FBI's Andrew McCabe is fired just before retiring.  Former deputy director became lightning rod for Clinton email and Russia probes.  —  McCabe, who had stepped down from his post earlier this year but remained an FBI employee, had been accused by the Justice Department's inspector general …

Suspending Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group from Facebook  —  We are suspending Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL), including their political data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, from Facebook.  Given the public prominence of this organization, we want to take a moment to explain how we came to this decision and why.

John Kelly: Rex Tillerson Was on the Toilet When I Told Him He'd Be Getting Fired … Reporters gathered at the White House on Friday were stunned when Chief of Staff John Kelly shared a very embarrassing story about outgoing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Trump attorney accuses Stormy Daniels of violating nondisclosure agreement 20 times, claims right to seek $20 million in damages  —  Attorney Michael Cohen made the claim in papers filed in federal court Friday.  Cohen formed a limited liability corporation to strike the nondisclosure agreement …

‘My little girl was trapped’: FIU student Alexa Duran died in bridge collapse, dad says  —  Florida International University student Alexa Duran was driving her gray Toyota SUV under a pedestrian bridge in front of the university on Thursday when it collapsed, trapping her car beneath the rubble.

Justice Department says it's considering public disclosure of Carter Page surveillance order  —  Former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page told Good Morning America hosts that he's never communicated with the president.  Carter is the focus of a Republican memo alleging the FBI abused surveillance rules to spy on him.

Pro-Trump group hires Carl Higbie, who shared N-Word laden post on Facebook in 2014  —  (CNN)WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  The new advocacy director at a nonprofit group aligned with President Donald Trump shared an N-word laden post written by someone else on Facebook in December 2014.

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.

Trump's CIA Has Set Up Teams To Kill Terrorists  —  “Small teams are locating and killing bad guys.  That's what we are doing.”  The official in charge of the hit teams was a senior aide to CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who Trump just nominated to be secretary of state.

The Smearing of Gina Haspel  —  In 1942, Virginia Hall, the notorious Allied spy, fled France, with Nazi spyhunter Klaus Barbie hot on her trail, hiking the snowy mountains that make up the border with Spain.  The opportunity presented itself to get word to her handlers in London.

The O.J. Simpson interview: On prison, ‘retirement’ and football  —  In his first substantial interview in a decade and his first extensively about football since the 1990s, Simpson spoke to The Buffalo News earlier this week.  He talks about his time in prison, his life since his release, football, CTE and more.

Hacker Adrian Lamo dies at 37  —  The coroner confirmed Lamo's death, but the circumstances of his passing are not yet known.  —  Adrian Lamo, a well-known hacker, has died at 37.  —  His father, Mario, posted a brief tribute to his son in a Facebook group on Friday.

National debt hits $21 trillion  —  The national debt exceeded $21 trillion for the first time on Thursday, a little more than six months after it hit first $20 trillion on Sept. 8.  —  The national debt was $21.031 trillion on Thursday.  The government releases total debt figures each business day, but it lags by one day.

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.

To Catch a Predator  —  The NYPD's top sex-crimes investigator tried to bust Harvey Weinstein three years ago.  Then the DA stepped in.  —  Early in the evening of March 27, 2015, a young Italian model named Ambra Battilana walked into the NYPD's 9th Precinct house, a few blocks from Tompkins Square Park.

Snapchat stock loses $800 million after Rihanna responds to offensive ad  —  Rihanna slams Snapchat for mocking her assault  —  Rihanna is the latest celebrity to send Snap's stock sliding.  —  The singer tore into the app on Thursday for allowing an offensive ad to appear on its platform.

Academy President John Bailey Under Investigation for Sexual Harassment (EXCLUSIVE)  —  John Bailey, the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is under investigation for allegations of sexual harassment.  —  The Academy received three harassment claims on Wednesday …