

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:50:51 GMT

The 28-year-old Arizona woman who vanished last week “under abnormal circumstances” was in a state of severe dehydration when she was found Sunday, police are now telling Fox News.

California man held on $5M bond after five pipe bombs, illegal weapons found at home, business

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:43:14 GMT

A northern California man remained held on a $5 million bond Monday after sheriff’s deputies last week allegedly uncovered five pipe bombs, as well as a cache of illegal assault rifles, automatic weapons, more than 15,000 rounds of ammunition and other "bomb-making material" at his home and business in Napa.

FBI searches for Capitol riot suspects in beating of DC officer who suffered mild heart attack

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:20:05 GMT

The FBI on Sunday appealed to the public for help in identifying six suspects accused of assaulting D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who the department says suffered a mild heart attack when he was repeatedly beaten and Tasered by attackers at the U.S. Capitol.

Louisiana boy, 5, dies after being shot in head, police say

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 19:09:31 GMT

A 5-year-old Louisiana boy has died after being shot in the head inside of a home near New Orleans, police say.

Oregon thief steals car with child, 4, inside, returns to 'lecture' mother, police say

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:46:08 GMT

Oregon authorities are on the lookout for a thief who stole an unlocked vehicle with a child inside – then returned only moments later and lectured the mother before ordering her to get the tot out of the car and driving away, police told Fox News on Monday.

Armed protesters gather in Richmond, support 2nd Amendment rights on 'Lobby Day'

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:40:47 GMT

The demonstration supposedly happens every year on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to support the 2nd Amendment.

Capitol rioter accused of stealing Nancy Pelosi's laptop with plans to sell it to Russian ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:26:03 GMT

Authorities are seeking to arrest a Pennsylvania woman accused of taking a laptop from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol siege with the alleged intention of selling the device to Russian intelligence forces, officials announced in recent court papers.

Kentucky man faces Capitol riot charges, including assault on federal officer, using flagpole ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:24:02 GMT

A Kentucky man was arrested Saturday in connection to the riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, when he allegedly assaulted a federal officer and tried to use a flagpole to smash his way into the House speaker's lobby, federal authorities said.

Capitol scare triggered by DC homeless encampment fire; threat cleared

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:05:40 GMT

The U.S. Capitol Building was placed in a brief lockdown in response to what announcements on the grounds described as an "external security threat," Fox News has learned.

Philadelphia suspect freed on dramatically reduced bail 2 weeks before Temple U grad slayed ...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:37:32 GMT

One of two suspects arrested in Philadelphia in connection to the death of a 25-year-old Temple University graduate shot while walking his dog had been freed just two weeks earlier on bail dramatically reduced in part because of coronavirus pandemic-related court closures.

Mega Millions grows to $850M ahead of Tuesday's drawing

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:53:55 GMT

The Mega Millions pot has grown to "rarified territory," with the jackpot reaching an estimated $850 million after no winner was declared during Friday's drawing.

Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:09:01 GMT

The suspect was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol.

Heavily fortified statehouses around US see small protests

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:07:25 GMT

Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. As darkness fell, there were no reports of any clashes.

Texas detective presents boy with new bicycle after his was destroyed by 'offender'

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:32:25 GMT

A Texas detective presented a child with a new bicycle after police said his was destroyed by the subject of a case.

As Biden inauguration approaches, federal prisons under full-on lockdown

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:27:45 GMT

Federal prisons throughout the country have been placed under full-on lockdown until further notice in the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and amid nationwide threats of unrest, officials recently announced.