Donald Trump and John Kelly Reach Truce  —  White House chief of staff had made cryptic comments suggesting he may have been the next senior adviser to step down  —  WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and White House chief of staff John Kelly have settled on a truce, at least temporarily …

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter dies at 88  —  Democratic Congresswoman Lousie Slaughter, who had represented the Rochester area in Congress since 1987, has died.  She was 88.  —  Three sources confirmed the death to the Democrat and Chronicle Friday morning.

Vanessa Trump hires criminal defense attorney for Donald Jr. divorce  —  Vanessa Trump hired a criminal defense attorney to represent her in her divorce from Donald Trump Jr. just as special counsel Robert Mueller subpoenaed the president's family business, The Post has learned.

Six women have come forward to Stormy Daniels' lawyer with similar stories  —  Stormy Daniels' lawyer said on Thursday that he has been approached by six other women with stories about President Trump  —  similar to that of the adult-film actress.  —  Michael Avenatti cautioned in an appearance …

Police launch murder inquiry over death of Nikolai Glushkov  —  Met announces move after pathologist's report on death of Russian exile in London this week … Police have launched a murder investigation into the death of the Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov.

Tarkanian drops out of U.S. Senate race, jumps into 3rd Congressional District at Trump's request  —  Conservative businessman Danny Tarkanian is dropping his insurgent bid against incumbent Sen. Dean Heller and will instead run in the state's open 3rd Congressional District at President Donald Trump's behest.

Now Hillary Clinton fractures her wrist after slipping in a palace bathtub during trip to India  — The former Secretary of State was forced to cancel her appearances in Jodhpur, India this week when she slipped in a palace bathtub and hurt her wrist  — Doctors advised the 70-year-old to rest …

Barry Blitt's “Exposed”  —  Barry Blitt's latest cover for the magazine is his fifteenth to feature Donald Trump.  ("The gift that keeps on grifting," in Blitt's words.)  The image of Trump at the lectern, poised nude and cross-legged, recalls the prophet Bob Dylan, who once noted, in …

O.J. Simpson Rips Colin Kaepernick, ‘Bad Choice Attacking the Flag’  —  O.J. Simpson says he agrees with Donald Trump — Colin Kaepernick “made a mistake” taking a knee during the national anthem ... and completely disrespected the American flag.  —  “I think Colin made a mistake,” …

NRA lawyer said to have had concerns about group's ties to Russia  —  WASHINGTON  —  Congressional investigators have learned that a longtime attorney for the National Rifle Association expressed concerns about the group's ties to Russia and possible involvement in channeling Russian money …

REVEALED: Peter Strzok Had Personal Relationship With Recused Judge In Michael Flynn Case  —  Text messages obtained by The Federalist show that Peter Strzok and Lisa Page conspired to collude with Judge Rudolph Contreras, a FISA judge who presided over Michael Flynn's guilty plea and was later removed from the case.

Black man beaten in Charlottesville found not guilty of assaulting white supremacist … A black man brutally beaten at last year's white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville — and who was later charged with assaulting a white nationalist — was acquitted Friday.

Why Toys ‘R’ Us Is More Than a Business Story  —  Its vast inventory prepared us for an age of infinite choice.  —  I wasn't a Toys ‘R’ Us kid.  —  By the time the big box wonderland arrived in my hometown, I was a 25-year-old business reporter living 900 miles away.

The Intellectual We Deserve  —  Jordan Peterson's popularity is the sign of a deeply impoverished political and intellectual landscape...  If you want to appear very profound and convince people to take you seriously, but have nothing of value to say, there is a tried and tested method.

A plane's door flew open during takeoff, raining gold and silver over 16 miles of Siberia … One of the coldest regions of the world saw some rain Thursday — a shower of silver and gold, that is.  —  A plane carrying 9.3 tons of precious metals lost part of its cargo Thursday as it was taking off …

The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy.  The rest of us shouldn't  —  The rapid rise of oligarchy and wealth and income inequality is the great moral, economic, and political issue of our time.  Yet, it gets almost no coverage from the corporate media.

Trump wildlife protection board stuffed with trophy hunters  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A new U.S. advisory board created to help rewrite federal rules for importing the heads and hides of African elephants, lions and rhinos is stacked with trophy hunters, including some members with direct ties to President Donald Trump and his family.

Federal court tosses out Obama-era rule requiring financial advisers to act in customers' best interests  —  A divided federal appeals court on Thursday tossed out an Obama-era Department of Labor (DOL) rule that required financial investment advisers to act in the best interest of their clients.

Andrew McCabe and Consequences  —  The FBI recommends firing its former deputy director.  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces a decision that will be controversial no matter what he does: Fire former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, or overrule the recommendation of the FBI's own internal investigators.

‘God Made Me Black on Purpose’  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — At the end of Forest Avenue, a narrow artery slicing through blocks of muddy lots and decaying one-story homes, Tim Scott kicks at the gravel and waits.  He had shared a table Saturday night with the world's wealthiest man …

Possible Russian trolls try to register for Texas Democratic convention  —  Next Saturday, March 24, hundreds of Texas Democratic Party activists will gather at the Austin Hyatt Regency to nominate candidates for political office in Travis County, a kick-off event leading up to the 2018 midterm elections.

A Member Of Trump's Cabinet Actually Said “Konnichiwa” When Asked About Japanese Internment Camps  —  When asked whether the US would keep giving grants for preserving the history of Japanese-American confinement, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke responded with a Japanese greeting, “Konnichiwa.”

Japan's Prisons Are a Haven for Elderly Women  —  Every aging society faces distinct challenges.  But Japan, with the world's oldest population (27.3 percent of its citizens are 65 or older, almost twice the share in the U.S.), has been dealing with one it didn't foresee: senior crime.

Ohio lawmaker: Allow students age 18-plus to carry guns in high school  —  Law-abiding high school students age 18 years or older should be able to carry long guns inside public high schools, state Rep. Niraj Antani, R-Miamisburg, told the Dayton Daily News in an interview Thursday.