JANUARY 17, 2021
Biden would prefer to focus on his legislative agenda but some Democrats are pushing hard for the new administration to pursue legal action against Trump.
You can only be noncommittal about the crucial question of accountability for Donald Trump so long, especially when you are the next president of the United States. And for Joe Biden, with...
JANUARY 17, 2021
Gold bars sit in a vault at the Perth Mint Refinery, operated by Gold Corp., in Perth, Australia, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Demand for coins and minted bars was a little sluggish over the past year as Donald Trump's earlier win in the presidential poll prompted investors to divert funds into stocks, bonds and property, said...
JANUARY 17, 2021
Razor wire continues to be installed along fencing around the Capitol Sunday. (Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post)
The troops were in formation. The residents were told to stay home. The heart of Washington was a fortress of fences, concrete barriers and security checkpoints. But on Sunday, the planned and promoted “armed march” on the...
JANUARY 17, 2021
A rainy highway near the village of Edison curves past a leftover campaign billboard. - Photograph David Guttenfelder, National Geographic
I knew right away that I would drive. Come to Washington, D.C., the editors had said; help us photograph the inaugural. We live in Minneapolis, 1100 miles from Washington, but the pandemic has kept me off planes for...
JANUARY 16, 2021
Trump supporters gather for a rally on Jan. 6 before marching on the Capitol. - John Minchillo/AP
A man from Kentucky told the FBI that he and his cousin began marching toward the U.S. Capitol last week Dec. 6 because “President Trump said to do so.” Chanting “Stop the steal,” the two men tramped through the building and...
JANUARY 16, 2021
Law enforcement officials are vetting hundreds of potential airplane passengers and beefing up airport security as officials amplify warnings of violence before the presidential inauguration from extremists emboldened by the Capitol attack last week.
The Transportation Security Administration is increasing the number of federal marshals on flights and explosive-detection dogs at airports. Screening officers will be deployed to...
JANUARY 16, 2021
A sanitation worker became the first person in India to receive COVID-19 vaccine jab at AIIMS, New Delhi. The worker identified as Manish Kumar received the vaccine in the presence of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.
"I knew I was a beneficiary, I told my supervisor to make me the first recipient because I wanted to dispel fears...
JANUARY 16, 2021
Brief Scorecard: India 62 for 2 (Sharma 44) trail Australia 369 (Labuschagne 108, Paine 50, Natarajan 3-78) by 307 runs
Having bowled Australia out for 369 by lunch, India made a solid start before losing Rohit Sharma against the run of play
Rain washed out the final session of day two with the fourth Test poised intriguingly. Having bowled...
JANUARY 15, 2021
A new report shows that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is the largest private farmland owner in the United States.
Gates, the world’s fourth-richest person with a net worth of over $120 billion, reportedly owns 242,000 acres of farmland in the country stretching across 18 states, according to an analysis by the Land Report.
Louisiana is the state where Gates...
JANUARY 13, 2021
President Donald Trump encourages protesters to "walk down to the Capitol" where lawmakers were set to confirm Joe Biden as president Jan. 6 before the rally became violent. - Evan Vucci, AP
All House Republicans supported Trump in December 2019, when House Democrats impeached him on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress stemming from his...
