Three years, 11 months and 17 days after President Donald Trump warned from the West Front of the US Capitol that “American carnage stops right here,” the very spot he stood was engulfed by his own protesters bringing carnage of their own. It was a stunning scene Trump encouraged hours beforehand and refused to condemn
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The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the most influential business groups in the US, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to consider removing President Donald Trump from office. The statement from Republican-leaning NAM, the nation’s largest manufacturing association, marks perhaps the strongest political statement by a major business group in modern history. And
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US diplomats overseas were told Wednesday to suspend all social media posts given the mob assault on Capitol Hill in Washington, three diplomatic sources tell CNN, a step normally only taken during a terrorist attack or major natural disaster. The under secretary for public affairs sent a note to US diplomatic posts overseas ordering them
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Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, in the wake of the violent protests, a White House official says. Grisham was one of the longest-serving Trump administration officials, having begun her tenure working for
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The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the most influential business groups in the US, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to consider removing President Donald Trump from office. The statement from Republican-leaning NAM, the nation’s largest manufacturing association, marks perhaps the strongest political statement by a major business group in modern history. And
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GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced Wednesday evening that she will reverse her position on challenging President-elect Joe Biden’s victory after rioters forced a shutdown of the House and Senate chambers of the US Capitol. Describing the episode as “disgraceful and un-American,” McMorris Rodgers said in a statement, “I have decided I will vote to
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Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton derided the rioters who forced an evacuation of the House and Senate chambers of the US Capitol in strongly worded statements that stressed the need for a peaceful transfer of power. “History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president
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As a fellow Morehouse College graduate, Patrick Delisser feels inspired by Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic Senate victory. Delisser, a 32-year-old urgent care doctor, said Warnock embodies the will of Black men and HBCU graduates to beat the odds. “This is an exciting time, this is monumental,” said Delisser, who is also Warnock’s Alpha Phi Alpha
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NEW FLORENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) New Florence police are investigating after a juvenile shot another juvenile in the face Tuesday. Officials say a juvenile was playing outside the residence when a second juvenile arrived and pulled a gun from a backpack and shot the first juvenile in the face. The shootinng victim was taken to a
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Deciding when and how to retire an aircraft is a complicated job for airlines, even in normal times. With Covid-19, the world’s fleet has been largely grounded. Many aircraft that might have flown for five, 10 or even more years are being sent to have their valuable parts and systems stripped, and their metals and
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Congress is set to resume its certification of the Electoral College votes just after 8 p.m. ET Wednesday evening after the process of declaring President-elect Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 election was abruptly halted after rioters incited by President Donald Trump breached the Capitol and forced the House and Senate to be evacuated.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri state colleges are getting $68 million in federal funding to fix up old buildings. Gov. Mike Parson announced the federal funding on Wednesday, along with $127 million in previously restricted state funding that he says now can be spent. Parson last year blocked close to $450 million from the
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Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who has condemned GOP attempts to subvert the will of the voters in the presidential election, lambasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for encouraging supporters to disrupt the peaceful transition of power in “an unprecedented attack against our democracy.” “We gather today due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the
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Twitter said Wednesday it has locked President Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours, and warned for the first time that it may suspend him permanently. The temporary lock reflects Trump’s violation of the Twitter rules, the company said. “We have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and
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The US Food and Drug Administration has made clear that it does not plan to make any changes to Covid-19 vaccine dosing schedules in the United States — but if any changes were made, the vaccine manufacturer would have to specifically ask the agency to adjust authorization. CNN confirmed with the FDA on Wednesday that
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When pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol building on Wednesday, the TV cameras in the House and Senate chambers were abruptly turned off. Thankfully there were quick-thinking reporters and photographers inside the Capitol who showed the world what happened next. The tweets and dispatches described unbelievable scenes — an armed standoff, vandalism, terroristic threats — and
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Republican former President George W. Bush derided the rioters who forced a shutdown of the House and Senate chambers of the US Capitol on Wednesday, calling the scene “sickening and heartbreaking” in a pointed statement. “This is how election results are disputed in a banana republic — not our democratic republic. I am appalled by
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Students and staff at the University of California, San Diego, can now get Covid-19 tests by picking them up — from vending machines. The self-administered tests, which are free for students and staff, became available at 11 locations around campus on January 2, according to the university’s website. Users can conduct their own nasal swabs
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — Police have a suspect in custody after another woman was attacked in Brooklyn on Monday. Police believe the same person is responsible for attacking at least five women in a Bushwick subway station. Surveillance video shows a man pounce on a woman working behind
Continue Reading Plastic will be the likely calling card of our time on Earth when modern sites are excavated by future researchers. And plastic is leaving its mark at historic sites as well, according to a new study. Castell Henllys is the site of an Iron Age village in the Welsh Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It was
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