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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers. One year after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers are recalling the trauma against the backdrop of a divided nation. The three white men convicted of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia nearly two years ago will be sentenced. And, another day, another snowstorm for the Eastern United States. If you're worried about getting stranded on the roads, this is for you. |
| It's Jane and Steve, with Thursday's news. |
| 🚨 "Tremendous loss of life": A dozen people were killed, including eight children, in an apartment building fire in Philadelphia Wednesday morning. |
| 🏈 NFL wide receiver strikes back: In a lengthy statement, Antonio Brown disputed head coach Bruce Arians' claim on his split with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and alleged a team "cover-up" on an injury he recently sustained. |
| 🔵 "Very concerning": Authorities in New Hampshire confirmed the father of 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery, who was last seen in 2019 but reported missing the last week of 2021, has been arrested. |
| 🛍 Will your Macy's store close? Macy's Inc., which also runs Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury, identified six Macy's and one Bloomingdale's Outlet store that will shutter in 2022. See the list. |
 | | The entrance to the Macy's store at Macerich's Village at Corte Madera mall. | | Author | |
| 😷 "Cloth masks are not going to cut it with omicron": Your cloth face mask isn't protecting you against the new coronavirus variant, health officials say. |
| 🦠 What are the symptoms of COVID-19? Where did the omicron variant come from? Your coronavirus questions, answered. And for the latest COVID updates, tap here. |
| 🎁 The holidays aren't yet over for some: Jan. 6 marks Three Kings Day, a holiday celebrated in most Latin American and Caribbean countries. |
| 🤑 Powerball jackpot: The odds of winning was about 1 in 292,200,000. But two tickets sold in California and Wisconsin won all $632.6 million Wednesday night, the seventh-largest jackpot in Powerball history. |
 | | Blank forms for the Powerball lottery sit in a bin at a local grocery store, in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 12, 2021. | | Associated Press photo; USA TODAY graphic | |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, we look back at the Jan. 6 insurrection a year later. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
One year later, White House, Congress commemorate Jan. 6 attack on Capitol |
| Officials in Washington, D.C., on Thursday will mark one year since the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters, an unprecedented attack that eventually left five people dead and democracy shaken. President Joe Biden will begin the commemorations with a speech at the Capitol. Later, members of Congress – most of them Democrats – will conduct prayer vigils, hold a discussion with historians, and give speeches recalling the violent and unsuccessful attempt to void the counting of electoral votes that elected Biden as president. Many Republicans – some of whom still support Trump's false claims about alleged voter fraud, the fire that lit the insurrection – say Democrats are using the anniversary to tar all of them as violent extremists. |
 | | Rioters scale a wall at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. | | Jose Luis Magana/AP | |
3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery to be sentenced |
| The three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery nearly two years ago are expected be sentenced Thursday. Travis McMichael, the man who pulled the trigger, was convicted of one count of malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of false imprisonment and one count of criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. His father, Gregory McMichael, was found guilty on charges including felony murder. Their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan was convicted on six of the nine counts, including three counts of felony murder by the jury on Nov. 24. The men all face minimum sentences of life in prison in the fatal shooting of Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, while he was jogging in Brunswick, Georgia, in February 2020. The judge will decide whether that comes with or without the possibility of parole. |
Just for subscribers: |
| 🔵 The first test of Joe Biden's presidency came on Jan. 6. The next test is how to step out from its shadow. |
| ⚖️Who invaded the US Capitol on Jan. 6? A year after the insurrection, federal authorities continue to pursue and prosecute rioters. |
| 🚌 Chicago schools canceled classes after teachers refused to show up. Will other districts follow? |
| 🚙 600 miles on a single charge? In the race to try to catch Tesla, automakers are literally going the extra mile – at least when it comes to battery output. |
| 🧳 "The best part was watching everyone smile": How a cancer patient experiences travel. |
| These articles are for USA TODAY subscribers. You can sign up here. Here is all of our subscriber content. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Merrick Garland addresses the DOJ's Jan. 6 probe |
 | | Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, on Jan. 5, 2022. | | Pool photo by Carolyn Kaster; USA TODAY graphic | |
| Attorney General Merrick Garland pledged Wednesday to pursue the perpetrators of the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol at "any level," saying federal authorities would "follow the facts wherever they lead." |
