China Warns of ‘Storm Clouds Gathering’ in U.S.-North Korea Standoff  —  HONG KONG — North Korea said on Friday that nuclear war could break out on the Korean Peninsula “at any moment,” accusing the United States of escalating tensions that have set off fears of war and calls for calm by countries in the region.

DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White  —  The new acting head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights once complained that she experienced discrimination because she is white.  —  As an undergraduate studying calculus …

‘It felt like the heavens were falling’: Afghans reel from MOAB impact  —  Locals describe the moment the ‘mother of all bombs’ was dropped, as critics question the wisdom of deploying the weapon … After his evening prayers, Mohammad Shahzadah closed the house gates and sat down for dinner.

White House says it won't make visitor logs public  —  President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday that the White House won't release records of its visitors, raising new concerns from transparency advocates.  —  The decision not to voluntarily disclose White House visitor logs …

Trump Ally Alex Jones: “The Word Is” President Obama's Daughters “Aren't Even His Kids”  —  ALEX JONES (HOST): This is out of The Hill, Obama reportedly spending a month in French Polynesia, where there is no criminal extradition to the United States and it's funny they just brought …

How to fix the Supreme Court  —  The way we choose Supreme Court nominees is broken.  Here's how to fix it.  —  It's worth taking a step back to realize just how broken the process for selecting Supreme Court justices now is.  —  In 2016, Senate Republicans responded to Antonin Scalia's death …

Free speech is not violated at Wellesley  —  Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right.  Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …

Facebook Discovers ‘Major Spam Operation,’ USA Today Likes Plummet  —  Clinton Communications Director On Obama: ‘He Looked Kind Of Like A Jackass’  —  Watch The ‘Mother Of All Bombs’ Explode All Over ISIS In Afghanistan  —  VIDEO: Maine Dems Caught On Cam Laughing About Rising Suicide Rates Among White Males

Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?  —  Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance.  He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.

Decorated Navy SEAL moonlighting as a porn star  —  Joseph John Schmidt III during one of his many community outreach events for the Navy SEALs.  (photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)  —  Navy Chief Special Warfare Officer Joseph John Schmidt III has been living dual lives.

Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall  —  The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …

A Trump Tower Neighbor Is the Point Man for Europe's Populists  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — George Guido Lombardi spotted President Trump's young son Barron alone on a couch playing a video game in the gaping and gilded living room of Mar-a-Lago, his father's private oceanfront club in Palm Beach.

New York Times Promises Truth and Diversity, Then Hires Climate-Denying Anti-Arab White Guy  —  Following Donald Trump's election, The New York Times promised its readers that it would aggressively pursue truth and challenge power in the days and months ahead.

Analysts identify #SyriaHoax as Russian-fueled propaganda  —  As Syrian president Bashar al-Assad called videos of last week's chemical attack a “fabrication,” a piece of propaganda promoted by a Russian cyber operation and bearing the hashtag #SyriaHoax has gained traction in the United States, analysts tell ABC News.

Expecting Donald Trump To Grow on the Job?  Imagine If Jerry Jones Had Hired Him To Coach the Cowboys.  —  Honestly.  Donald Trump is “growing”?  That's what they're saying on my teevee.  The truth is more brutal.  —  Everyone, including the Beast, took note of the President's six flip-flop Wednesday.

Donald Trump Is Just George W. Bush But Racist  —  Donald Trump ran an ethnonationalist cult-of-personality presidential campaign, in which his status as a (real) nonpolitician and (imaginary) business genius would allow him to transcend and solve every policy problem.

Democratic lawmaker on voucher-bill sponsor: ‘I wanted to punch her in the throat’  —  578 Shares  —  Democratic Rep. Jesus Rubalcava, angered over passage of the controversial school-voucher style legislation last week, wrote on social media he wanted to throat-punch its sponsor, Republican Sen. Debbie Lesko.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer makes its long-awaited debut  —  “It's time for the Jedi to end.”  —  The trailer for The Last Jedi just dropped at Star Wars Celebration, sending chills across the fandom and providing our first glimpse into the galaxy after civil war was reignited in The Force Awakens.

Small-town resistance: Dems pull off shocking red-seat wins across Illinois  —  This week saw an amazingly close race in the special election for Kansas's 4th Congressional District, one of the most conservative parts of the country.  Democrat James Thompson came within 7 points of Republican Ron Estes …

DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  During a panel discussion on CIA director Mike Pompeo's accusation that Wikileaks is a “hostile intelligence service,” two CNN contributors stated that it just adds to questions about Russian involvement with the Trump administration, with one adding that Trump's people must be terrified.

Shark Jumped: Priest on MSNBC Compares United Passenger to Jesus  —  The commentary reacting to the United Airlines passenger controversy achieved a new level of ridiculousness, Friday, when Fr. James Martin, a Jesuit priest, likened the issue to Jesus's crucifixion.

The Blood of the Crab  —  Horseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel—and so biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 every year.  Can this creature that's been around since the dinosaurs be saved?  —  Meghan Owings plucks a horseshoe crab out of a tank and bends …

Russia Says Evidence Growing Syria Chemical Attack Was Staged  —  U.S. actions in Syria seek regime change, Lavrov says  —  Foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria meet in Moscow  —  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a chemical-weapons attack in Syria that provoked U.S. missile strikes …