National & World News
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Allison Dinner
Proud Boys expecting ‘civil war’ before Jan. 6 Capitol attack, witness says
Matthew Greene told jurors that the Proud Boys’ conversations became more heated as December 2020 wore on and challenges to President Donald Trump’s election loss were unsuccessful.
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Manuel Balce Ceneta
Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
It’s another major victory for the Justice Department, which is also trying to secure sedition convictions against the former leader of the Proud Boys and four associates.
By Michael Kunzelman and Alanna Durkin Richer/The Associated Press -
A gunman killed 7 people in shootings in Half Moon Bay, California
The shooting comes less than 48 hours after a gunman killed 11 and wounded nine at a Chinese-owned ballroom dance studio in Monterey Park.
By James Doubek/NPR -
John Minchillo
A former high-level FBI agent faces charges for aiding a sanctioned Russian oligarch
Charles McGonigal, the former special agent in charge of counterintelligence in the FBI’s New York office, is accused of working with Oleg Deripaska, who has been on the U.S. sanctions list since 2018.
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Fox News’ defense in defamation suit invokes debunked election-fraud claims
In countering Dominion, Fox’s lawyers offer a chart of offending statements and what it termed the “omitted context” that could explain why the material was newsworthy.
By David Folkenflik/NPR -
FDA considers major shift in COVID-19 vaccine strategy
The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar that used for the flu vaccine, with annual updates to match whatever strain of the virus is circulating.By Rob Stein/NPR -
The Supreme Court is weighing a theory that could upend elections. Here’s how
Many legal scholars and voting rights advocates remain on alert for a court ruling by this summer on what’s known as the “independent state legislature theory.”
By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR -
The FBI searched Biden’s home and found more classified documents
Some of the items date back to Biden’s time as a a senator, while others were from his time as vice president, said Biden’s personal attorney.
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Ted S. Warren
News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case
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Matt Rourke
Why the price of eggs, a food staple for breakfast and baked goods, has risen so sharply
After the deadly bird flu hit egg-producing flocks, the supply of eggs shrank dramatically. That’s led to historically high prices for consumers.
By Kendall Crawford/Harvest Public -
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect’s home.
Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary in connection to the deaths of four people in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho.
By Rebecca Boone/The Associated Press
