To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A DC Metropolitan police officer in an emotional testimony said he yelled ‘I’ve got kids’ to stop January 6 rioters from hurting him during the January 6 insurrection. Speaking during the House select committee’s first hearing on Tuesday morning, officer […]
Aquilino A. Gonell, a Capitol Police sergeant and veteran of the Iraq war, was nearly crushed during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol and has watched with frustration in the months since as some Republican members of Congress have attempted to downplay or deny the violence he confronted. On Tuesday, Sergeant Gonell will tell […]
After a fast-tracked screening at the border, the United States can turn back families it determines do not qualify for asylum. Immigration advocates say the decision denies due process. By Miriam Jordan LOS ANGELES — The Biden administration announced late Monday that it would begin swiftly removing migrant families that immigration officials determined did not […]
The remains of the final unaccounted for victim of the apartment block collapse in Miami have been identified, her family have said. Estelle Hedaya, 54, was the last victim to be confirmed – more than one month after the catastrophe that claimed 98 lives and became the largest non-hurricane related emergency response in Florida. Her […]
LAKE CHARLES, La. — Nic Hunter, the mayor of Lake Charles, has no doubt that elected officials in Washington are well aware of everything his city has weathered. They have told him so, repeatedly. President Donald J. Trump flew to Louisiana last August after it was shredded by Hurricane Laura. “You took a big punch,” […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said Monday (July 26) its more than 100,000 health care personnel would have to get Covid-19 shots, becoming the first federal agency to institute a mandate as California and New York City announced new vaccine requirements affecting workers. President Joe Biden’s administration had previously been […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department on Monday (July 26) both warned against travel to Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those countries. The CDC raised its travel advisory to “Level Four: Very High” for those countries telling […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State Department on Monday (July 26) both warned against travel to Spain, Portugal, Cyprus and Kyrgyzstan because of a rising number of Covid-19 cases in those countries. The CDC raised its travel advisory to “Level Four: Very High” for those countries telling […]
A Texas firefighter was found dead at a resort in Cancun while on vacation with his wife to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. The body of Elijah Snow, 35, was ‘located in a bathroom window’ at a hotel about 10 miles from the resort they were staying at, officials said. Elijah and his wife Jamie […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Monday (July 26) sealed an agreement formally ending the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021, more than 18 years after US troops were sent to the country. Coupled with Biden’s withdrawal of the last American forces in […]