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DOJ opposes pretrial release for ‘QAnon Shamam’ Jacob Chansley

Jacob Anthony Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman" among the most visible faces of the mobs that stormed the U.S. Capitol, is a danger and should remain jailed, the U.S. Department of Justice argued Monday.

March 2, 2021

Russia threatens to retaliate against U.S. sanctions as White House responds to Navalny poisoning

Moscow will absolutely respond to U.S. sanctions imposed by the Biden administration over the poisoning of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pledged Tuesday.

March 2, 2021

Marjorie Taylor Greene: Police bill would affect FBI hunt for teens ‘who walked through the Capitol’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia Republican, referred Monday to some of the people still at large for breaching the U.S. Capitol as teenagers who "walked through" the building on Jan. 6.

March 2, 2021

Montana bill to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist group tabled in committee

A bill to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization was shelved by Montana lawmakers Friday, less than a month after it was proposed by 20-year-old Republican state Rep. Braxton Mitchell.

February 27, 2021

HBO’s Bill Maher dings ‘downer’ Dr. Anthony Fauci, says don’t be pessimistic about COVID-19 pandemic

HBO host Bill Maher on Friday asked viewers to be optimistic about progress made in battling COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, rather than a "downer" like Dr. Anthony Fauci.

February 27, 2021

Stephen Wilson, Jersey City police officer, accused of trying to sexually assault two young girls

Stephen Wilson, an officer of the Jersey City Police Department, was arrested Friday on charges he attempted to sexually assault two young girls, ages 10 and 8, the state attorney general said after.

February 27, 2021

Grand jury indicts six Proud Boys associates with conspiracy for Capitol riot: DOJ

Six more people associated with the Proud Boys have been indicted with conspiracy and other charges related to last month's rioting at the U.S. Capitol, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

February 27, 2021

Jessica Watkins, ‘dues-paying’ Oath Keeper militia member, denied bond in Capitol riot case

Jessica Marie Watkins, a U.S. Army veteran and militia member facing charges for storming the U.S. Capitol, was ordered Friday to remain jailed while awaiting trial on counts including conspiracy.

February 27, 2021

James Douglas Rahm, Capitol riot suspect, posted online about urinating in Pelosi’s office: FBI

James Douglas Rahm Jr., a New Jersey man arrested for breaching the U.S. Capitol, wrote on Facebook that he urinated in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, a new court filing alleged Friday.

February 26, 2021

Gun permit application process leads FBI to Indiana women among latest charged over Capitol breach

Anna Morgan-Lloyd, an Indiana woman facing charges for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was recognized afterward while applying for a gun permit, the FBI said in a federal court filing unsealed Friday.

February 26, 2021

Feds seize 460,000 counterfeit N95 face masks in Seattle

More than 460,000 counterfeit N95 face masks were intercepted by federal authorities in Seattle in one of the latest of several large-scale seizures of its sort, the U.S. government said Thursday.

February 26, 2021

Alejandro Mayorkas, DHS secretary, says agency will prioritize combating ransomware ‘epidemic’

Ransomware has become an "epidemic," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday, adding that improving efforts to combat it are top among projects he plans to prioritize.

February 25, 2021

Beavis and Butt-Head returning in new movie, cartoon duo’s first in 25 years

Beavis and Butt-Head, the crude and lewd cartoon duo who made a stir with their debut on MTV in the early '90s, are returning in a new movie that will be the first for the franchise since 1996.

February 25, 2021

Jeep revives Bruce Springsteen commercial after drunk driving charge dropped

Jeep reinstated its Super Bowl commercial starring Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday shortly after prosecutors dropped charges they brought against the musician of drunken and reckless driving.

February 25, 2021

‘QAnon Shaman’ seeks pretrial jail release, citing bad jail food, lawyer says

Jacob Anthony Chansley, the "QAnon Shaman" facing charges for storming the U.S. Capitol, offered Tuesday what his lawyer called "numerous compelling reasons" he should be released pending trial.

February 24, 2021

Josh Gottheimer, Dem lawmaker, wants State Department to designate Proud Boys as terrorists

The Proud Boys and other groups involved in storming the U.S. Capitol last month should be designated as terrorist entities, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee said Tuesday.

February 24, 2021

‘The Simpsons’ recasts Dr. Julius Hibbert; Harry Shearer to stop voicing character after 30 years

"The Simpsons" has recast Dr. Julius Hibbert, the family physician on the long-running animated series, after its producers had pledged to "no longer have white actors voice non-white characters."

February 24, 2021

Philip Grillo, GOP official from Queens, arrested over Capitol riot

Philip Grillo, a Republican official from Queens, New York, is among the latest defendants charged in connection with the violent rioting at the U.S. Capitol last month, the FBI announced Tuesday.

February 23, 2021

Cherokee chief asks Jeep to stop using tribe’s name: ‘It certainly doesn’t honor us’

Jeep is facing calls from the chief of the Cherokee Nation to quit using the Native American tribe's name, putting pressure on the automaker to consider rebranding some of its top vehicles.

February 23, 2021

Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau to hold virtual bilateral meeting Tuesday

President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday they will participate in a virtual bilateral meeting next week to discuss issues including the coronavirus pandemic.

February 20, 2021