A man who attacked a news photographer and attacked police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced Friday to five years in prison. Rodney Milstreed, 56, of Finksburg, Maryland, “prepared himself for battle” on Jan. 6 by injecting steroids and arming himself with a four-foot wooden club disguised as a flagpole, prosecutors wrote … Read more
President Biden on Friday is announcing the creation of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, tapping Vice President Kamala Harris to oversee the new venture, which is intended to try to get around congressional inaction on stronger gun control laws. In a statement, Mr. Biden said he’d continue to “urge Congress to take … Read more
A teenager in Idaho was arrested after allegedly setting off fireworks and starting a fire that burned 28 acres. The 16-year-old has been charged with third-degree arson, according to a Facebook post from the Eagle Police Department on Thursday. The boy was with a group of teens in Ada County last Saturday when he allegedly announced he … Read more
Shimano is recalling nearly 700,000 bonded 11-Speed Hollowtech Road cranksets because the parts pose a crash risk to riders. The recalled bonded cranksets can “separate and break,” causing consumers to crash, a notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows. The crankset is the part of the bike that moves the chain as the rider pedals, … Read more
If you have scrolled through TikTok recently, you might have seen the same question posed in videos over and over again: How often do you think about the Roman Empire? The TikTok trend is simple. Ask a man in your life how often he thinks about the ancient civilization. In many cases, he will say … Read more
The clock is ticking for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to find a compromise to keep the federal government running and sidestep a costly shutdown. The specter of a federal government shutdown, which would begin on October 1 if a solution isn’t found by then, is raising questions for Social Security recipients about how a stoppage might … Read more
A top-ranking Food and Drug Administration official, responsible for overseeing the approvals of the new vaccines now rolling out for this fall and winter’s three respiratory virus threats, said this month he is personally planning to space out his vaccinations over the coming weeks. “Some people are saying, ‘Well, could I get RSV, COVID and the … Read more
Washington — With an Oct. 1 deadline to fund the government looming and no deal in Congress in sight, the prospect of a government shutdown has many Americans wondering what the impact of a lapse in government funding might mean for the services they depend on. A shutdown occurs when Congress fails to approve new spending for federal … Read more
In an exclusive interview with “CBS Mornings,” YouTube CEO Neal Mohan defended the platform’s recent decision to suspend monetization of comedian Russell Brand’s channel following sexual assault and emotional abuse allegations against him. YouTube suspended Brand’s ability to earn money from his online videos earlier this week after multiple women accused Brand of rape, sexual assault and … Read more
If you want to watch Amazon Prime Video shows and movies without advertisements, the service is about to get more expensive — about $3 more per month, or $36 a year. Amazon on Friday said it will start running ads in its Prime Video content in early 2024, placing commercials into its shows and movies that so … Read more