America, be the Beacon Again: Listen to what the world is telling us! By Christine Sloan | January 8, 2021, 8:57 am | in Columnist, News
Jan. 6th, 2021: Bedlam at the U.S. Capitol.
There I was, horrified as I watched Americans attack the U.S. Capitol Complex Wednesday, and my mind suddenly transported me back to my childhood.
I was 11 years old when the principal of our school in Tehran, Iran, urged us to carry scarves in the event militant Islamic fundamentalists decided to intentionally throw acid in our faces for not following religious rules and wearing a hijab, a veil worn by many Muslim women.
An FBI probe is investigating whether or not the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to "capture and assassinate elected officials."
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 6:40 p.m. Former U.S. Ambassador Jon Huntsman Jr. is criticizing President Donald Trump for prioritizing his own interests over the nation’s following the deadly siege of the Capitol by the president’s supporters. In a statement Thursday, the Trump-era ambassador called on Americans to join together and push through this “anguishing period of history.” His comments come a day after violent protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol, forcing Congress members to halt the