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A U.S. Capitol Police Officer has reportedly died from suicide three days after the riots. Howard Liebengood, 51, is the second officer to die this week. Earlier this week, we reported that Brian D. Sicknick died after reportedly having been hit over the head by a fire extinguisher during the riots. …

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board early Saturday found the plane’s black box flight recorder and its communications data. According to CNN, The head of Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Commission said the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and …

In December, Donald Trump called a Georgia elections investigator and asked the top investigator to “find the fraud.” Trump’s call to the investigator was before his call to Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. The Washinton Post broke the news about the call to the investigator who asked to remain …

Vice President Mike Pence will attend the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, insiders told CNBC. Pence’s decision to attend Biden’s swearing-in ceremony on Jan. 20th is yet another indication that his ties to Donald Trump are deeply affected after last Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. Trump already announced he would …

One of the pro-Trump rioters who died during the insurrection at the Capitol made threats of violence on social media before going to Washington DC. Kevin Greeson, 55, from Alabama died during the riots last week of a “medical emergency.” Greeson was active on Parler, the right-wing social media site …

Miriam Carey was a black woman who was shot to death by Capitol police and Secret Service officers, in front of her toddler, after a car chase near the Capitol in October 2013. Now watching the response from Capitol police this week towards the angry pro-Trump mob who attacked the …

As more disturbing details emerge about some of the Capitol insurrection participants, CNN reports that one man sent text messages to his friends that he wanted to shoot and run over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. allegedly sent a text message saying he was thinking of “putting a bullet in …

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that he is opening a grand jury investigation into the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. McClain, 23, was a Black massage therapist who was stopped by Aurora police while walking home from a store with iced tea. McClain struggled with officers and died days …

The CEO of a marketing firm outside Chicago has been identified as one of the many people arrested on Wednesday during the breach of the capitol. He is calling it the ‘single worst decision’ of his life.” Bradley Rukstales, the 52-year-old president of Cogensia, confirmed his arrest by Capitol Police for unlawful …

On Wednesday, while the House and Senate were certifying Joe Biden’s win, rioters breached the Capitol building. “The mob literally reached the doors of the House Chamber, and the Police were short-handed,” Rep. Pat Fallon wrote on Facebook. Inevitably, members of Congress had to get involved in stopping intruders from …

Trump supporters have really shown out over the past few days, and the pilot on an American Airlines flight has had enough. On a Friday flight out of Washington, DC, the pilot threatened to land early and dismiss passengers if they did not “behave.” Prior to departure, passengers on AA …

A Sriwijaya Air plane carrying 62 people on board is feared to have crashed shortly after it took off from Jakarta early this morning. According to CNN, Indonesia’s Head Of National Transportation Safety Committee, Suryanto Cahyono, announced that the aircraft, Sriwijaya Air flight 182 from Jakarta to Pontianak, in Indonesian Borneo, …

The Capitol’s recent storming by Donald Trump’s supporters highlighted a stark contrast in the treatment between perceived “patriots” and those that took part in the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.  According to CNN, DC police arrested five times as many people during the height of the BLM protests, compared …

The Los Angeles Lakers want to take a shot at visiting the White House when Joe Biden gets in office to celebrate their 2020 NBA Championship. According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, “Members of the franchise—from players to management—see it as a pleasure and an honor to have their accomplishment …

It’s the audacity of some people. Kyle Rittenhouse boasts his white privilege and utter disrespect by partying at a Wisconsin bar while wearing a shirt that read “Free as F***.” When Rittenhouse was 17, he killed two protesters and wounded a third during a protest on behalf of Jacob Blake, …

Alaska Airlines has banned 14 passengers this week for refusing to comply with their mask mandate and for harassing staff members. According to CNN, the airline said in a statement that the passengers were banned after they were “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members” on a Thursday …

On Friday, Twitter announced in a Press Release that Donald Trump’s account will be permanently suspended “due to to the risk of further incitement of violence.” After the riot at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter announced that “additional violations of the Twitter Rules would potentially result in this very course of …

Companies are cracking down after Pro-Trump Supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. A social networking app, Parler, has been getting a lot of buzz lately after screenshots of Trump supporters began making their way on social media. After receiving many complaints about the app, Apple has given Parler 24-hours …

On Friday, Twitter removed a few accounts that promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory. Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell, and other high-profile supporters that supported Donald Trump have been officially removed from Twitter. After Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, social media companies are trying to eliminate any further calls on violence …

On Monday, House Democrats will introduce articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. According to two aides close to the situation, lawmakers discussed removing Trump from office for his part in Wednesday’s riot at the Capitol. Democrats accuse him of inciting a riot that took place on his behalf. Over 150 …