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Five years ago, as lawmakers met to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, thousands of Americansviolently stormed the Capitolin an effort to stop the proceedings.

For some, the Capitol Riot feels like it happened yesterday, but in reality, half a decade has passed since that day in the nation's capital.

In the years following,President Donald Trumpdefended many of the rioters, calling them"hostages"and"political prisoners."Once back in office, Trump approved pardons for nearly1,600 people charged in the riot.

"These people have been destroyed," Trump saidin Jan. 2024. "What they've done to these people is outrageous."

Although years have passed, the photos of the insurrection and its aftermath remain as striking as they were on that day.

See some of the images below.

Rioters gather and breach the Capitol

National front pages capture the chaos

A damaged Capitol begins to recover

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:See photos from January 6 Capitol riots, 5 years after attack

Amid increasing concerns thatGreenland, a vast Arctic territory ruled by Denmark, is still being coveted by the Trump administration, the Danish prime minister has delivered a stark warning to the White House.

In nationally televised remarks, Mette Frederiksen reminded Danes that she had already "made it very clear where the Kingdom of Denmark stands, and that Greenland has repeatedly said that it does not want to be part of the United States."

But she also warned of the consequences of US military action to seize Greenland – something US President Donald Trump has pointedly refused to rule out.

"First of all, I think you have to take the US president seriously when he says he wants Greenland," Frederiksen said, reflecting heightened anxiety about Trump's intentions in the aftermath of his extraordinarymilitary actionin Venezuela.

"But I also want to make it clear that if the US chooses to attack another NATO country militarily, everything stops, including NATO and thus the security that has been provided since the end of World War II," she added.

It is a serious and widely shared concern among NATO allies that the Greenland issue has the potential not only to anger and humiliate a longtime US partner, but also to fracture the Western military alliance as pressure from Washington escalates.

Trump repeated on Sunday that the US needs Greenland "from the standpoint of national security."

"We need Greenland … It's so strategic right now. Greenland is covered with Russian and Chinese ships all over the place," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security, and Denmark is not going to be able to do it."

Late Monday, White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller reiterated those claims that "Greenland should be part of the United States," but he rejected that military force would be necessary to acquire it.

"Nobody's gonna fight the United States militarily over the future of Greenland," Miller said on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper."

When pressed whether military intervention is off the table, Miller instead questioned Denmark's claim over theArctic territory.

His remarks came after Miller's wife, and Trump ally, Katie Miller posted on X an image of the map of Greenland overlaid with the American flag, writing, "SOON."

It's the latest reminder of a repeatedly stated Trump-administration ambition that has set Washington's traditional European allies – most of all, Denmark – on edge.

CNN visitedGreenland in October, as the Danish military staged an unprecedented show of military force officially meant to deter what are said to be growing Russian and Chinese military threats.

Moscow may be bogged down fighting in Ukraine at the moment, but once that brutal conflict is finally over, Danish military officials tell CNN they fully expect Russia to divert resources and use its warfighting experience to pose a much greater threat in the Arctic region.

China, too, has been stepping up its Arctic claims, taking part in patrols and exercises with Russian vessels, as well as funding Arctic infrastructure projects and developing a "polar silk road" plan for Arctic shipping. It's even declared itself a "near-Arctic state," even though its most northerly major city, Harbin, is roughly as far north as Venice in Italy.

But in face-to-face meetings, senior Danish military commanders say that neither Russia nor China currently present any significant military threat to Greenland.

"I don't think we have a threat to Greenland right now," Major General Søren Andersen, the chief of Denmark's Joint Arctic Command, told CNN.

What's more, Danish military officials insist the world's largest island – the size of six Germanys or two of the biggest US states, Alaska and California, combined – is relatively straightforward to defend. Harsh weather, mountainous terrain and a lack of infrastructure make the entire east coast of the territory "virtually unconquerable," according to one Danish military official.

Privately, Danish military officials told CNN the maneuvers on land, air and sea were really designed to show Trump how seriously it took Greenland's security, after his repeated threats to take it over, in the hope of convincing him to change his mind.

But that strategy, it seems, does not appear to have worked. And with a Trump administration seemingly emboldened by what it regards as a stunning success in Venezuela, the future of Greenland and the cohesion of the Western military alliance are once again being plunged into uncertainty.

