by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines
A US Air Force veteran from San Diego has been identified as the woman who was shot and killed inside the US Capitol when Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the building and clashed with police. Ashli Babbit was shot in the chest this afternoon after chaotic...
by Jim Heath | Jan 6, 2021 | Headlines
President-elect Joe Biden and former President George W Bush have both condemned the “insurrection” at the U.S. Capitol today as “heartbreaking and sickening.” The former Republican president released a statement saying, “This is how...
by Jim Heath | Dec 21, 2020 | Headlines, History
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed, to be replaced with one of civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement today that workers removed the...
