Trump Attacks of U.S. Intelligence on Russia Unnerve Lawmakers  —  President-elect increases criticism of agencies on Twitter, cites Wikileaks editor Julian Assange over Russian involvement  —  WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump's increasingly heated attacks against U.S. intelligence agencies …

Chicago Police: 4 in custody after man tied up, tortured on Facebook Live  —  FOX 32 NEWS - Investigators are looking into a Facebook Live video shot on the West Side that shows a group of people holding a young man hostage.  —  Chicago police told FOX 32 that four people are currently in custody.

Trump's “if you like your insurance, you can keep it” moment  —  One of Trump's top advisers just made repealing Obamacare much, much harder.  —  On Monday, Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway was on Morning Joe and was asked about Obamacare.  Her recitation of her boss's position likely filled congressional Republicans with dread.

The FBI Never Asked For Access To Hacked Computer Servers  —  The Democratic National Committee tells BuzzFeed News that the bureau “never requested access” to the servers the White House and intelligence community say were hacked by Russia.  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI did not examine the servers …

Ex-Congressman May Run for Governor of Virginia, Disrupting Democrats' Plans  —  WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello, the former congressman from Virginia, is considering a bid for governor, a move that would disrupt Democrats' well-laid plans in perhaps the highest-profile election in the country this year.

Macy's closing 68 stores; job cuts total 10,100  —  After seeing sales drop during the holidays, Macy's said Wednesday it has either closed or will shutter 68 stores and cut an additional 6,200 positions at a time when shoppers are going online to buy everything from scarves to lipstick.

California Legislature enlists former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric Holder to defend against Trump  —  Eric H. Holder Jr. in Washington in 2015.  —  Bracing for an adversarial relationship with President-elect Donald Trump, the California Legislature has selected former U.S. Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr …

McConnell: Americans ‘will not tolerate’ Dems blocking SCOTUS nominee … said Wednesday that Republicans will not accept any Democratic efforts to block a Supreme Court nominee chosen by President-elect Trump.  —  “Apparently there's yet a new standard now to not confirm a Supreme Court nominee at all,” McConnell said.

Renewing Medium's focus  —  We've decided to make some major changes at Medium.  —  I'll start with the hard part: As of today, we are reducing our team by about one third—eliminating 50 jobs, mostly in sales, support, and other business functions.  We are also changing our business model …

Move comes depite anchor's own past ethics issues  —  Raising eyebrows among some critics, former CBS anchor Dan Rather is now teaching an online course focused on ethics in journalism.  —  Called “Journalism & Finding the Truth in the News” and offered through Udemy, the class is aimed …

Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin  —  Working to gather examples of aggressive foreclosure practices by his former bank  —  Liberal groups and Democratic senators are zeroing in on the record of Steven Mnuchin, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury secretary …

Liberal churches are dying.  But conservative churches are thriving.  —  Doing away with old-fashioned theology hasn't helped mainline congregations.  In fact, it may have hastened their decline.  —  Mainline Protestant churches are in trouble: A 2015 report by the Pew Research Center found …

Watch A Bunch Of Journalists Freak Out After Being Asked If They Know Anybody Who Drives A Truck  —  Even after a presidential election in which scores of media personalities were shown to be entirely disconnected from the country and people they report on, the liberal media bubble is alive and well.

Man captures neighbor's racist rant on camera  —  LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A Facebook video shot by a Las Vegas man has been shared thousands of times on social media, showing his neighbor going off on a racist rant.  —  The video all stemmed from an argument between Dexter Manawat and his next door neighbor over cleaning up leaves.