False posts swirled Sunday that Trump invoked the Insurrection Act. Could it have been used during Capitol riot? How does it differ from martial law?
Author: Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
Capitol riot live updates: Air Force veteran fired after reported participation; Apple suspends Parler from App Store
More rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol arrested and charged. Trump banned from Twitter. Latest Capitol riots news.
Texas pastor killed in church shooting identified; police say suspect hid in bathroom overnight
Pastor Mark Allen McWilliams was killed when Mytrez Deunte Woolen allegedly grabbed McWilliams’ firearm at Starrville Methodist Church in East Texas.
How will you be told when it’s your turn for a COVID-19 vaccine? It’s complicated.
Informing people that they’re eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine won’t be a clear system as supplies remain limited and rollout expands.
Truck carrying propane tanks flips, explodes into fireball on New York City expressway
FDNY said the fire occurred around midnight Tuesday and more than 100 firefighters responded to the blaze on the Long Island Expressway.
NYPD’s use of force and mass arrests ‘heightened tensions’ during George Floyd protests, watchdog reports
The sweeping report says the NYPD was unprepared for the George Floyd protests, used disproportionate force and “heightened tensions.”
Child left in tears after mall Santa said no to Nerf guns is flooded with the toys, including from the NRA
A child was left crying after a mall Santa told him “no guns” in response to his request for a Nerf gun. The boy has since been flooded with the toys.
‘Everybody is in shock’: New York City Christmas concert ends with police shooting gunman on cathedral steps
The shooting happened just before 4 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, mother church of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
‘Christmas miracle’: Texas boy who fell into well rescued by first responders who chiseled him free
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon, and the boy was later admitted to the hospital, where he was in stable condition.
Can animal poop ward off ‘murder’ hornets? It helps these honey bees defend against their giant predator.
A new study found that a species of honey bee uses animal poop to ward off attacks from giant hornets, a sister species of the “murder hornets.”