Samantha Manning, CMG Washington News Bureau

The U.S. Capitol is once again surrounded by a security fence and this time it was put up in anticipation of Saturday’s rally in support of the people arrested in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

They’re known around the world for their gold-medal Olympic and World Gymnastics Championship wins, but on Wednesday a group of elite gymnasts spoke publicly about a title they never wanted to have: a sexual assault survivor.

Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees are in the process of getting settled in the U.S. and nonprofit groups are stepping up to do their part to help the families and individuals once they arrive.

Gray was among the first responders to answer the call for help at the Pentagon after it had been hit by a plane.

Anti-tobacco groups are urging the government to regulate synthetic nicotine e-cigarette products as drugs so that they undergo the same oversight as traditional tobacco.

An app dubbed “stalkerware” by the government has been banned from conducting any more surveillance following accusations that it secretly tracked people and potentially allowed that information to go into dangerous hands.

Researchers at New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics looked at Twitter specifically and how it handled former President Donald Trump’s tweets about what it flagged as election misinformation.

President Biden addressed the nation Tuesday about his decision to end America’s longest war and stood firmly by his decision despite strong pushback over the chaos during the last two weeks in Kabul after the Taliban takeover.

The report also said some agencies are using it to match images with those found on social media.

From coast to coast, hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities are on the rise, with cities seeing a spike in attacks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.