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PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Israel reported an outbreak of highly ​pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on ‌a farm in the north of the ‌country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday.

The outbreak, the first in a year in ⁠Israel, was ‌detected in a flock of 2,000 ducks in the ‍village of Sde Yaakov, causing the death of 90 birds, the Paris-based ​WOAH said, citing a report ‌from the Israeli authorities. The remaining birds were subsequently culled as a precaution.

The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ⁠raised concerns among governments ​and the poultry ​industry after it ravaged flocks around the world in recent ‍years, ⁠disrupting supply, fuelling higher food prices and raising the risk of ⁠human transmission.

(Reporting by Gus Trompiz, editing ‌by Sybille de La Hamaide ‌and Susan Fenton)

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Shane Wright scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Philipp Grubauer made 41 saves to lead the streaking Seattle Kraken past the Calgary Flames 5-1 on Monday night.

Jacob Melanson, Vince Dunn, Frederick Gaudreau and Matty Beniers also scored for the Kraken (19-14-7), who are 7-0-1 in their last eight games and have reeled off five consecutive wins on the road.

The victory moved the Kraken into third place in the Pacific Division, one point behind Vegas and Edmonton. Seattle is even in games with the Golden Knights and has two games in hand on the Oilers.

Grubauer has won four starts in a row, giving up just one goal in each of them. He's compiled a .972 save percentage while getting peppered with 140 shots during that stretch.

Adam Klapka scored for Calgary (18-20-4), and Dustin Wolf stopped 23 shots.

The Flames opened the scoring 6:33 into the game when Klapka knocked in a rebound of Ryan Lomberg's shot.

Three minutes later, Jonathan Huberdeau had a chance to put Calgary ahead by two, but after being tied up from behind by Adam Larsson on a breakaway, Huberdeau was unable to convert the ensuing penalty shot.

Seattle tied it 2:17 into the second, capitalizing on MacKenzie Weegar's turnover with Ryan Winteron setting up Melanson. The Kraken then broke open the game with four unanswered goals in the third.

Seattle's fourth line of Ben Meyers between Winterton and Melanson keeps rolling. Melanson's first NHL goal extended his point streak to four games (one goal, three assists). Winterton is also on a four-game point streak (one goal, three assists).

Flames defenseman Brayden Pachal returned to the lineup after sitting out 10 straight games as a healthy scratch. He led both teams with nine hits.

Kraken: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.

Flames: Visit the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

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Kevin Durant did not hold back after beating his former team on Monday night.

Durant hit a game-winning shot with just 1.1 seconds left on the clock to lift the Houston Rocketsto a 100-97 win over the Phoenix Sunson Monday. He caught an in-bounds pass with Royce O'Neale on him, dribbled twice and pulled up easily to sink the shot from deep.

Naturally, that sparked a huge celebration at the Toyota Center and prompted some very clear taunts from Durant.

.@KDTrey5called GAME 📣pic.twitter.com/R62MlM43TU

— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets)January 6, 2026

But it was what Durant said about the Suns after the game that was the most notable part of the night.

"Most definitely," he said when asked if the shot meant more because it was against the Suns,via The Associated Press. "[That was] a place that I didn't want to leave. My first time — I don't want to sound too dramatic, but I will — to be kicked out of a place."

Durant spent 2 1/2 seasons with the Suns before the team traded him to the Rockets in a massive deal last summer. The Suns made it to the second round of the playoffs only once with Durant on their roster, and they missed the postseason completely last season. Durant also had three different head coaches during his time in Phoenix, and the organization has a new one running things now in Jordan Ott.

While the Suns had more issues with their roster than just Durant, he said he felt like all of the blame was placed on his shoulders.

"It feels good to play against a team that booted you out of the building and scapegoated you for all the problems they had," he said. "And it hurt because I put all my effort and love and care towards the Suns and the Phoenix area and Arizona in general. But that's just the business, that's the name of the game. So, when you play against a [former] team, yeah you got a chip on your shoulder."

Devin Booker led the Suns with 27 points in the loss. O'Neal finished with 15 points, and Dillon Brooks added 15 points. The Suns now sit at 21-15 on the season, and have won six of their past eight to climb rapidly in the Western Conference standings.

Durant finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the win for the Rockets. His game-winner was just the second 3-pointer he made all night. Durant went 2 of 12 from behind the arc.

