The Capitol’s attending physician notified all lawmakers Sunday of the virus exposure, urging they be tested House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered at an undisclosed location during the Capitol siege by a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump. The Capitol’s attending physician notified all lawmakers…
Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died Saturday A second U.S. Capitol Police officer has died this week. Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died Saturday, January 9, 2021 while off-duty. U.S. Capitol Police issued a statement on Sunday, but did not say whether or not the officer’s death was related to the deadly revolt at the Capitol on…
Trump’s strategy of divisiveness was on display this past week President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed in the final months of his presidency — and without a trace of irony — to have done more for Black Americans than anyone with the “possible exception” of Abraham Lincoln. He boasted that the African American unemployment rate dropped to record…
Valarie Carey, a retired New York City policewoman, highlights difference in policing of Black and white people days after Capitol attack As the carnage of the Capitol riot was unfolding in Washington D.C., many Black Americans were dumbfounded by the disparity of treatment by law enforcement between a predominantly white mob versus Black citizens. Valarie…
It remains unclear what caused the passenger jet to crash after departing Jakarta, Indonesia, and there is zero sign of survivors Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board…
‘There’s quite a big difference when the Black Lives Matter protests come up to the capitol,’ said one officer In an exclusive interview with Buzzfeed News, two Black Capitol police officers shared their experiences fighting off racist pro-Trump supporters in Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol. According to one Black veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police,…
People around the globe were shocked and outraged after a group of pro-Trump rioters attempted an insurrection by breaching the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., seizing the building in a fit of violence, destruction and anger in an effort to stop Congress from certifying the election of Joe Biden as president. The Jan. 6 crisis…
Ponsetto faces charges of attempted robbery, attempted assault, endangering the welfare of a child and grand larceny in the fourth degree Miya Ponsetto, dubbed “Soho Karen,” appeared for her first court date on Saturday over her alleged attack of a teenager last month in a New York City hotel. She has been released from custody,…
Sen. Pat Toomey joins Sen. Lisa Murkowski in calling for Trump to step down from his post Two Republican senators now say President Donald Trump should resign as support for the drive to impeach him a second time is gaining momentum in his final days in office after the deadly riot at the Capitol by…
Yandy Smith joined her girl Toya Johnson as she celebrated her man Red Rushing‘s 40th birthday, and the ladies made sure to look fly and COVID-compliant. The ladies got dolled up for the glam party that Johnson threw her man to make up for having to miss celebrating closer to his actual Dec. 15 birthday…
