Two Oregon men face federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use more than $2.2 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams said Thursday.
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Yesterday’s insurrectionist riot, incited by the President, was an outrage and a heartbreak for the millions of us who love this country and revere American democracy. The Capitol — the People’s House — was vandalized and desecrated. Lawmakers and their staffs, government workers and journalists were forced to hide and flee. One rioter was shot
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Every American who watched in horror as our Capitol was overrun by domestic terrorists on Wednesday has a right to know how this happened, why it happened, who is responsible and what we are going to do about it. If we gloss over the attack on our Capitol, January 6, 2021 may be seen in
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President Donald Trump attempts a surreal return to normalcy a day after inciting a mob of his supporters to riot, culminating in the first breach the US Capitol in 200 years. On Thursday, he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to golfers Annika Sorenstam and Gary Player, as well as a posthumous Medal of Freedom
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — A man was honored Thursday for his heroic efforts trying to save two children after a car crashed into a Cape Coral canal Nov 25. Tyler Ravert was given the Cape Coral Police Department’s Citizen Recognition Award after he dove into the canal
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the US Capitol when Trump-backed rioters stormed the halls of Congress on Wednesday, a source close to the vice president tells CNN. Pence was joined by his wife
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEE COUNTY, Florida (WBBH) — A female manatee was rescued from Moore Haven on Thursday afternoon. The manatee was trapped between two water control structures, according to the Lee County Sheriffs office. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Lee County deputies and volunteers all helped to move her
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. ANTHONY, ID (East Idaho News) — An audio recording of prosecutor Rob Wood speaking with Lori Vallow Daybell’s sister was played during a court hearing Wednesday. John Prior and Mark Means, attorneys for Chad and Lori Daybell, have accused Wood of prosecutorial misconduct. Their key argument focuses
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Clouds will thicken this Thursday night and brings with it a chance of mixed showers.
Continue ReadingA Texas company that makes pricy, brightly colored mahjong tiles is apologizing after critics called its redesign of the popular Chinese game culturally insensitive. The Mahjong Line started selling its limited-edition versions of the game — with names like “The Minimal Line,” “The Botanical Line” and “The Cheeky Line” — in November for between $325
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In announcing his resignation, special envoy for Northern Ireland and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said, “We didn’t sign up for what you saw last night.” Thanks for those nice words, but this is too little, too late. Of course, Mulvaney wasn’t the only member of the Trump administration to resign following
Continue ReadingFormer first lady Michelle Obama said Thursday, “I hurt for our country” in a statement reflecting on Wednesday’s US Capitol breach that left four dead and engulfed the nation’s capital in chaos. “All I know is that now is a time for true patriotism. Now is the time for those who voted for this president
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Tennessee Titans will honor the six first responders who safely evacuated residents before the Christmas day bombing before the kickoff of Sunday’s playoff game. The six officers – Brenna Hosey, Tyler Luellen, Michael Sipos, Amanda Topping, James Wells, and Sergeant Timothy Miller –
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The federal government “overpromised and underdelivered”on coronavirus vaccine expectations, leaving states understaffed and without enough money to immunize their residents quickly, state health officials said Thursday. “We overpromised and underdelivered as a nation,” Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, told a briefing sponsored by the Association of State and Territorial
Continue ReadingThe State Department on Thursday issued guidance to diplomatic posts on the language they should use to attempt to reassure the world of the strength of American democracy after a stunning assault on the US Capitol. That guidance, which was reviewed by CNN, references President-elect Joe Biden as such and encourages diplomats to affirm to
Continue ReadingVice President Mike Pence is planning to attend the inauguration of Joe Biden but is waiting on an invitation, a source close to him confirmed to CNN on Thursday. “That’s the plan,” the source said. Another source said the vice president has faced pressure from many of those around him who are encouraging him to
Continue ReadingThe mob of Trump supporters who stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday included conspiracy theorists linked to QAnon and the Proud Boys — two right-wing extremist factions that President Donald Trump repeatedly refused to condemn during his election campaign last year. The insurrection at the heart of America’s democracy, egged on by Trump’s rhetoric, represented
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Click here for updates on this story PETALUMA, CA (KPIX) — Two weeks ago, the staff at Petaluma Valley Hospital started getting vaccinated. This week, they’ve gotten more good news: Three firefighter-paramedics and six EMTs on loan from Solano County. “Normally, I’d be wearing turnouts or my wildfire gear, or my Class A uniform,” says
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group consisting of Minnesota parents, coaches and athletes say they plan to file a new lawsuit this week over Gov. Tim Walz’s restrictions requiring student-athletes to wear masks during practices and games. The group, Let Them Play MN, previously sued the governor and other
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President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday slammed police for their different treatment of Wednesday’s pro-Donald Trump mob and Black Lives Matter protesters earlier this year. Biden said he’d received a text message Wednesday from his 21-year-old granddaughter Finnegan Biden pointing out how much more aggressive police had been with Black Lives Matter protesters. “No one can
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