US closing landmarks, announces vehicle checks in Washington for Biden inauguration

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - The nation's capital on Friday (Jan 15) continued to boost security by shutting down access to iconic landmarks and erecting vehicle checkpoints at a security perimeter surrounding central Washington ahead of President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan 20. Presidential inaugurations are always tightly secure events with operations led by the US Secret Service, but this year's measures have been amped up after Trump supporters stormed the...