Stewart Rhodes and the others are the first Jan. 6 defendants charged with the the rare Civil War-era offense to stand trial for what authorities allege was a serious, weekslong plot to violently stop the transfer of presidential power.
Katherine Lee
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Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba, Florida braces for winds, floods
The storm is to get even stronger over the warm Gulf of Mexico, reaching top winds of 130 mph as it approaches the southwest coast of Florida.
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White House: New rule will show ‘true cost’ of plane tickets
The initiative applies to airlines directly and third-party search sites.
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Russian military recruiter shot as resistance builds to call-up
In a Siberian city, 25-year-old resident Ruslan Zinin walked into the enlistment office saying ‘no one will go to fight’ and ‘we will all go home now,’ according to local media.
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Trump allies create a new super PAC called MAGA Inc.
The buildout comes as Trump, a Republican, is under mounting legal pressure on multiple fronts.
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Occupied Ukraine holds Kremlin-staged vote on joining Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky only briefly mentioned the ‘sham’ referendums in an address in which he switched from speaking Ukrainian to Russian to directly tell Russian citizens they were being ‘thrown to their deaths.’
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Fiona bears down on northeast Canada as big, powerful storm
Meteorologists are warning that Fiona has the potential to be one of the most severe storms in the country’s history.
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UN rights experts present evidence of war crimes in Ukraine
A team of experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body to look into rights violations in Ukraine says its initial investigation has turned up evidence of war crimes following Russia’s invasion.
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British author of ‘Wolf Hall’ saga Hilary Mantel dies at 70
Mantel is credited with reenergizing historical fiction with “Wolf Hall” and two sequels about the 16th-century English powerbroker Thomas Cromwell.
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U.S., allies ramp up criticism of Russia at UN Security Council
The United States and its allies plan to ramp up criticism of Russia for its war in Ukraine and press other countries to join in their forceful condemnations of the conflict.