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The WNBA and players union agreed to an extension of the current collective bargaining agreement to Jan. 9 just before their current deadline ran out Sunday night. CBC | Sports News
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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life in prison for plot on FBI
An American military veteran was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers in retaliation for his arrest on charges that he was part of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, court records show. CBC | World News
Read More »Oath Keepers leader leaves prison as Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 defendants begin
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Read More »TikTok creators nervous, angry as U.S. ban expected Jan. 19
A looming U.S. TikTok ban is starting to sink in for content creators whose livelihoods rely on the popular video app. The ban is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Friday about the move following months of debate. CBC | World News
Read More »Violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn’t be part of Trump pardons, says incoming vice-president
J.D. Vance, the U.S. vice-president-elect, said the pardon question is ‘very simple,’ saying those who protested peacefully should be pardoned and those who committed violence shouldn’t be. He later said there was a ‘bit of a grey area in some cases. CBC | World News
Read More »By certifying Trump’s election win, Kamala Harris makes Jan. 6 routine again
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Read More »Judge sets Trump’s sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
A judge Friday set U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — a little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but promised not to jail him. CBC | World News
Read More »In the shadow of Jan. 6, Harris concludes her case against Trump
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Read More »Three years later, these diehards still hold a nightly vigil for jailed Jan. 6 rioters
Every night in Washington, supporters of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, transform a small stretch of sidewalk near the D.C. Central Detention Facility in Washington into a vigil. They call it “Freedom Corner.” CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court limits Jan. 6 obstruction charge, potentially affecting Trump case
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Friday to a Pennsylvania man who challenged an obstruction charge brought against him concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It’s a ruling that has potential implications for the federal criminal case against Donald Trump for trying to undo his 2020 election loss. CBC | World News
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