U.S.Yahoo NewsGovernment charges Alabama man in connection with Molotov cocktails found amid assault on Capitol
Around the time the Electoral College count erupted into chaos at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, law enforcement responding to two bomb threats nearby found 11 Molotov cocktails inside an Alabama man's pickup truck, a federal criminal complaint alleges. Lonnie Coffman, of Falkville, Ala., was charged Thursday with possession of an unregistered firearm, a reference to the Molotov cocktails, and carrying a pistol without a license, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
PoliticsYahoo News'Acting President Pence'? 25th Amendment can rein in Trump even without removing him from office
The calls are growing louder for President Trump to be stripped of his office in the wake of the invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob that had been encouraged to violence by Trump's speeches and tweets raising false allegations of election fraud. On Thursday, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., became the first GOP lawmaker to join Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer in calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power. “I think the threat of this is changing [Trump's] behavior,” said Harold Hongju Koh, professor of international law at Yale Law School.
WorldAssociated PressIndia apprehends Chinese soldier for transgressing border
The Indian army said Saturday that it had apprehended a Chinese soldier in the remote Ladakh region, where the two countries are locked in a monthslong military standoff along their disputed mountain border. An army statement said the Chinese soldier was taken into custody on Friday for transgressing into the Indian side in area South of Pangong Tso lake. "The PLA (People's Liberation Army) soldier is being dealt with as per laid down procedures and circumstances under which he had crossed the LAC (Line of Actual Control) are being investigated,'' the statement said.
WorldReutersIran bans foreign companies from testing COVID-19 vaccines on Iranians: president
Foreign companies will not be allowed to test COVID-19 vaccines on the Iranian people, President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday, a day after Iran's Supreme Leader banned vaccine imports from the United States and Britain. "Foreign companies wanted to give us vaccines so they would be tested on the Iranian people. But the health ministry prevented it," Rouhani said in televised remarks, without naming the companies or giving further details.
PoliticsYahoo NewsWith an erratic, desperate Trump still in charge, military brass worry — and make plans to avert disaster
As an angry mob stormed the barricades of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, sending lawmakers and their staffs fleeing for their lives, the government was temporarily paralyzed by confusion over who was in charge. The Capitol Police and the mayor of Washington, D.C., pleaded for help from the National Guard, but the Pentagon was reluctant to respond after criticism over deploying troops against protesters in Washington last summer. Finally Vice President Mike Pence, from a secure, undisclosed location where he took shelter with leaders of Congress, reached out directly to acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley.
U.S.Associated PressLawyers: Woman on US death row not competent for execution
Lawyers for the only woman on federal death row are asking a judge to halt her execution and arguing she isn't competent and can't be put to death. Lisa Montgomery's lawyers filed a petition Friday in federal court in Indiana seeking to halt the execution, which is scheduled for Tuesday at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. They argue putting Montgomery to death would violate her constitutional rights because she “has brain damage, severe mental illness, and suffered a lifetime of sexual torture.
ScienceBBCWhat is Elon Musk's Starship?
Starship is a rocket and spacecraft combination that could ferry more than 100 people a time to the Red Planet. The system is designed to be fully reusable, meaning the principal hardware elements are not discarded in the sea or allowed to burn up, as happens with some other launch systems, but are instead recovered from space. They can then be refurbished and flown again, reducing the cost of the whole enterprise.
WorldAssociated PressDaughter of slain Sri Lankan journalist files UN complaint
A daughter of a slain Sri Lankan journalist filed a complaint Friday with the United Nations Human Rights Committee over alleged government involvement in her father's death 12 years ago. The San Francisco-based Center for Justice and Accountability filed the complaint on behalf of Ahimsa Wickrematunge, the daughter of Lasantha Wickrematunge, who was allegedly killed by a military-linked hit squad while driving to work on Jan. 8, 2009. Wickrematunge, editor of the now-defunct Sunday Leader newspaper, was a strong critic of current President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was a powerful defense official at the time.
