By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate. The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, demanded records from the companies related to their role in allegedly spreading misinformation about
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By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas to Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube, demanding documents after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate. The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, demanded records from the companies related to their role in allegedly spreading misinformation about
Continue Reading ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor said Thursday she’s considering seeking help from the National Guard to address COVID-19 staffing shortages at public schools, a move that could mark a first in the nation. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the state has been in discussions with the Santa Fe school district, which was
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis firefighter died and another was injured after a large house collapsed while the firefighters were searching to make sure no one was inside. Fire officials identified the firefighter who died as Benjamin Polson. He had been with the department since November 2019. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat has refused to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the United States over Ukraine and NATO’s expansion in Eastern Europe mount. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in televised remarks on Thursday that
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more than $10 million in stolen merchandise. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson in Tulsa and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced state and federal charges Thursday against 29 defendants, including 25 who have been
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more than $10 million in stolen merchandise. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson in Tulsa and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced state and federal charges Thursday against 29 defendants, including 25 who have been
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more than $10 million in stolen merchandise. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson in Tulsa and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced state and federal charges Thursday against 29 defendants, including 25 who have been
Continue Reading TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested more than two dozen people for allegedly taking part in a multistate shoplifting ring involving more than $10 million in stolen merchandise. U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson in Tulsa and Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced state and federal charges Thursday against 29 defendants, including 25 who have been
Continue Reading Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Angi, Elastic fall; KB Home, Delta Air Lines rise.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Technology stocks led another decline on Wall Street Thursday, leaving the Nasdaq composite down 2.5%. Microsoft, Nvidia and other big tech companies had some of the biggest losses. The S&P 500 fell 1.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average gave back 0.5% Industrial stocks did
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis firefighter died and another was injured after a large house collapsed while the firefighters were searching to make sure no one was inside. Fire officials identified the firefighter who died as Benjamin Polson. He had been with the department since November 2019. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson says the
Continue Reading AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Federal work-safety investigators say another federal agency violated safe handling policies at a helium plant in the Texas Panhandle. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement Thursday that it has issued 21 notices of unsafe working conditions to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The citations involved the
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By Tina Burnside, CNN A massive cleanup effort is underway after a pipeline ruptured, causing more than 300,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel fuel to spill just outside of New Orleans last month. The incident occurred on December 27 on a 16-inch diesel pipeline located at the Chalmette Refinery, just east of New Orleans, in
Continue Reading By MARY CLARE JALONICK, FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s refusal to provide information to a committee investigating the Capitol riot is deepening a standoff between the committee and GOP lawmakers. McCarthy’s stand is forcing committee members to consider whether they could subpoena one of their
Continue Reading By MICHAEL BALSAMO, COLLEEN LONG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, has been arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Justice Department announced the charges against Rhodes. of Granbury, Texas,
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– El Departamento de Justicia acusó a 11 personas de conspiración sediciosa en relación con el ataque al Capitolio del 6 de enero de 2021, incluido el líder de Oath Keepers, Stewart Rhodes. La nueva acusación, que dictó un jurado investigador este miércoles y se dio a conocer el jueves, sostiene que Rhodes
Continue Reading LE GRAND, Calif. (AP) — Officials say the mother of three children found dead inside a home in central California has been charged with murder. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says deputies doing a welfare check found the 3-, 5- and 8-year-old children Wednesday in a Merced County apartment. The office says they also found
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A surge in coronavirus cases in Iowa has significantly stressed medical centers as people rush to get tested, hospitalizations surge and health care workers are sidelined by illness. University of Iowa Health Care CEO Suresh Gunasekaran says Thursday that Iowa is likely entering a peak
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police say they are investigating after a battery report was filed against Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. Los Angeles police say the incident that spurred the complaint took place in downtown LA at about 3 a.m. Thursday. No arrests have been made. An email seeking comment from a
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