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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Police Command Structure Crumbled Fast During Capitol Riot
  • 18 January 2021
As the rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol, many of the police officers had to decide...
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This Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Office shows Aditya Singh. Singh, of California, who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly was arrested on charges that he hid in a secured area at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport for three months. (Cook County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Man Allegedly Hid 3 Months at Chicago Airport Due to Virus
  • 18 January 2021
A man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has...
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FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, Cowboys for Trump leader and Otero County Commissioner Couy Griffin, center, talks with Republican New Mexico state Rep. Candy Ezzell of Roswell, N.M., at a protest against gun control and pro-abortion rights legislation outside the New Mexico State Capitol, in Santa Fe, N.M. A New Mexico county official who runs a group called "Cowboys for Trump" who had vowed to return to Washington after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol to place a flag on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's desk was arrested by the FBI on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Griffin was arrested on charges of illegally entering the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee, File)
Cowboys for Trump Leader Arrested Over US Capitol Riot
  • 17 January 2021
A New Mexico county official and founder of the group Cowboys for Trump has been...
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Shattered glass from the previous week's attack on Congress by a pro-Trump mob is seen in doors leading to the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Far-Right Personality ‘Baked Alaska’ Arrested in Riot Probe
  • 16 January 2021
Far-right media personality Tim Gionet, who calls himself “Baked Alaska,” has been arrested by the...
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Capitol Riot: Confederate Flag Photo Leads to Man’s Arrest
  • 14 January 2021
A Delaware man photographed carrying a Confederate battle flag during a deadly riot at the...
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FILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. An appeals court granted a stay of execution Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, for Montgomery, convicted of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb in the northwest Missouri town of Skidmore in 2004. (Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP, File)
US Carries out Its 1st Execution of Female Inmate Since 1953
  • 13 January 2021
Lisa Montgomery was the 11th prisoner to receive a lethal injection there since July when...
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Steven D'Antuono, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Washington field office, speaks as acting U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin, right, listens during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Washington. Federal prosecutors are looking at bringing “significant” cases involving possible sedition and conspiracy charges in last week’s riot at the U.S. Capitol. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
US Prosecutors Weighing Sedition Charges in Capitol Riot
  • 12 January 2021
Misdemeanor counts, including trespassing, against some of the dozens arrested so far may still be...
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesday's chaos. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Man Accused of Stealing Pelosi’s Lectern Charged in Invasion
  • 9 January 2021
A Florida man allegedly photographed grinning as he carried away House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s lectern...
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U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
EXPLAINER: Who Has Been Charged in the Deadly Capitol Riot?
  • 9 January 2021
Dozens of people have already been arrested and prosecutors across the U.S. have vowed to...
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This undated photo provided by the Washington County, Arl., Sheriff's Office shows Arkansas resident Richard Barnett, who was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, and is being held in the county jail after he was charged by federal prosecutors with three counts for storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in Washington. Barnett was in a viral photo where he could be seen inside House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. (Washington County Sheriff's Office via AP)
FBI Arrests Arkansas Man from Photo Inside Pelosi’s Office
  • 8 January 2021
The FBI arrested an Arkansas man who was photographed sitting at a desk in House...
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Republican state Del. Derrick Evans arrested after Capitol riot
State Lawmaker Charged After Entering Capitol with Rioters
  • 8 January 2021
A West Virginia state lawmaker has been charged with entering a restricted area of the...
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Woman Who Accused Black Teen of Stealing Phone is Arrested
  • 8 January 2021
The arrest followed days of intense media coverage of the fracas at the hotel and...
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