Primetime Jan. 6 hearings, Patrick Lyoya death, first LIV Golf event: 5 things to know Thursday
House hearings on Jan. 6 Capitol riot get underway in prime time
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack on Thursday opens a series of hearings with a rare prime-time session starting at 8 p.m. ET. Over more than a year, the committee has interviewed more than 1,000 witnesses to learn what led to the riot, what happened at the Capitol and how the White House reacted. One likely theme of the hearings will be the responsibility of then-President Donald Trump in the attack, during which a mob ransacked the building and temporarily halted Congress from counting Electoral College votes certifying Joe Biden's victory over Trump in the 2020 election. The committee is expected to focus on how Trump and his allies tried to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject certain state electors and hand the election to Trump. Major news networks such as CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC News – but not Fox News – will air the hearing live.
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Proud Boys members, ex-leader expected to appear in court on new charges
Four Proud Boys members and the group's former leader are expected to make their first court appearances Thursday on federal charges of seditious conspiracy related to the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The new charges build on an earlier conspiracy case against the group's ex-national chairman, Enrique Tarrio, 38; Ethan Nordean, 31; Joseph Biggs, 38; Zachary Rehl, 37; and Dominic Pezzola, 44, accused in an organized plot to prevent the certification of President Joe Biden's election. The new indictment adds two charges: one count of seditious conspiracy and one count of conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging any duties. All defendants now face a total of nine charges, and a robbery charge also was lodged against Pezzola.
- Rep. Liz Cheney calls Jan. 6 Capitol attack a 'conspiracy' and says threat is 'ongoing'
Charging decision coming in Michigan police shooting of Patrick Lyoya
A prosecutor said he will announce Thursday whether charges will be filed in the death of Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head by a Grand Rapids, Michigan, police officer. Kent County, Michigan, prosecutor Chris Becker gave no hints Wednesday, saying only that he would disclose his "charging decision" at an afternoon news conference in Grand Rapids. Lyoya, 26, a refugee from Congo, was killed by Officer Christopher Schurr after a traffic stop on April 4. After Lyoya fled the stop, Schurr chased after him on foot and the officer deployed his stun gun twice and missed. Schurr, who is white, and Lyoya then physically struggled across a lawn in a residential neighborhood while Lyoya's passenger recorded the scene on a phone. Lyoya was on the ground when Schurr shot him. He had demanded that Lyoya take his hand off the officer's Taser, video showed. Lyoya's parents have publicly demanded that Schurr be charged with crimes and fired.
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First LIV Golf event set to tee off in London
The opening event in the LIV Golf Invitational Series begins Thursday in London amid backlash against the new tour. Ahead of the event, players among the 48-person field were asked about LIV Golf being financed by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia and its role in the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamaal Khashoggi, among other atrocities. One golfer, Graeme McDowell, said: "You know, I think as golfers, if we tried to cure geopolitical situations in every country in the world that we play golf in, we wouldn't play a lot of golf. It's a really hard question to answer." McDowell would later say "this has been incredibly polarizing. I think we all agree, the Khashoggi situation, that was reprehensible." Notable names competing in the inaugural event and tour are Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson and Kevin Na.
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'Jurassic World Dominion' set to hit theaters ahead of weekend rush
"Jurassic World Dominion," the sixth film in the dinosaur-film franchise that goes back to 1993 and the final film in this recent trilogy, arrives in theaters Thursday evening before opening wide Friday. After the previous movies spent so much time trying to keep the dinosaurs isolated in high-tech sanctuaries, "Jurassic World Dominion" picks up four years after "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" and imagines a world having to come to grips with rampaging dinos living among humans – at least until the movie shifts its focus and leads to another climactic primal showdown. Adding to the intrigue, "Jurassic World" mainstays Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard join OG "Jurassic Park" stars Laura Dern, Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum in this latest adventure. In his ★★★ (out of four) review, Paste BN critic Brian Truitt says, "Although overly familiar, 'Dominion' boasts everything you'd ever want in a 'Jurassic' film and is the best in the series since the original 1993 movie." (Though it's not a high bar.)
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Contributing: The Associated Press