‘Any Goodwill Is Gone’: Democrat Kyrsten Sinema Censured By Party

ACROSS AMERICA — Good morning! It’s Sunday, Jan. 23. In a rare rebuke, Arizona Democrats voted Saturday to formally censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. In addition, here are the other stories we’re following today.

• A truck carrying about 100 monkeys crashed in rural Pennsylvania this weekend.
• California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in a car crash over the weekend.
• Here's a rendition of "I Feel Pretty" that is sure to put a smile on your face.
• One person died in an early-morning fire at a Massachusetts senior living complex.

U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party's most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many Democrats consider essential to preserving democracy.

Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party voted Saturday to censure Sinema, a symbolic condemnation for the woman who just three years ago brought the party an Arizona Senate seat for the first time in a generation.

In addition, donors are threatening to walk away. Other groups are gathering money to challenge her in the next collection. Young activists are holding a hunger strike to garner her attention.

"Any reservoir of goodwill that she had is gone," said Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat. »Sinema Censured By AZ Democrats For Blocking Voting Rights Bill, via Phoenix Patch

A Missing Monkey Melee

A truck carrying about 100 monkeys was involved in a crash Friday in Pennsylvania, state police said as authorities searched for at least three of the monkeys that appeared to have escaped the vehicle. The truck carrying the animals crashed with a dump truck in the afternoon in Montour County. »Truck Carrying Monkeys Crashes In PA; Several Monkeys Missing, via Across Pennsylvania Patch

Arnold Schwarzenegger In Car Crash

Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed that he was involved in a four-vehicle crash in Pacific Palisades that sent an injured woman to a hospital for treatment. The actor was driving an SUV when the collision unfolded Friday afternoon, his spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times. He was not injured in the crash. »Schwarzenegger Involved In CA Car Collision, 1 Hospitalized, via Los Angeles Patch

The Week In Photos

The week began with the somber remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. and a reflection on how Black rights have evolved in the United States since the 1960s and how much work still needs to be done. At the same time, sweeping voting rights legislation collapsed in the U.S. Senate after two Democratic senators refused to vote along with their party contemporaries. Review last week in photos. »Week In Photos: Synagogue Standoff; Philly Fire Victims Mourned, via Across America Patch

Your Good News Fix

This will put a smile on your face, and it certainly did for people in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood when Bill Murray — yes, "Groundhog Day," "Ghostbusters" and "Saturday Night Live" Bill Murray — offered a surprise concert. "I Feel Pretty," Murray sang. Smile along with this and other stories in this week’s dose of happy tales. »7 Good News Stories: Bill Murray Feels Pretty Darned Pretty, More, via Across America Patch

More national headlines on Patch, other news websites:

• With Roe In Doubt, States Act On Abortion Limits, Expansions
• McConnell Responds To Uproar Over Comment About Black Voters
• Arizona Sues Biden To Keep School Anti-Mask Rules
• On Student Loans, Biden Doesn't Have An Answer Yet, via The Hill
• Jewish Leaders Urge Worship Attendance After Hostage Siege, via Politico
• Inflation Is Wiping Out Pay Increases For Most Americans, via The Washington Post
• 90 Tons Of U.S. Military Aid Arrives In Ukraine, via NPR

Around ‘The Patch’

• Single NYC Eatery Makes List Of America's 100 Best Restaurants, via Upper East Side Patch
• Human Remains Found Off California Highway Tied To Cold Case, via Lake Elsinore Patch
• 17-Year-Old Charged In Maryland High School Shooting, via Rockville Patch
• Who's The 'Mayor Of Harlem'? A Neighborhood Shop Wants To Know, via Harlem Patch
• Massachusetts Shopping Mall Closed Due To Shooting: Police, via Braintree Patch
• NYC Train Strikes Person Near Washington Square, Prompting Delays, via West Village Patch
• Police Identify Woman Killed In Massachusetts Commuter Train Crash, via Wilmington Patch
• 1 Dead In Early-Morning Fire At Senior Housing Complex, via Arlington, Massachusetts, Patch

This Day In History

In 1977, the TV miniseries “Roots” debuted. An adaptation of Alex Haley's best-selling novel, it became one of the most popular shows in the history of American television and galvanized attention on African American issues and history.

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