WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — Along party lines as expected, President Trump was acquitted by the Republican-controlled Senate 52 to 48 on the two articles of impeachment brought forth by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. An intriguing footnote to this partisan battle is that former Republican Presidential nominee and current Utah Senator Mitt Romney was the only member of the GOP to vote to convict Trump, the first Senator in American history ever to vote to remove a President in his own party.
59 year old Munir Hawara received 11 years and eight months in prison for hiring two people to set fires at a competing liquor store owned by Jaljit Singh Rana in Riverside, California. The two men hired to do the job, Willis Simmons and Randy Ramirez are already serving a prison sentence for throwing molotov cocktails into the store.
Tennis standout Rajeev Ram continues his stellar play, winning the Australian Open Doubles Title with his partner Joe Salisbury.
Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.
