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A Capitol Police officer assaulted during the Jan. 6 riot says he feels 'betrayed,' CNN is in court Monday fighting a defamation lawsuit, and we take a look at the 2025 Golden Globe winners.

Medical students, faculty and volunteers take blood samples during a coronavirus antibody study in Mountain View, Calif., on April 3. Santa Clara County's medical examiner says a person who died on Feb. 6 has posthumously tested positive for COVID-19.

1st Known U.S. COVID-19 Death Was Weeks Earlier Than Previously Thought

The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced on Tuesday that the District of Columbia is suing the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys for damages from the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

D.C.'s attorney general is suing the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers over Capitol attack

The District of Columbia is seeking damages from the two far-right groups for allegedly conspiring to terrorize the city with the violent attack on Jan. 6.

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Australia, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. Williams' third-round defeat at by Ajla Tomljanovic had the largest audience of any tennis match in ESPN's 43-year history.

Serena and a tournament of firsts — how this year's U.S. Open made history

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

Charged with second-degree murder in the death of Irvo Noel Otieno were: <strong>(top row, from left)</strong> Henrico County Sheriff's Deputies Bradley Disse, Brandon Rodgers, Dwayne Bramble, Tabitha Levere, Jermaine Branch <strong>(bottom row, from left)</strong>, Kaiyell Sanders and Randy Boyer, Central State Hospital workers Darian Blackwell, Sadarius Williams and Wavie Jones.

7 deputies and 3 others face murder charges in a Black man's death at mental hospital

Irvo Otieno was transferred from jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. Prosecutors say he was handcuffed during the intake process and "smothered" by seven deputies for some 12 minutes.

College is hard enough — try doing it while raising kids

More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them. Most don't even offer child care.

News brief: China's priorities, Senate candidates debate, student debt relief

China reveals its priorities. Biden-bashing crosses the aisle in Senate debates. And Biden's student loan forgiveness plan quietly goes live as some of those it was intended to help are shut out.

An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city.

Sumy, a center of Ukrainian culture, lives in the crosshairs of a new Russian offensive

The northern regional capital has become a frequent target of Russian drones, missiles and guided bombs. Now, Ukraine's top general says at least 50,000 Russian troops have massed across the border.

Paper Clip Project

Noah Adams talks with David Smith, assistant principal of Whitwell Middle School in Whitwell, Tenn., about the school's paper clip project. He says that, after the Columbine High School shooting, the principal wanted to find a program to teach students about tolerance. The idea: teach the kids about the Holocaust, in a hands on, interactive way. Smith came up with the idea of collecting 6 million paper clips, to represent the 6 million Jews who died during the Holocaust. He explains who he got the idea, and how the collection involves student research and communication with people from around the world. More info available at: www.marionschools.org/holocaust.

Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic holds the Venus Rosewater Dish trophy after defeating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada in their women's singles final tennis match at the Wimbledon.

Czech Petra Kvitova Wins Wimbledon Title

Kvitova picked up her second Wimbledon trophy, besting Canadian opponent Eugenie Bouchard 6-3 6-0.

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