WASHINGTON — U.S. defense officials say they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, prompting the FBI to vet all of the 25,000 National Guard troops coming into Washington for the event. The massive undertaking reflects the extraordinary security concerns that have gripped […]
Federal prisons will be on lockdown as a security measure ahead of Biden’s Inauguration
Summary List Placement All federal prisons in the country will be under lockdown ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration, according to US authorities In a press release the US Bureau of Prisons said: “In light of current events occurring around the country, and out of an abundance of caution, the decision has been made to secure […]
President-elect Joe Biden plans to issue an executive order canceling the Keystone XL pipeline permit, report says
Summary List Placement President-elect Joe Biden plans on canceling the controversial Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive order on his first day of office, sources told CBC News. According to CBC, the order was part of a larger planned list of executive actions meant to reverse some of President Donald Trump’s key policies. They include […]
San Francisco: Accident investigation closes Bay Bridge lanes
OAKLAND — California Highway Patrol officers are at the scene of a crash that blocked multiple Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge lanes, authorities Sunday. Shortly after 5:20 p.m., CHP officers issued a Sig-alert closing multiple lanes of eastbound I-80 at the bridge’s center anchorage after the collision. Officers issued an additional alert around 6:20 p.m., closing […]
Heavily fortified statehouses around US see small protests
By DAVID A. LIEB and ADAM GELLER Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country Sunday, outnumbered by National Guard troops and police brought in to prevent a repeat of the violence that erupted at the U.S. Capitol. As darkness fell, there were […]
INSURTECH DISRUPTORS: Here’s exactly what full-stack insurtechs are doing to beat incumbents on customer acquisition, personalization, and claims processing
Summary List Placement This is a preview of the Insurtech Disruptors research report from Business Insider Intelligence. Purchase this report. Business Insider Intelligence offers even more fintech coverage with Fintech Pro. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing finance news and analysis to your inbox. Insurtechs globally are challenging the status quo of the insurance industry. By using […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Bay Area residents enjoy record breaking warm weather this weekend
SAN JOSE – JANUARY 17: Tejus Gupta, 1, plays with some bubbles at the Municipal Rose Garden on a warm day in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. (Randy Vazquez/ Bay Area News Group) PLEASANTON, CA – JANUARY 15: Riley Richards, with Meadowlark Dairy, wears a smiley face mask as she carries ice […]
With police, soldiers at the ready, California’s capitol sits quiet
SACRAMENTO — Newly-erected barricades and fences surrounded the state capitol. Troops from the California National Guard, wearing camouflage and carrying rifles, stood on every corner, braced for trouble. But calls for President Trump’s supporters to show up — armed — to protest Joe Biden’s impending inauguration fizzled here Sunday. Instead, about the only Trump supporters […]
Coronavirus: New variant of COVID-19 showing up in rising numbers
A new variant of the COVID-19 virus is showing up in rising numbers of cases, officials from the California Department of Public Health, Santa Clara County and UC San Francisco announced Sunday. The variant, which has previously been detected in other countries and states, is now increasingly being found in multiple counties throughout California, health […]
Trump allies behind rally that ignited U.S. Capitol riot, records say
WASHINGTON — Veterans of President Donald Trump’s failed reelection campaign had key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting the grassroots image pushed by groups involved in the event. A pro-Trump nonprofit organization called Women for America First […]
Trump planning to raise $2 billion for a presidential library, likely in Florida: report
Summary List Placement President Donald Trump is relaying to supporters and GOP donors that he wants to raise $2 billion for a presidential library and museum, according to The Washington Post. No official announcements have been made, but the presidential library is “likely” to be in Florida, home of the outgoing president’s Mar-a-Lago resort and […]
‘Cowboys for Trump’ leader detained by FBI after pledging to bring guns to DC
Summary List Placement The far-right leader of “Cowboys for Trump” has been arrested in Washington, DC, after last week pledging to bring guns to the nation’s capital on the day of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. In a statement, the FBI’s Washington Field Office told Insider that Couy Griffin, an elected Republican county commissioner in New […]