A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington (Newser Morning 8)

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January 6, 2025     "Happiness is good health and a bad memory." —Ingrid Bergman   1 Reports: Justin Trudeau Is Expected to Resign This Week As America prepares to welcome a new leader, reports indicate Canada will soon need to do the same. Keep reading   2 A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington As Congress prepares to convene during a winter storm on Monday to certify the election of Donald Trump, the AP makes note of one "extraordinary fact": that "the candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to power." Keep reading   From our sponsors Cheapest Way to Get a Walk-In Tub if You're on Medicare Seniors With Old And Unusable Bath Tubs are getting a treat this month. KEEP READING   At a Glance People attend the traditional Cavalcade of Magi in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, as part of festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) Keep reading   3 Wyoming Sells 640 Acres of Land to Feds for $100M Wyoming has sold 640 acres of land to the federal government for $100 million after what the WyoFile calls "decades of political maneuvering." Keep reading   4 Here Are Some of the Best Golden Globes Looks Fasten your seatbelts, fashion fans. Keep reading   5 Former Fox Sports Host Sued Over Alleged Sex Harassment A former Fox Sports host is being accused of sexual harassment in a lawsuit from a woman who worked as a hairstylist for the network. Keep reading   6 Jeff Baena's Cause of Death Revealed Aubrey Plaza was set to present an award at the Golden Globes, but skipped the Sunday night awards show after the death of her husband, screenwriter and director Jeff Baena, on Friday. Keep reading     7 Golden Globes Winners Include a Shocked Demi Moore The Brutalist, Brady Corbet's 215-minute postwar epic, was crowned best drama film at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, putting one of 2024's most ambitious films on course to be a major contender at the Academy Awards, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 Host Nikki Glaser Roasts Golden Globes Audience Comedian Nikki Glaser kicked off what she called "Ozempic's biggest night," the 82nd Golden Globes, with a promise: "I'm not here to roast you." Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI 'Most Followed Rugby Player on Planet' Draws Record Crowd See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Jan. 6, 2021, supporters of President Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding; most of the rioters had come from a nearby rally where Trump urged them to "fight like hell." A Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to breach a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, injured while confronting the rioters, suffered a stroke the next day and died. Congress reconvened hours later on Jan. 6 to finish certifying the election result. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: NYC Cops Have Stopped Giving Out Parking Tickets   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2025 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved