Unbiased headline news – Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, and Stewart Rhodes, the head of the Oath Keepers, were released from prison on Tuesday.
Their release came as part of a sweeping pardon issued by President Donald Trump for individuals convicted in connection with the January 6th Capitol riot. Tarrio and Rhodes had been serving sentences of 22 and 18 years, respectively, for their roles in the attack. Rhodes was sentenced in May 2023 by a federal judge after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in 2022 for his involvement and that of his group in the riot.
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At least 76 people died, and 51 others were injured in a predawn fire that broke out at a hotel in Turkey’s Kartalkaya Ski Resort, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Tuesday.
“We are in deep pain,” Yerlikaya stated during a press conference. He added that 45 of the deceased have been identified, while efforts to identify the remaining victims continue. As part of the investigation into the fire, authorities have detained nine individuals, Yerlikaya confirmed.
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Both Israel and Hamas have announced that the next release of hostages is scheduled for Saturday.
A senior Israeli official emphasized that the agreement specifies the exchange must occur on January 25. Hamas also confirmed this, stating, “The second batch of prisoner exchange will take place on the scheduled date.” On Sunday, three Israeli women hostages were released, and Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners as part of the exchange.
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A group of masked and hooded individuals smashed numerous windows and spray-painted anti-government graffiti on the Multnomah County Elections building in what Portland police have called an “orchestrated attack.”
The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Monday. Suspects fled the scene as officers arrived at the unoccupied building, police reported. “This appears to be what I would define as an orchestrated attack on this building,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day stated during a press conference.
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Domestic workers in Los Angeles are facing financial struggles after losing their employment when homes they worked in were destroyed by the recent wildfires.
The Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades prompted mass evacuations and left many domestic workers without jobs. Flor Martinez Zaragoza, the founder and CEO of Celebration Nation, a non-profit supporting Indigenous and Latino communities, explained that these workers are now dealing with severe financial hardships due to the destruction in the affected neighborhoods.
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying nearly two dozen Starlink communication satellites early Tuesday from Florida.
The rocket’s first-stage booster, completing its eighth flight, returned to Earth successfully, landing on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean. The payload, consisting of 21 Starlink satellites, was deployed into low-Earth orbit, joining thousands already in the network that provides high-speed, low-latency Internet access worldwide.
