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Top Reporter Leaving CBS Amid Newsroom Upheaval To Find 'Some Independence' Top Reporter Leaving CBS Amid Newsroom Upheaval To Find 'Some Independence'
Top Reporter Leaving CBS Amid Newsroom Upheaval To Find 'Some Independence' Prominent justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane is leaving CBS News amid growing criticism over the legacy network's right-wing pivot under new owners and leadership. MacFarlane shared the news in a memo to coworkers that he also posted on LinkedIn on Monday, March 9. MacFarlane joined CBS News in late 2021 after working as an investigative reporter for NBC Washington. In his note, MacFarlane said he was proud of his time at the network. "This is my decision, and I appreciate the bosses at CBS for understanding it," MacFarlane wrote. "I will always value the opportunity I had to work…

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by Chris Spiker
News
Rape Charges Dropped Against Man Pardoned For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot (UPDATE) Rape Charges Dropped Against Man Pardoned For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot (UPDATE)
Rape Charges Dropped Against Man Pardoned For Jan. 6 Capitol Riot (Update) A York County man pardoned for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is no longer facing rape charges after prosecutors dropped the case due to lack of victim cooperation, court records show. Joseph Pastucci, 51, of New Cumberland, had been sentenced to 26 months in prison and three months of probation after pleading guilty to assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers during the insurrection. He entered the U.S. Capitol with his wife, Jeanette Mangia, where the couple was seen inside Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and the Senate Chamber. Prosecutors say they rifled through documents and took …

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison
Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison A Virginia man who torched his car with homemade “napalm” outside the US Capitol during President Jimmy Carter’s memorial will avoid prison time, federal officials said. Adrian J. Hinton, 36, of Lorton, was sentenced to one year of supervised release and 125 hours of community service for setting his vehicle on fire near the Capitol, according to the US Attorney’s Office in DC. Hinton pleaded guilty in January to one count of destruction of government property. The incident took place shortly before 5 p.m. on Jan. 8, when Carter's body was lying in state at the Capitol Rotunda.  …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Armed Mass Man Slips Through Capitol Security, Arrested With Gun After Tour: Police Armed Mass Man Slips Through Capitol Security, Arrested With Gun After Tour: Police
Armed Mass Man Slips Through Capitol Security, Arrested With Gun After Tour: Police A man carrying a loaded handgun managed to pass through U.S. Capitol security, tour the Visitor Center, and walk through the halls of one of the nation's most secure buildings before being arrested just outside. James A. Faber, 27, believed to be from Carlisle, Massachusetts, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 21, after Capitol Police spotted him near his parked car on First Street NE, authorities said.  He was carrying a concealed 9mm handgun loaded with unregistered ammunition. Authorities said Faber, who had been flagged earlier as a person in crisis with possible suicidal thoughts, ente…

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by Josh Lanier
Politics
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction
Accused Pelosi Laptop Thief's Dad Convicted Of Child Abuse Year After Daughter's DC Conviction The father of a Pennsylvania woman who was accused of stealing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's laptop was convicted of sexually abusing a girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 — just two days after the trial began, according to court documents and the Dauphin County District Attorney's office.  Rickey Williams, 55, — a security guard from Dauphin County — touched the girl when she was between the ages of 8 and 18. Judge William T. presided over the trial.  She came forward about the abuse within two weeks after police allegedly caught him soliciting a video of a 14-ye…

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by Jillian Pikora