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WATCH: inspector general, GAO officials testify on Capitol Police response to Jan. 6 attack

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

A bipartisan Senate report released last week details security failures surrounding the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol and recommends how to fix them. But it has only added to the unanswered questions about the attack.

WATCH: FBI Director Wray testifies before House Oversight Committee on Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Associated Press

A top Army leader is defending the Pentagon’s response to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Lt. Gen. Walter Piatt told a House panel Tuesday that the National Guard was delayed for hours because it had to properly prepare for the deployment.

Read the full Biden administration plan to fight domestic terrorism

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The Biden administration says it will enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists as part of a nationwide strategy to combat domestic terrorism.

U.S. COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to yearly cancer toll

By Janie Har, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 600,000 on Tuesday, even as the vaccination drive has drastically brought down daily cases and fatalities and allowed the country to emerge from the gloom and look forward to summer.

5 charts that show where we are in the pandemic

By Laura Santhanam, Megan McGrew

Here’s a look at five different series of data that offer a snapshot about how the nation is recovering from COVID-19 and what work is left to be done.

Feds inspected Illinois chemical plant weeks before blast

By Associated Press

A northern Illinois chemical plant that was rocked by an explosion and massive fires that prompted evacuations was inspected by a federal agency less than a month before the blast sent debris raining down onto nearby areas.

WATCH: Garland presents new U.S. plan to fight domestic terrorism

By News Desk and Associated Press

Attorney General Merrick Garland will present the administration's plan Tuesday to enhance its analysis of threats from domestic terrorists.

News Wrap: Israel’s Naftali Bennett officially unseats Benjamin Netanyahu

In our news wrap Monday, new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett formally took office, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year rule. The U.S. neared 600,000 deaths from COVID-19. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland promised tighter rules for obtaining information on members of…

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Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids

By Julie Watson, Amy Taxin, Jim Gomez, Associated Press

A federal volunteer at a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children says panic attacks would occur often after some of the children were taken away to be reunited with their families, dashing the hopes of those left behind.

WATCH: What’s behind rising domestic and gun violence during the pandemic?

By Courtney Vinopal

There were 43,538 gun deaths in America in 2020, and at least 611 mass shooting events, the most on record. Among the reasons for those statistics was an increase in domestic violence.