U.S.Associated PressColorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls
Suburban Denver police officers won't be charged after detaining four Black girls by gunpoint this summer and handcuffing two of them after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car, prosecutors said Friday. The same day, the Colorado attorney general opened a grand jury investigation into the death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped as he walked down the street, placed in a neck hold and injected with a sedative in 2019. Both involved officers from the Aurora Police Department and drew national attention during America's reckoning over racism and police brutality.
ScienceBBCNasa's Curiosity rover: 3,000 days on Mars
When we got these images down in June 2018 it was a big relief for the team, even though it was a rather dusty time on Mars. That's because it marked the restart of drilling operations by the rover. "Duluth" was the first rock sample successfully drilled (see centre of the image for the drill hole) since October 2016.
PoliticsThe Daily BeastBernie Would’ve Won (a Place in Biden’s Cabinet)
President-elect Joe Biden said he spoke with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about becoming labor secretary and that they jointly concurred that Sanders should remain in the Senate, citing a slim majority from the Georgia runoff elections. “I did give serious consideration of nominating my friend Bernie Sanders to this position,” Biden said from Wilmington, Del., formally announcing that Boston Mayor Marty Walsh would take the helm of the Labor Department on Jan. 20. “I'm confident he could have done a fantastic job,” Biden said about Sanders.
PoliticsThe WeekFox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt says Trump supporters stormed Capitol because 'they don't want to be forgotten'
Fox & Friends' Ainsley Earhardt says fear was at the root of Trump supporters' Wednesday attack on the Capitol and refusal to accept the election results. Since Election Day, President Trump and his allies have insisted something must have gone wrong to cost Trump re-election. They've spread false claims of fraud and insisted the 74 million people who voted for Trump had to be listened to, despite the fact that President-elect Joe Biden got 7 million more votes and elections are usually decided by who gets the most votes.
HealthReutersUK reports daily record of 1,325 new COVID-19 deaths
The total eclipsed the previous record number of deaths reported on April 21, 2020, of 1,224. England entered a new lockdown this week with a "stay at home" message, as health officials cited rising hospital admissions that threaten to overrun the National Health Service (NHS). "Each life lost to this virus is a tragedy, but sadly we can expect the death toll to continue to rise until we stop the spread," said Dr William Welfare, Director for the COVID-19 response at Public Health England.
PoliticsAssociated Press'He's on his own': Some Republicans begin to flee from Trump
President Donald Trump's steadfast grip on Republicans in Washington is beginning to crumble, leaving him more politically isolated than at any other point in his turbulent administration. After riling up a crowd that later staged a violent siege of the U.S. Capitol, Trump appears to have lost some of his strongest allies, including South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. A handful of congressional Republicans are openly considering whether to join a renewed push for impeachment.
LifestyleArchitectural DigestInside the Charming Parisian Apartment of French Designer Sarah Poniatowski
Located directly under the roof, Poniatowski's idyllic Right Bank apartment is flooded with light, flea market finds, and the designer's very own collection Originally Appeared on Architectural Digest
PoliticsBusiness Insider'You should be expelled': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Josh Hawley for 'crying over a book deal' after insurrection
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez slammed Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday evening after he grumbled over a canceled book deal, and called for his expulsion from the Senate. "Your actions fueled a riot and you fundraised in the chaos," the New York congresswoman said. Publisher Simon & Schuster announced earlier Thursday that it would cancel releasing an upcoming book by Hawley due to his commitment to object to the electoral process.
WorldThe TelegraphKim Jong-un says US is North Korea's 'biggest enemy'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the United States is his nuclear-armed nation's "biggest enemy", as he threw down the diplomatic gauntlet to the incoming administration of Joe Biden, state media reported on Saturday. The declaration comes less than two weeks ahead of the new US president's inauguration and after a tumultuous relationship between Kim and outgoing leader Donald Trump. Kim and Trump first engaged in a war of words and mutual threats, before an extraordinary diplomatic bromance that featured headline-grabbing summits and declarations of love by the US president.
