Vehicles checked. Roads blocked. The National Mall shut down. The nation’s capital increasingly locked down on Saturday ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration as the Pentagon authorized 25,000 troops deployed to Washington, D.C. A Virginia man was arrested at a checkpoint and charged with having an unregistered gun. The […]
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He wanted me dead.” Stalking victim on former relationship with killer
In September 2016, Grapevine, Texas, police responded to a gruesome discovery in a park. Jackie Vandagriff, a 24-year-old college student, had been found murdered. Police soon uncovered video of a man she was last seen with at some college bars in Denton, Texas. Jackie had just met him that […]
The evidence that convicted Charles Bryant
As Caitlin Mathis began her freshman year at the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, she broke up with Bryant. Bryant was not taking no for an answer. In the weeks leading up to Jackie Vandagriff’s death, he kept showing up on Caitlin’s campus in Denton and was arrested […]
Live Updates: Washington, D.C., locks down as inauguration events kick off
Vehicles checked. Roads blocked. The National Mall shut down. The nation’s capital increasingly locked down on Saturday ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s upcoming inauguration as the Pentagon authorized 25,000 troops deployed to Washington, D.C. A Virginia man was arrested at a checkpoint and charged with having an unregistered gun. The […]
Climate scientists sound the alarm on a climate “tipping point”
President-elect Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the Paris Agreement and to implement policy addressing climate change. Some scientists say time is running out, and warn of a “ghastly future” if immediate action is not taken against global warming. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli discusses the importance […]
Reflecting on the history and significance of presidential inaugurations
For the first time in 152 years, the incoming and departing presidents won’t be together during an inauguration. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett reflects on the crucial role presidential inaugurations have in the stability of our nation. Free America Network Articles
“Helps the soul”: Chorus finds a way to perform from cars
At the start of the pandemic, a choir rehearsal in Washington state was a super spreader event. That stopped the music for singers everywhere. But to the north of the U.S., a Canadian chorus has found a way to raise the volume again — on their sound. The pandemic has […]
Chicago man harassed after being wrongly identified on social media as Capitol Hill rioter
Internet sleuths on social media played a role in identifying those involved in the Capitol Hill riot. But David Quintavalle, a retired Chicago firefighter, has been falsely accused as taking part in the assault and is being threatened online. CBS Chicago’s Charlie De Mar reports. Free America Network Articles
Moon rocket test firing aborted after engine shutdown
Engineers test fired the first stage of NASA’s gargantuan Space Launch System rocket for the first time Saturday, but the planned eight-minute-long “hot fire” ended about a minute after ignition when one of the four main engines suddenly shut down. What impact the abort at the Stennis Space Center in […]
Sotomayor slams “unprecedented rush” in federal executions
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Dustin Higgs became the 13th person since July to be executed by the federal government. Hours earlier, the Supreme Court announced a 6-3 decision paving the way for the execution to take place — but it wasn’t without a scathing dissent from Justice Sonia […]