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Today is Tuesday, June 4, 2019. It is the 155th day of the year....210 days remain until the end of the year.17 days until summer begins518 days until…

Almanac - Wednesday 6/5/19

Today is Wednesday, the 5th of June of 2019. It is the 156th day of the year....209 days remain until the end of the year.16 days until summer begins517…

An information board shows people who are wanted by law enforcement on suspicion of assaulting federal officers at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot.

The FBI Keeps Using Clues From Volunteer Sleuths To Find The Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, a group of volunteer sleuths came forward to assist law enforcement in an unprecedented effort to identify possible suspects.

Almanac - Monday 6/3/19

Today is Monday, June 3, the 154th day of 2019. There are 211 days left in the year...18 days until summer beginsand 519 days until presidential…

Capitol Police Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman, shown at the right at a ceremony memorializing U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who was killed on January 6, has come under criticism from rank and file officers for the response to the insurrection.

U.S. Capitol Police Union Issues No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders

The U.S. Capitol police union has said their leadership failed to protect them on January 6. The union wants acting Chief Yogananda Pittman and a half-dozen other officers to be held accountable.

In the initial weeks after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the idea of an independent commission to probe the attack and the failures that let it happen had broad support. In recent weeks, that support has waned among Republicans in Congress.

Why A '9/11 Commission' Is Popular But May Not Happen For The Jan. 6 Capitol Attack

Republicans are resisting the formation of an independent commission to look into the Jan. 6 invasion of the U.S. Capitol. A key exchange from the 9/11 Commission investigation helps explain why.

South Korean soldiers patrol while hikers visit the DMZ Peace Trail in the Demilitarized Zone in Goseong, South Korea. A defector from North Korea was apprehended in Goseong last week after evading South Korean guards for hours.

North Korea Defector Swims To South, Evading Border Guards For 6 Hours

The man's daring escape, and the failure of South Korean guards to detect him, is the second embarrassing breach of the heavily fortified DMZ in recent months.

People in Tokyo wear masks on May 7. Daily coronavirus infections in Japan's capital have topped 4,000 — nearly four times as many as a week ago.

Tokyo's New COVID-19 Infections Hit A Record Again, Topping 4,000 For The First Time

Daily infections are nearly quadruple the numbers reported just a week ago. Japan's prime minister, who has denied the Olympics are to blame, has extended a state of emergency to the end of August.

The President's Daily Briefing is the top-secret intelligence report presented to the president every weekday. By tradition, the briefing is also offered to presidents-elect, though officials say this hasn't happened yet with Joe Biden.

Biden Should Be Getting Top-Level Intelligence Briefings, But He Isn't

President Trump has not accepted the election results, and his administration has not yet authorized Biden and his team to start receiving government resources — including intelligence briefings.

Also: Tracing the contradictory timeline of ex-White House staffer Rob Porter; South African President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote by parliament; and a Mt. Hood climber is killed in a fall.

California man has eaten nearly every meal at Six Flags over the last 6 years

The Santa Clarita man in 2014 bought a season pass for $150 that included two meals a day, according to MEL magazine. He says with all his savings, he paid off his student loans and bought a house.

A member of the National Guard walks on Capitol Hill Tuesday, before the first day of former President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial.

U.S. Capitol Police Union To Hold No-Confidence Vote For Top Leaders

"The enormity of the multiple leadership failures both in leading up to the insurrection, and in the Department's response to it, have convinced us there is no other choice," the union head says.

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