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Rep. Crenshaw slams congressional push to overturn election as 'deeply unconstitutional'
Republican Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw tells 'America's Newsroom' the Constitution doesn't give Congress power to overturn elections.
WorldBusiness InsiderChina is playing divide-and-rule between the United States and Europe and it's working
The incoming Biden administration has raised concerns about a controversial new investment pact between China and Europe. The pact has been agreed despite misgivings in the US and Europe about China's human rights record and role in the coronavirus pandemic. China's successful divide-and-rule tactics threaten to divide Biden from his European allies, say experts.
LifestyleINSIDER17 easy meals you can make in the microwave
Ella Claire offers at-home chefs a very speedy mac and cheese that can be cooked in the microwave in under 10 minutes in a small cup, using whole grain elbow pasta and cheddar Jack shredded cheese. If you're looking to take that recipe to the next level, Food Network's recipe includes American cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, Parmesan, and Dijon mustard.
SportsAssociated PressAustralia leads by 197 runs after 3rd day, 3rd test vs India
Fast bowler Pat Cummins has given Australia the advantage after three days of the third test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Cummins removed Cheteshwar Pujara for the fourth time in three tests this summer, taking 4-29 to have India all out for 244. “He is someone you know you are going have to bowl a lot at,” Cummins said of Pujara.
HealthBusiness InsiderI felt totally fine after my first COVID-19 shot, but the second dose was rough. Here's what I did to manage the side effects and why I still think you should get the shot.
Dr. Joy Henningsen is a diagnostic radiologist at the Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Although she experienced no side effects following the first shot, about six hours after the second dose Henningsen says she began to feel muscle aches and injection site soreness. Henningsen says although these temporary side effects are uncomfortable, they won't happen to everyone and shouldn't be a deterrent to receiving the vaccine.
BusinessThe Daily BeastFox News Assures Advertisers That Maria Bartiromo, a Rabid Trumpkin, Is ‘Hard-Hitting Journalism’
In a presentation document obtained and reviewed by The Daily Beast, the network pitched its ad space to potential sponsors by laying out internal data suggesting the negative coverage of Fox's inflammatory, right-wing commentary does not actually harm its advertisers. Additionally, the network touted the “hard-hitting journalism” of stars like Maria Bartiromo, a staunchly pro-Trump host who has long boosted baseless right-wing conspiracy theories. Over the past several years, the conservative cable news giant has faced a barrage of calls for advertiser boycotts from celebrities, politicians, and liberal activists over a variety of bigoted comments and dangerous conspiracy theories peddled b...
CelebrityINSIDERThe notorious influencer who started the Jeffree Star and Kayne West rumors, says that she made the entire scandal up
Ava Louise, the influencer known for her "coronavirus challenge" toilet-licking stunt, admitted that she had made up the rumor that Kanye West and Jeffree Star were having an affair. The rumor circulated on Wednesday morning, fueled by reports of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's divorce being imminent. Louise said in a TikTok repost of a voice message she sent that there was "literally not one bit of truth to anything I have said" regarding the rumor.
CelebrityINSIDER'Vanderpump Rules' stars Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark just welcomed their first child together. Here's a timeline of their love story.
Former "Vanderpump Rules" star Stassi Schroeder started dating Beau Clark at the end of 2017. Now, the couple has welcomed their first child together — daughter Hartford Charlie Rose Clark, born on January 7. The most recent season of "Vanderpump Rules" featured plenty of drama, but one bright spot for some fans was Stassi Schroeder and Beau Clark's relationship.
“Governors are being WAY too precious about who gets this vaccine.”
“The federal government needs to give states strict parameters for when their vaccine allocation must be administered.”
“While public health leaders know what must be done, their critical work could be supported by a national COVID-19 Vaccine Corps.”
“The US vaccine campaign is not a disaster. Rather, I think it is predictably mediocre.”
“The best option may be to rely more on private industry.”