Seventh time’s a charm? McCarthy loses another round of speaker votes as GOP chaos goes on another day
No party in control of the House has failed to elect a speaker on first vote in 100 years
Americas
Why this Superman-loving congressman-elect is swearing into office holding a $5m comic book
Robert Garcia learned to read and write in English thanks to comic books. He related to the Man of Steel as an immigrant with a ‘a sense of justice, and a secret identity’
January 6 officer Michael Fanone visits McCarthy’s office to ‘rub it in’ as GOP leader struggles for support
‘Maybe the fourth time’s the charm,’ former officer says of McCarthy’s speakership bid – which he subsequently lost
Tech CEO arrested for allegedly peeping on woman in Panera Bread toilet stall
The CEO was arrested and charged with robbery and peeping
Utah ski resort employee dies after being ejected by chairlift
Christian Helger, 29, was identified as the Park City Mountain resort employee who died when a tree hit a chairlift just behind where he was seated
A tragic family Tesla crash off a California cliff shocked rescuers. Then the doctor dad was arrested for attempted murder
Authorities say Pasadena radiologist Dharmesh Patel intentionally drove his Tesla off a notorious stretch of California highway known as Devil’s Slide, critically injuring his wife and two young children. Bevan Hurley reports
Former Colorado funeral home owner sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling body parts
The former funeral director’s 69-year-old mother was assisting her in the scheme
UAE top diplomat back in Syria as relations continue to thaw
The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad during his second visit to Damascus as relations continue to thaw between the two countries
‘The fever’s got to break’: When will there be a House speaker?
Members-elect from across GOP agree there’s no plan how to get past impasse and future looks uncertain
FBI raises reward for information about Jan 6 DC pipe bombs to $500,000
The investigation, which has been going on for two years, has so far not yielded any suspects.