A federal judge sentenced a former police officer on Thursday to more than seven years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack, equaling the longest punishment handed down so far in the Justice Department’s sprawling investigation into the Capitol riot. The man, Thomas Robertson of Ferrum, Va., was sentenced to seven years…
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China rescinds pledge to not send troops to Taiwan in event of Chinese control
A recently released official document revealed that the Chinese government is no longer honoring its pledge not to send troops or administrators to Taiwan. China expressed its position in an updated white paper called “The Taiwan Question and China’s Reunification in the New Era,” which highlights President Xi Jinping’s stance to grant even less autonomy…
‘No more car for me’: will a $23 toll finally rid Manhattan of gridlock? | New York
Could a moonshot policy finally rid the nation’s most congested city of its incessant, noisy, polluting traffic? Soon, over a million drivers a day could be forced to cough up as much as $23 to enter midtown and lower Manhattan – a toll that planners say will raise $15bn to fund New York public transit…
Why Obama Was Allowed to Take White House Records but Not Trump
Donald Trump invoked Barack Obama while bashing the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday. Trump and Fox News delivered the whataboutism defense of Obama transferring records to Chicago after his term. But Obama was able to do so because it was processed through the National Archives, which owns the records. loading Something is…
FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago related to nuclear documents, sources say
Placeholder while article actions load Classified documents relating to nuclear weapons were among the items FBI agents sought in a search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence on Monday, according to people familiar with the investigation. Experts in classified information said the unusual search underscores deep concern among government officials about the types of…
Men wanted in Mall of America shooting arrested in Chicago area
Men wanted in Mall of America shooting arrested in Chicago area The man who allegedly fired shots inside the Mall of America last week and the person police say directed him to do it were arrested Thursday after a week on the run. FOX 9 is told Shamar Lark and Rashad May were taken into…
‘Very close’ Trump friend told FBI about Mar-a-Lago docs
Only a handful of people who were “very close” to former President Donald Trump could have tipped off federal investigators about boxes of classified documents being stored at his Mar-a-Lago resort, onetime White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said Thursday. The FBI raided Trump’s ritzy residence in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday in search of…
CDC Eases Covid Guidelines, Noting Virus Is ‘Here to Stay’
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention loosened Covid-19 guidelines on Thursday, freeing schools and businesses from the onus of requiring unvaccinated people exposed to the virus to quarantine at home. The changes are a sharp move away from measures such as social distancing requirements and quarantining, which had polarized much of the country, and…
John Bolton, target in alleged Iran assassination plot, urges US to stop nuclear deal talks
John Bolton urged the Biden administration to cease negotiations with Iran after a federal indictment revealed an alleged plot to assassinate the former Trump adviser. Bolton said others are also being targeted and called for the US to work on removing the regime from power. “I do think it’s important for people to understand that…
Ricky Shiffer, who authorities say tried to enter the FBI’s Cincinnati office with a gun is dead after chase and standoff
Lt. Nathan Dennis said that after negotiations failed, law enforcement officers tried to take suspect into custody, but the suspect raised a gun at authorities and was fatally shot. The man was identified as Ricky Shiffer, according to three federal law enforcement sources. The FBI is investigating Shiffer’s social media presence and whether he had…