Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 deaths top two million worldwide
Samara Heisz/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 93.2 million people worldwide and killed over two million of them, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.Here’s how the news…… read more »
Nearly a dozen ex-military members among those arrested in connection with Capitol riot
BlakeDavidTaylor/iStockBy OLIVIA RUBIN and SOO RIN KIM, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Retired military servicemen are turning up in alarming numbers on wanted posters and in charging documents as federal agents continue their sweep of arrests tied to the deadly riot at the Capitol last week, a trend that has experts increasingly concerned about the dangerous allure…… read more »
National Rifle Association files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
dsmoulton/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News(NEW YORK) — The National Rifle Association announced that it intends to restructure as a nonprofit based in Texas and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections.”The move will enable long-term, sustainable growth and ensure the NRA’s continued success as the nation’s leading advocate for constitutional freedom — free from the…… read more »
Self-described ‘QAnon shaman’ should remain in custody: DOJ
DanHenson1/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Jacob Chansley, the self-described “QAnon shaman,” is set for a detention hearing this afternoon in Arizona federal court, and prosecutors are requesting a judge keep him in government custody pending trial — using some of their bluntest words yet in court to describe last week’s assault on the…… read more »
Horn helmet-wearing, painted face Capitol rioter should remain in custody: DOJ
DanHenson1/iStockBy ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Jacob Chansley, the horned helmet-wearing, painted face Capitol rioter is set for a detention hearing this afternoon in Arizona federal court, and prosecutors are requesting a judge keep him in government custody pending trial — using some of their bluntest words yet in court to describe last week’s assault…… read more »
FBI discusses possibility of explosive devices at expected protests linked to inauguration
krblokhin/iStockBy ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The danger to the public and to law enforcement officers from explosive devices during expected upcoming protests “is substantial,” the FBI warned in a new awareness bulletin obtained by ABC News.The document includes photos of devices used in the last eight months against civilian and law enforcement targets during public protests.”Devices…… read more »