Both Amen Thompson and Jabari Smith Jr. finished with 17 points and seven rebounds each, and Tari Eason added 12 points and eight rebounds. Houston now holds a 22-11 record this season.

"Even though I'm old, I still can play," Durant said. "I feel like every player has that mentality playing against their former team. I don't think it's malicious in any way towards them. But just as a competitor, you want to go out there and beat them."

While Durant is still clearly harboring some negative feelings toward the Suns organization, he's gotten most of his matchups against them out of the way early. Monday's game wasn't the Rockets' first against the Suns this season; it was their third. All three of them have been wins. The Rockets won't play the Suns again until April 7. If the two teams don't see each other in the playoffs, that'll be it until next fall.

Yet despite his comments, Durant may not even care by then — or even by the time he left the Toyota Center.

"By the time I get home tonight, I probably won't even remember it," he said. "Well, I will remember it, but I'll try my best to forget about it and move on to the next one."

It isn't just current Michigan State players who have to live in fear of a Tom Izzo tongue lashing or withering glare.

On Monday night, Izzo unloaded on a former player who last suited up for the Spartans nearly two decades ago.

With just over six minutes left inMichigan State's 80-51 rout of USC, Spartans forward Jaxon Kohler chased down Jerry Easter II from behind to prevent a transition layup, only to be assessed a foul on the play. Among the many Michigan State supporters who voiced their disagreement with the call was former center Paul Davis, who played for the Spartans from 2002-06 and averaged 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds as a senior.

Video footage from the Fox Sports telecast captured Davis standing up and shouting something at referee Jeffrey Anderson from his courtside seat across the floor from the Michigan State bench. Anderson responded by immediately blowing his whistle, stopping play and pointing directly at Davis.

Odd moment in Michigan State-USC. After being consulted by the referee, it appears Tom Izzo asks former Spartan, Paul Davis, to leave his seat.pic.twitter.com/rix9qIyEnd

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX)January 6, 2026

After Anderson approached Izzo and appeared to explain what happened, the Michigan State legend did not look pleased. Arms outstretched, Izzo shouted across the court in the direction of Davis, "What the f*** are you doing?" Moments later, when Davis was slow to leave his seat after someone came to escort him out, Izzo gestured at him once more and screamed, "Get outta here!"

When asked duringhis postgame news conferencewhat Davis said to get ejected, Izzo gave a partial answer.

"What he said, he should never say anywhere in the world," Izzo told reporters. "That ticked me off. So just because it's 25 — 20 years later, I'm going to have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it. And you know what he'll say? I screwed up, coach. I'm sorry."

Without prompting, Izzo later clarified, "It wasn't something racial. It wasn't something sexual."

"It was just the wrong thing to say and I'll leave it at that," Izzo added.

A McDonald's All-American and Michigan Mr. Basketball in 2002, Davis arrived at Michigan State with considerable hype. He spent four years playing for the Spartans, helping guide them to a Final Four as a junior and to 22 wins as a senior.

During his postgame news conference, Izzo described Davis as one of his "favorite guys" and praised how often the former center comes back to support the Spartans.

"I need Paul Davis here," Izzo concluded. "Paul Davis is a very important part of this program."

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr was ejected in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.

A furious Kerr was given back-to-back technical fouls after he appeared to become upset about John Collins of the Clippers not being called for goaltending. The 60-year-old coach was yelling as he crossed over the midcourt line on the sideline to pursue the referees with an assistant and players Gary Payton II and Gio Santos restraining him.

"I think it was that goaltending call that was missed," assistant Terry Stotts said when asked what in particular set Kerr off. "There was probably some other things, but that was the last straw probably. I didn't see a replay, but it sure seemed obvious at the time that it was a goaltend."

Kerr was ejected for the fifth time in his coaching career with 7:57 remaining and walked off to jeers from the Intuit Dome crowd.The Warriors lost 103-102after Golden State's Steph Curry fouled out for the first time since 2021.

"I'm up here because I'm saving Steve some money," said Stotts, who appeared at the postgame news conference in place of Kerr.

Rapper Snoop Dogg did commentary on the game for streaming service Peacock and he got especially animated when Kerr kept advancing toward the referees.

"The Arizona Wildcat came out and look at it," Snoop Dogg said, making snarling sounds.

Kerr was a standout basketball player at the University of Arizona in the late 1980s.

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