Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
Breaking updates and happenings from across the United States.
1 min(s) read
For the latest episode of 60 Minutes, which aired yesterday (January 3), the father of the youngest victim in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting was given a facial disguise in order to prevent conspiracy theorists from recognizing him. "Why did the father of a six-year-old victim of the Sandy…
1 min(s) read
A mother who gave birth while intubated as a result of Covid-19 has finally brought her baby home - and has named her nurse as the godmother to her child. Monique Jones of Ferguson, Missouri, gave birth to her daughter, Zamyrah, through a c-section to save her daughter's life at…
1 min(s) read
Carl Bernstein, one of the two journalists who broke the Watergate Scandal back in 1972, has branded Donald Trump's phone call with Georgia's top election officials a "far worse" controversy. Famously, Bernstein's reporting alongside fellow-journalist Bob Woodward eventually led to President Richard Nixon's resignation over the botched cover-up of his…
1 min(s) read
Kamala Harris has branded Donald Trump's leaked call with Georgia election officials as a "bold abuse of power." At a drive-thru rally in Savannah in Georgia, on Sunday (January 3), the Vice President-elect addressed the crowd while campaigning for Democratic Senate runoff candidates. Take a look at Harris' speech in…
2 min(s) read
Nancy Pelosi has been narrowly re-elected to her position as House Speaker. "It gives [me] great pride to serve as speaker of the most diverse House of Representatives in the history of our country," said Pelosi. As per CNN, Pelosi was unopposed as she ran for the position after serving…
1 min(s) read
David J. Worley, an Atlanta lawyer and the only Democrat on the state election board in Georgia, has called on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to investigate potential civil and criminal violations committed by Donald Trump during a phone call over the weekend, it's reported. Worley said that a…
1 min(s) read
President Donald Trump has reportedly told Georgia's top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn the election result, in a recording obtained and released by The Washington Post. Per The Post, the hour-long phone call was made on Saturday (January 2), and sees outgoing President Donald Trump telling Georgia…
1 min(s) read
Donald Trump has taken to social media to claim that the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the United States has been "exaggerated". Taking to Twitter on Sunday (January 3), the outgoing president wrote to his 88.6 million followers: "The number of cases and deaths of the China Virus…
1 min(s) read
The homes of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have been vandalized, police have confirmed. As reported by CNN, the homes of the two highest-ranking members of Congress were targetted by vandals over the New Year's weekend, police have confirmed. The two separate incidents come after…
2 min(s) read
The Trump International Hotel in Washington DC has increased its room prices to over three times their usual rate over the dates of president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. Per a recent report by The Independent, the hotel - located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue - recently unblocked the dates after months of…
2 min(s) read
A newly exonerated Philadelphia man has been awarded $9.8 million after he spent 28 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Per The Philadelphia Inquirer, the settlement is one of the largest ever in the city's history. In 1991, 21-year-old Chester Hollman III - a man with no…
0 min(s) read
Mike Pence has been accused of leaving a "shameful" tip on a restaurant bill, after a tweet allegedly showing the meager amount was shared to Twitter, where it went viral. Remember the fly that landed on Mike Pence's headed during a debate? A Twitter user named Sachin Chheda shared a…
2 min(s) read
A homeless man who selflessly returned a woman's lost wallet has had his kindness paid forward, as her granddaughter raised hundreds of dollars for him. Earlier this month, grandmother and northern California resident Evelyn Topper stopped at Kamson coffee shop in San Rafael to grab herself a chai soy latte…
2 min(s) read
The National Park Service is investigating an incident that saw a park ranger use a Taser on a Native American man walking off-trail, The Washington Post reports. Darrell House was walking through the Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque on Sunday with his dog and sister when he walked off the…
1 min(s) read
After standing for 141 years, Boston has removed a statue showing a formerly enslaved man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln. As reported by CNN, the Boston mayor's office confirmed the removal of the "Emancipation Group" statue, which had stood in Park Square since 1879. A spokeswoman for Mayor Marty Walsh…
1 min(s) read
President Donald Trump has been named the 'Most Admired Man of 2020' in a new poll, with Michelle Obama being named as the 'Most Admired Woman'. The poll was conducted by Gallup, and saw 18% of the American voters name the outgoing president as the 'Most Admired Man' of the…
1 min(s) read
A seven-year-old boy is being praised for saving his younger sister's life after jumping into her room through a window in their burning home to rescue her from the fire. As reported by CNN, it had been a typical night for the Davidson family of New Tazewell, Tennessee on December…
1 min(s) read
One lucky Las Vegas gambler had a very merry Christmas this year after winning a $15.5 million jackpot on a slot machine. After playing just $40 in a slot machine at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the man - named only as Kevin - hit the jackpot,…
