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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 09: Former Attorney General William Barr is seen on a screen during a hearing held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 09, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol for almost a year, will present its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for Joe Biden. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Barr calls Trump's fraud claims 'detached from reality' in Jan. 6 panel testimony

Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Donald Trump had no interest in what the facts were after the election, and debunked claims Dominion Voting Systems machines had been tampered with.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) delivers remarks during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Cannon House Office Building on June 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The bipartisan committee, which has been gathering evidence for almost a year related to the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, will present its findings in a series of televised hearings. On January 6, 2021, supporters of former President Donald Trump attacked the U.S. Capitol Building during an attempt to disrupt a congressional vote to confirm the electoral college win for President Joe Biden. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The Jan. 6 panel says the Trump campaign misled donors using election lies

A counsel for the panel said in a video that the Trump campaign misled donors in its fundraising after the 2020 election, perpetuating false claims of voter fraud in order to raise funds.

OAKLAND, CA - JAN. 19: Oakland city hall is bathed in red light in a memorial to the 400,000 people who have died from COVID-19 throughout the country, in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Oakland, Calif., declares racism a public health crisis

Oakland City Council votes without opposition to declare the public health crisis and sets aside up to $350,000 for consulting and a data analyst.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, is high water in the Gardiner River along the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Montana, that washed out part of a road on Monday, June 13, 2022. (National Park Service via AP)

Flooding at Yellowstone National Park sweeps away a bridge and washes out roads

All entrances are closed at Yellowstone National Park after major flooding swept away at least one bridge, washed away roads and set off mudslides.

Firefighters work to extinguish an apartment building and cars burning after shelling in Donetsk, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Monday, June 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 13)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Cambodian-American lawyer Theary Seng, dressed in the Lady Liberty talks to the media outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Cambodian court expected to deliver verdict on mass treason trial involving Theary Seng, and dozens of other defendants who were former members of the dissolved opposition party. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Cambodian court convicts a U.S. lawyer and dozens of others of treason

Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Paul LePage. (Robert F. Bukaty/AP Photo)

Paul LePage tries to make a comeback in Maine. Will independent voters bite?

Former Republican Gov. Paul LePage, known for his aggressive conservative politics, is challenging sitting Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who faces an enthusiasm gap. It's shaping up to be a tight race.

TOPSHOT - The front page of the local newspaper is seen in the media area outside the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 26, 2022. - Grief at the massacre of 19 children at the elementary school in Texas spilled into confrontation on May 25, as angry questions mounted over gun control -- and whether this latest tragedy could have been prevented. The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde on May 24 became the site of the worst school shooting in a decade, committed by a disturbed 18-year-old armed with a legally bought assault rifle. (Photo by allison dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)

There are 2 ways the media covers mass shootings. Here's why the difference matters

What is journalists' role when covering America's mass shooting crisis? It's a crucial question to answer, says an expert who studies the impact that news stories have on the public.

In deep-red S.C., Democrats running for governor aren't trying to appeal to moderates

Democrats have to stop "being scared," said one South Carolina candidate. Abortion rights, gun control, and LGBTQ rights are among the top issues for Democrats challenging GOP Gov. Henry McMaster.

FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. Brittney Griner is easily the most prominent American locked up by a foreign country. But the WNBA star’s case is tangled up with that of another prisoner few Americans have ever heard of. Paul Whelan has been held in Russia since his December 2018 arrest on espionage charges he and the U.S. government say are false. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)

Russia extends Brittney Griner's detention until at least July 2

WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state media reported. The U.S. says she is being wrongfully detained.

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