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NEW ORLEANS – Lawrence N. Brooks, the oldest World War II veteran in the U.S.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Cori Bush is no stranger to protests.

One-year after a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol led by supporters of former President Donald Trump trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused his colleagues across the aisle for trying to “exploit this anniversary.”

Dear Annie: Our son has been married to a lovely girl for over 20 years. She is a daughter-in-law everyone should have.

Ice is shown flowing down the Missouri River on Wednesday morning near Leavenworth Landing. The ice figures to be around for awhile as temperatures are expected to plummet on Thursday. The forecast is calling for a high of 14 degrees and a low of 6 degrees. MARK ROUNTREE/LEAVENWORTH TIMES

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia officials defending their response to a blizzard that stranded hundreds of motorists along a major interstate highway said conditions for the gridlock were caused by a combination of unusually heavy snowfall, plunging temperatures and a rainy start that kept them from pretreating the roads.

NEW YORK – Beneath a pale winter light and the glare of television cameras, it seemed hard not to see the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot for what it was. The violent storming of the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters bent on upending the election of Joe Biden was as clear as day: democracy under siege, live-streamed in real time.

Some events are so cataclysmic they can be universally recognized by their date alone, such 9/11, and Dec. 7, the date FDR declared would “live in infamy.” And now Jan.