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Payton Gendron will plead guilty if…
Payton Gendron, who massacred 10 people in a Buffalo supermarket, said he will plead guilty to the murders if his life is spared. He faces separate federal hate crime charges that could result in him going to the gallows. Judge H. Kenneth Schroeder Jr. asked lawyers at a status conference in the federal case Friday…
Read MoreJohn Lewis honored with a U.S. Postal Service stamp
The U.S. Postal Service introduced on Tuesday a stamp honoring John Lewis, the civil rights leader, congressman, and former president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Mr. Lewis led the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge that became known as “Bloody Sunday†after Alabama State Troopers attacked peaceful marchers, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …
Read MoreTrump gets a whipping
The January 6 committee today charged former President Donald Trump with inciting an insurrection by obstructing an official proceeding, defrauding the United States, marking false statements, and assisting an insurrection. Bennie Thompson, the committee chairman, said during today’s meeting that he has “every confidence that the work of this committee will help provide a road…
Read MoreCapitol rioter sentenced to hard time
A rioter who chased U.S. Capitol Police Eugene Goodman during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, sparked by former President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to five years in prison. Douglas Jensen, who was one of 10 rioters to enter the Capitol, was convicted by a jury in September of seven charges. The charges included obstruction…
Read MoreRaphael Warnock takes Georgia
The epic battle for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker was won by Warnock in a squeaker that was a surprise. Sen. Warnock won 50.9 percent, or 1,754,834 votes, compared to Walker’s winning 49.1 percent of the vote, or 1,695, 955 votes. Ninety-nine percent of the vote was counted. Warnock…
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