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FBI: 2 NY men arrested for participating in Capitol breach
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One posted a video of himself with his feet propped up on a U.S. senator's office table. One wrote “THIS IS ME” on an Instagram photo of rioters attacking Capitol police officers. The two New York men, Brandon Fellows and Edward Jacob Lang, were arrested this weekend on...
Insider Q&A: Mark Weinstein, MeWe's anti-Facebook CEO
BOSTON (AP) — Some users have fled Facebook and Twitter after the platforms booted President Donald Trump and some of his confederates for inciting unrest and spreading false claims about election fraud. Some migrated to far-right friendly sites like Parler or Gab. Others joined a service that aims to...
Portraits of US voters, assessing this moment in history
After more than 1,400 days of Donald Trump’s presidency -- after two bitter elections, two impeachments, more than 26,000 presidential tweets and four years of near-constant upheaval -- it is left to American voters to tally it all up. Where they are. How they got here. Regrets and rage, trepidation and...
From Baked Alaska to a guy with horns: notable riot arrests
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 125 people have been arrested so far on charges related to the violent insurrection led by supporters of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol, where a Capitol police officer and four others were killed. Charges from the Jan. 6 riot range from curfew violations to serious...
72 tennis players in lockdown after virus cases on flights
A further 25 tennis players were forced into quarantine in Australia ahead of the season's first tennis major after another positive coronavirus test on a charter flight, taking the total number of competitors isolating in hotel rooms to 72 on Sunday. The positive test came from a passenger who was not a member...
Historic Rhode Island newspapers digitized, available online
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The archives of several historic Rhode Island newspapers have been digitized and are now freely available for researchers, the Providence Public Library and the Rhode Island Historical Society said. The newspapers were digitized with the help of a $250,000 grant from the National...
Deceptions in the time of the 'alternative facts' president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger, better, more boldly than all who came before him while facing enemies more pernicious than any in...
ALS survivor revamps foundation to cope with pandemic impact
LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. (AP) — To honor the birth of his daughter, Kevin Swan had the image of a watch tattooed on his left wrist – hands permanently frozen at 5:27 p.m., the exact time 2-year-old Elliott Monroe Swan came into the world on Feb. 21, 2018. “It was my first Father’s Day...
Deaths, self-immolation draw scrutiny on China tech giants
HONG KONG (AP) — E-commerce workers who kept China fed during the coronavirus pandemic, making their billionaire bosses even richer, are so unhappy with their pay and treatment that one just set himself on fire in protest. China’s internet industries already were known for long, demanding days. With...
Police chief uses videogames to interact with community
CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — Through the COVID-19 pandemic, many have had to find ways to keep themselves entertained at home, with hobbies like baking, exercising, learning musical instruments or, in Cumming Police Chief David Marsh’s case, playing video games. Over the last few months, Marsh has been...
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