US federal prosecutors say Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández helped an alleged drug trafficker deliver thousands of kilos of cocaine to the United States in exchange for hefty bribes — a claim the Honduran Presidency rejected on Sunday as “100% false.” A motion submitted Friday by prosecutors in the Southern District of New York details
Continue ReadingA rioter who stormed the US Capitol Wednesday wearing a sweatshirt emblazoned with the phrase “Camp Auschwitz” has been identified as Robert Keith Packer of Virginia, according to three sources who spoke with CNN. An image of Packer inside the Capitol, whose sweatshirt bore the name of the Nazi concentration camp where about 1.1 million
Continue ReadingThe CEO of a Chicago company said he was arrested after breaching the US Capitol during Wednesday’s Trump-fueled insurrection in Washington, DC. Brad Rukstales, CEO of the marketing technology firm Cogensia, apologized for what he called a “moment of extremely poor judgment.” “It was the single worst personal decision of my life,” Rukstales said in
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A woman charged with attempting to assault a 14-year-old and falsely accusing him of stealing her cell phone has been granted supervised release after her arrest and extradition to New York, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office told CNN. Miya Ponsetto, 22, of Piru, California, was arraigned Saturday evening on charges of attempted
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President Donald Trump is preparing to lean into his fight with Twitter and other social media platforms this week, a Trump adviser said, using his permanent suspension from Twitter as an opportunity to shift the narrative away from the insurrection on Capitol Hill earlier in the week. While the President was outraged by Twitter banning
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden is not the only one getting some fanfare as he enters the White House — his rescue dog, Major, is being honored by the shelter he came from. The Bidens adopted Major, a German shepherd, in 2018 from the Delaware Humane Association (DHA). The shelter and Pumpkin Pet Insurance are now hosting
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Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a close ally of President Donald Trump who was critical of the President this week, was confronted and screamed at by Trump supporters at Reagan National Airport, according to videos posted on social media Friday. “You traitor,” a woman screams at the senator in one video, as he walks
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As part of the hunt for new coronavirus variants, an international database shows the United States ranks 61st in how quickly virus samples are collected from patients, analyzed and then posted online. Countries with far fewer resources, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Suriname, process samples more quickly than the United States does. “It’s pathetic,” said
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We had a beautiful and calm finish to our weekend today, but the sunny skies are about to give way to rain — and lots of it. It’s going to start on Monday, when the first system moves on shore. It won’t quite make it into Central Oregon, but areas west
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the House will attempt to pass a resolution by unanimous consent Monday morning calling for Vice President Mike Pence and President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove Trump from office — her first time definitively saying the House will move to impeach him. If the
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Danish freediver Stig Severinsen has broken the world distance record for swimming with fins on just one breath — making it 202 meters (662 ft 8.7 in) underwater, Guinness World Records has confirmed. Guinness said Severinsen, 47, completed the swim on November 26 in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The previous record of 177
Continue ReadingThe man seen chasing a Black Capitol Police officer up the stairs during Wednesday’s insurrection and riot is Doug Jensen, according to a CNN comparative analysis of his booking photo and posts on social media. Jensen is one of the individuals now facing federal charges. On a Twitter account bearing his name, Jensen twice identified
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President Donald Trump ordered that the flag flying above the White House be lowered to half-staff on Sunday to honor US Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were both on duty when a mob of Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday. The step comes days after Capitol Police announced on
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House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Sunday said House Democrats might wait until after President-elect Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office to send any articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump to the Senate, a move that would give the incoming President time to tackle his agenda in Congress before the start of a
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An attempted traffic stop in Redmond Saturday morning turned into a chase of a Redmond man who hit 100 mph on Highway 97 before losing a tire to spike strips, then drove onto BLM land, got out of the car and ran but was quickly captured, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingThe CEO of Parler, a social media platform popular among conservatives, told Mediaite that it removed a post from attorney Lin Wood calling for Vice President Mike Pence to be executed by “firing squads.” “Yes, some of his parleys that violated our rules were taken down,” John Matze told Mediaite, specifying that the post, or parley,
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,605, along with 1,225 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
Continue ReadingA Capitol Police officer who was among those who responded to the storming of the Capitol last week, died while off duty, the Capitol Police said. Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, was assigned to the Senate Division and has been with the Department since April 2005. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends,
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The United States witnessed a violent insurrection on Wednesday designed to prevent the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. It left five dead, including police officer Brian D. Sicknick. The majority of Americans — including between 70% and 80% of Republicans surveyed in two new polls this week — have rightfully disavowed the violence. Yet
Continue ReadingHouse Democratic leaders have not finalized plans for the coming week, after spending several hours on a call Saturday night working through the possible outcomes tied to impeachment, according to a source with direct knowledge of the call. Speaker Nancy Pelosi held the call with her leadership team as the Democratic caucus has moved into
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