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Elise Stefanik's defense of Trump around Jan. 6 clouds her pro-democracy work abroad

Rep. Elise Stefanik's outspoken defense of Donald Trump after Jan. 6 has roiled a pro-democracy group funded by Congress where she's a board member. Some staff members are sharing their concerns.

Almanac - Tuesday 6/23/20

Today is Typewriter Day...It's Tuesday, the 23rd of June of 2020It is the 175th day of the year.191 days remain until the end of the year.91 days until…

Almanac - Monday 6/22/20

Today is Take Your Cat To Work Day...Today is Monday, the 22nd of June of 2020It is the 174th day of the year.192 days remain until the end of the year.92…

Almanac - Friday 6/19/20

Happy Juneteenth!Today is Friday June 19, 2020.It is the 171st day of the year.195 days remain until the end of the year.Summer Solstice in the Northern…

Almanac - Thursday 6/18/20

Today is Go Fishing Day, Sushi Day, and Picnic Day...It's Thursday, the 18th of June of 2020.It is the 170th day of the year.196 days remain until the end…

Bay Area Headlines: Wednesday, 6/2/21 AM

California's Reparations Task Force Begins Its Work / San Francisco Mayor London Breed Announces Proposed Budget / San Jose Food Pantry Demand Remaining High / Oakland City Council Authorizes $5 Million For Homeless Services / Conservation Group Plants Thousands Of Milkweed Plants To Encourage Monarch Butterfly Populations

For the first time, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000

NPR's A Martinez talks to Dr. Rahul Gupta, the director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about the record opioid overdoses in the country.

Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, breaking windows and clashing with police officers.

Proud Boys, Oath Keepers receive subpoenas in congressional Jan. 6 probe

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has issued five new subpoenas for witnesses lawmakers want to hear from, in addition to 40 witnesses subpoenaed already.

Kenneth Polite, the assistant attorney general of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, speaks during a news conference at the department in October.

His brother was killed in 2004. Now he fights violent crime as a top Justice official

Kenneth Polite, head of the Criminal Division since July, wants to take the most dangerous people off the streets and spend more on preventing violence.

Almanac - Wednesday 6/17/20

Today is Eat Your Vegetables Day...It's Wednesday, the 17th of June of 2020It is the 169th day of the year. 197 days remain until the end of the year.The…

A bag of assorted pills and prescription drugs dropped off for disposal is displayed during the Drug Enforcement Administration's 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day earlier this year in Los Angeles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose from April 2020 to April 2021.

Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time

The Biden administration scrambles to respond as new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 fatalities.

Almanac - Tuesday 6/16/20

Happy Bloomsday! James Joyce's (pictured) epic "Ulysses" - a day in the life of Dubliner Leopold Bloom - is set on this day: June 16, 1904. Traditionally,…

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