Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Joint Chiefs of Staff call Capitol riot 'sedition and insurrection,' remind troops of oath
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s senior military leadership on Tuesday branded the riot Jan. 6 at the Capitol “sedition and insurrection” and admonished troops to heed their charge to protect and defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
Justices say women must obtain abortion pill in person
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though similar rules for other drugs have been suspended during the public health emergency.
Travelers boarding international flights to the US will need proof of negative COVID-19 test, CDC says
Travelers flying into the United States from international destinations will be required to show proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding their flight.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced
Lisa Montgomery's federal execution delayed amid back-and-forth legal challenges, Supreme Court ruling
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Lisa Montgomery had been set to be executed by the federal government Tuesday evening, but a series of fast-moving appeals delayed her death.
The U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh
Michigan plans to charge ex-governor, other former officials in Flint water scandal probe, Associated Press reports
DETROIT – Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other former officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned.
Kentucky players kneeling leads to basketball shirts burned, legislator crying, more backlash
You thought the biggest controversy of the Kentucky men's basketball team's season was going to be that 1-6 start? Think again.
The Wildcats were more than 500 miles from the Bluegrass State when they knelt during the national anthem Saturday at Florida, but fans and others back home noticed.
Fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick remembered as 'a patriot and a hero' in his New Jersey hometown
SOUTH RIVER, N.J. — The hometown of Brian Sicknick, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed in last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, remembered the New Jersey native Tuesday with peace, dignity and sadness.
A crowd that included members
'Don’t bring that (expletive) here': Megan Rapinoe reacts to photo of U.S. Capitol rioter wearing USWNT sweatshirt
Megan Rapinoe rarely shies away from speaking up on issues of race, equality and gender. As she prepares for a new season with the U.S. women’s national soccer team she continues to use her platform to speak out against recent events and the political climate in our nation.
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