| Garland faces mounting pressure from lawmakers to take more aggressive action in the inquiry, including some who urged that former President Donald Trump be held accountable for inciting the attack. Garland acknowledged mounting public sentiment, but made it clear that the probe will take "as long as it takes and whatever it takes for justice to be done." |
Jill Biden to view aftermath of Kentucky tornadoes |
| First lady Jill Biden will head to Kentucky on Thursday to observe recovery efforts following December's deadly tornadoes. Biden and FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks will join Gov. Andy Beshear and Kentucky first lady Britainy Beshear in Bowling Green, where 17 people are believed to have been killed by tornadoes that struck the weekend of Dec. 10. At least 77 died statewide, the worst tornado death toll in Kentucky's history. President Joe Biden visited the state on Dec. 15, promising federal assistance and funding for 30 days. |
Another storm, more snow, looms for Eastern US |
| The Eastern U.S. is preparing for another snowstorm that was forecast for Thursday and into Friday. AccuWeather meteorologist Bernie Rayno predicted the storm will affect a much larger area of the Northeast than the one that left hundreds of drivers stranded for more than a day along Interstate 95 in Virginia earlier this week. The new storm is projected to bring snow and slippery travel to much of the Interstate 95 corridor from Northern Virginia to Maine, including the major metro areas of New York City, Philadelphia and Boston. Baltimore and Washington will get another dose of snow on top of what fell Monday, AccuWeather said. Before hitting the Northeast, the storm will affect portions of the South with light snow Thursday, including Memphis and Nashville, Weather.com said. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories yesterday |
| 😷 Should you be wearing an N95 mask? What to know and where to buy them online. |
| 🛌 Bed Bath & Beyond is permanently closing more stores. Is yours one of them? |
| 🤝 What is a platonic life partnership? These couples are breaking societal relationship norms. |
| 🏈Ex-Ohio State player K'Vaughan Pope: "You only go to OSU if you want to be ... highly disrespected by the coaching staff." |
| 📺 "I didn't want to be stuck": In a new interview with USA TODAY, Sophia Bush, the former "One Tree Hill" and "Chicago P.D." star, talks about her return to network TV after a lengthy hiatus in CBS' new medical drama "Good Sam." |
 | | Sophia Bush as Dr. Sam Griffith in CBS' "Good Sam." | | Ramona Diaconescu, CBS | |
Djokovic still confined in Australian hotel after his visa was canceled |
| Novak Djokovic's status for the Australian Open remained in jeopardy Thursday as the country denied him entry and canceled his visa over his failure to provide appropriate documentation for an exemption from the country's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, the Australian Border Force said Wednesday. Djokovic spent a day confined to a secure hotel room waiting for a court decision and will spend at least another night there, in immigration detention. Upon his arrival in Melbourne for the tournament he has won the last three years and nine times overall among his record-tying 20 Grand Slam titles, Djokovic spent most of Wednesday night being questioned by ABF officers. Tournament officials initially granted Djokovic a medical exemption, but criticism has poured in due to the perception that he was receiving special treatment. |
| 🎾 Opinion: It's Novak Djokovic's own fault he won't play the Australian Open, but getting deported makes nobody look good. |
 | | USA TODAY Sports columnist Dan Wolken called the debacle "a mess — for Djokovic's legacy, for the Australian Open and for tennis in general." | | USA TODAY | |
Fact check: Let's make some things clear |
| ✔ The claim: One million "COVID-vaccine injuries" are reported in a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention database. Our rating: False ❌ |
| ✔ The claim: President Joe Biden edited a Fourth of July picture and reposted it on New Year's Day. Our rating: False ❌ The photo Biden posted on his social media accounts is the same one captured on July 4, 2021. There was no manipulation. |
| 🔵 The claim: USA TODAY's experts will check subscribers' facts. All they need to do is to send us a text. Our rating: True. Click here to see how you can get your facts checked. |
| ✔ The claim: Dead electric cars caused a massive traffic jam during a recent California snowstorm. Our rating: False ❌ |
| ✔ The claim: NASA just hired 24 theologians to assess how the world would react to the discovery of extraterrestrial life. Our rating: False ❌ |
| 🔵 Did you know we have an entire newsletter devoted just to fact checks? You can sign up here to get the real story! |
📸 CES 2022 tech show goes hybrid with new gadgets 📸 |
 | | Joji Yamaguchi of Langualess Co. holds a toy dog wearing a Inu-Pathy collar. The human-animal communication interface measures heart rates of pets to determine their moods including whether they are happy, interested, excited, relaxed or stressed. | | Ethan Miller, Getty Images | |
| A play-biting cat robot? Check. A monitor that can determine your baby's emotional state? Check. A thermometer that can send health information to doctors? Of course! This bonanza of innovative technology can only mean one thing: the Consumer Electronics Show is back! |
| Check out our gallery of gadgets on show at CES 2022 in Las Vegas. |
| Contributing: The Associated Press |
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