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Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant Guy Reffitt has been found guilty on all counts

A federal jury deliberated for just three hours before it found Jan. 6 insurrectionist Guy Reffitt guilty on all five charges brought against him by the U.S. government.

5Pointz graffiti stands before it was whitewashed in 2013. A New York judge has awarded $6.7 million to 21 graffiti artists whose works were destroyed in the process.

New York Judge Awards $6.7 Million To 21 Graffiti Artists For Destroyed Murals

A civil jury decided that a real estate developer who whitewashed dozens of graffiti murals at the 5Pointz complex in Queens, N.Y., violated the Visual Artists Rights Act.

24 states sue Trump admin to unfreeze more than $6 billion in education grants

The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more.

Pittsburgh Hospital Dresses Up 6 Newborn Babies As Mr. Rogers For World Kindness Day

For World Kindness Day, six newborn babies at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh were dressed up as the late Fred Rogers.

Rioters assault police protecting the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The Trump administration has systematically tried to rewrite the history of the violent attack, including by purging information from government websites.

Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, including violent assaults on cops

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021.

Former San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams, pictured in this 2010 photo, had CTE, a degenerative brain disease. Authorities say he shot and killed six people earlier this year before killing himself.

An ex-NFL player who killed 6 people and then himself had CTE, doctors say

Boston University neuropathologists said Phillip Adams had chronic traumatic encephalopathy — a degenerative brain disease found in many former football players.

Community members pray during a funeral service for 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume at the Mosque Foundation on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Bridgeview, Ill.

Funeral-goers mourn the death of a 6-year-old boy killed in an anti-Muslim stabbing

Authorities have charged Joseph M. Czuba with murder, hate crimes and other charges. One Muslim leader said the stabbing was an attack "on all of us."

The season of Christmas songs is here. Will the classics make room for anything new?

'Tis the season for a handful of familiar Christmas songs to monopolize the top spots on the Billboard pop chart. But a few newer songs are making a play to join the annual holiday jukebox.

6 in 10 U.S. Catholics are in favor of abortion rights, Pew Research report finds

Although the Catholic Church officially opposes abortion, the report says there's far greater diversity of opinion among laity in the U.S.

Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger accepted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's appointment to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol. He will join Wyoming's Liz Cheney as the only two Republicans on the panel.

Pelosi Has Chosen A 2nd Republican, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, To Serve On Jan. 6 Panel

Kinzinger will join fellow Republican Liz Cheney at the committees first hearing Tuesday. Both supported impeaching Trump for Jan. 6, and were the only GOP members to support the committee's creation.

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