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Former Washington Metropolitan Police Department Officer Michael Fanone pictured in Washington, D.C., July 21, 2022.

Jan. 6 rioter who used a stun gun on Officer Michael Fanone sentenced to prison

Daniel Joseph "DJ" Rodriguez, 40, of Fontana, Calif., was sentenced to 12.5 years. Officer Fanone served on the Metropolitan Police Department Officer for nearly two decades before resigning in 2021.

Six dairy workers at Prospect Ranch, in Keenesburg, Colo. are dead after what was reported as a confinement space incident. OSHA is currently investigating the incident.

Coroner’s report on 6 deaths at Colorado dairy points to toxic gas exposure

A coroner’s report on the cause of six deaths at a Colorado dairy points to their exposure to hydrogen sulfide gas as the cause. The report from the Weld County coroner’s office on Thursday is based on autopsies and toxicology tests.

Here are the names of the 6 Air Force airmen who died when their refueling plane crashed

On Saturday, the U.S. Defense Department released the names of six service members who died when their military refueling aircraft crashed.

In this image from U.S. Capitol Police video, Paul Hodgkins of Tampa, Fla., stands in the well on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6. On Monday he was sentenced to eight months in prison.

Capitol Rioter Who Walked On Senate Floor On Jan. 6 Sentenced To 8 Months In Prison

A U.S. District Court judge says he wanted to send a message with his sentencing of Paul Hodgkins. It is the first resolution of a felony case stemming from the insurrection.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., chair of the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, speaks during a meeting on Dec. 13, 2021. One part of the panel's probe focuses on money and the day's events.

New clues emerge about the money that might have helped fund the Jan. 6 insurrection

Recent legal moves by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol offer some clues on how it's following the money.

Sri Lankan lawmakers chose 6-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president

Sri Lanka has been struggling to buy essential imports such as fuel and medicine, and feed its population. The new president has numerous challenges ahead of him.

A son takes the stand against his father in the first trial related to Jan. 6 riot

The trial of accused Capitol rioter Guy Reffitt continued Thursday with intense video from Jan. 6, and testimony from his son, Jackson, who turned his father in to the FBI.

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot

Lawyers seeking to keep Donald Trump off the ballot are urging the Supreme Court to declare he's ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the U.S. Capitol attack in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss. Their legal brief Friday was filled with vivid descriptions of the violence of Jan. 6, 2021.

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Man sentenced to 20 years for attacking police in Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol

A California man with a history of political violence was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Georgia's 6th District Is Changing Fast, But That Doesn't Mean Democrats Can Flip It

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Emory University Professor Andra Gillespie about Georgia's 6th Congressional district race between Lucy McBath and incumbent Karen Handel.

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