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US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on January 12, 2021. - Trump is traveling to Texas to review his border wall project. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Defiant Trump denounces violence but takes no responsibility for inciting deadly riot

Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN January 12, 2021

(CNN) -- A defiant President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday his speech inciting the riot at the US Capitol was "totally appropriate" while at the same time calling for "no violence" in his first public...

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they push barricades to storm the US Capitol in Washington D.C on January 6, 2021. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.

Washington Post: FBI warned of violent ‘war’ at Capitol in internal report issued day before deadly riot

Devan Cole, CNN January 12, 2021

(CNN) -- The FBI warned of a violent "war" at the US Capitol in an internal report issued a day before last week's deadly siege, but it wasn't acted on urgently enough to prevent the domestic terrorist...

Change your behavior by pairing a new habit with something you already enjoy.

The science of how to stick to New Year’s resolutions and truly change your habits

Ryan Prior, CNN January 1, 2021

(CNN) -- Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a university.Not surprisingly, one of her New...

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing examining liability issues during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on May 12, 2020.

GOP senator to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results

(CNN) -- Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Wednesday he will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes next week, which will force lawmakers in both the House and Senate to vote...

Americans can expect to start seeing $600 in their bank accounts immediately as the federal government's second round of stimulus payments is being sent out, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said.

Stimulus payments to Americans are on the way, government says

Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN December 30, 2020

(CNN) -- Americans can expect to start seeing $600 in their bank accounts immediately as the federal government's second round of stimulus payments is being sent out, the Treasury Department and the...

The first known case of the new Covid-19 variant was discovered in Colorado on Dec. 29, according to state health officials.

Here’s what we know about the new Covid-19 variant found in Colorado

Amir Vera, CNN December 29, 2020

(CNN) -- The first known case of the new Covid-19 variant was discovered in Colorado Tuesday, according to state health officials.The variant, called B.1.1.7, has been linked to the United Kingdom. The...

Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, speaks at the May 4 commemoration ceremony Wednesday, May 4, 2016.

Justice Department won’t pursue charges against officers in Tamir Rice shooting

(CNN) -- The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it found insufficient evidence to support federal criminal charges against two officers in relation to the fatal 2014 shooting of Tamir Rice in an...

Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy within seconds of their encounter, as Hill walked toward Coy holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand.

Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man

Farnoush Amiri, AP December 28, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill — a Black man who was holding a cellphone — and refusing...

Police attempt to stop journalists from recording footage outside the Shanghai Pudong New District People's Court, where Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan - who reported on Wuhan's Covid-19 outbreak and placed under detention since May - is set for trial in Shanghai on December 28, 2020.

Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years

Nectar Gan and James Griffiths, CNN December 28, 2020

(CNN) -- An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a Shanghai court, her lawyer said Monday.Zhang Zhan,...

The Capitol dome on November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC. 

House passes measure to increase stimulus checks to $2,000

(CNN) -- The House of Representatives on Monday passed a measure to increase stimulus checks for Americans under a certain income level to $2,000 after President Donald Trump championed the effort, sending...

A new image of Nashville bomber Anthony Quinn Warner was released by the FBI Memphis Field Office.

Investigators are looking at ‘any and all possible motives’ after identifying Nashville bomber

(CNN) -- Investigators are looking at "any and all possible motives" in the Nashville explosion after identifying the bomber as Anthony Quinn Warner.Warner, a 63-year-old described by one neighbor as...

Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was shot and killed by Officer Adam Coy within seconds of their encounter, as Hill walked toward Coy holding an illuminated cell phone in his left hand.

Officer faces termination over fatal shooting of Black man

Farnoush Amiri, AP December 28, 2020

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The fate of a white Columbus police officer who fatally shot a Black man last week hangs in the balance after a disciplinary hearing Monday that may result in his termination.Columbus...

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