Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned In Edward Gallagher  —  Video interviews and group texts obtained by The Times show men describing their platoon leader in grim terms.  —  [Watch a special Times documentary featuring combat video and confidential interviews with the Navy SEALs …

Ex-WH Ethics Lawyer Slams McConnell, Says Senator Thinks He's ‘A Judge Impaneling An All-White Jury for a Klansman Trial’  —  During a panel discussion on CNN, Richard Painter, the former chief White House ethics lawyer who worked under George W. Bush, got into a bit of a verbal dust …

Michael Moore Predicts 2020 Trump Victory: Trump's Level Of Support “Has Not Gone Down One Inch”  —  In an interview with Amy Goodman of Democracy Now!, Michael Moore said if the election were held today that President Trump would win a second term.  However, Moore predicted the Democratic candidate …

Elizabeth Warren's campaign sounds the alarm as fundraising pace slows about 30% in fourth quarter  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren's campaign told supporters in an email on Friday that, so far, it has raised just over $17 million in the fourth quarter, a significant drop from her fundraising haul during the third quarter.

Russia commissions intercontinental hypersonic weapon  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin that a new hypersonic weapon of intercontinental range became operational Friday following years of tests.  —  Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed Putin …

Bizarre Fortunes Flourish as World's Richest Gain $1.2 Trillion  — The wealth of the 500 richest people surged 25% in 2019  — Wrecked cars, catchy tunes are among the sources of new riches  —  The leveraging of a giant social-media presence, a catchy tune about a family of sharks …

Rank-and-File Workers Get Bigger Raises  —  Short supply of labor, minimum-wage rises and increased poaching have helped lift wages for lower-income workers  —  Rank-and-file workers are getting bigger raises this year—at least in percentage terms—than bosses.

Schumer said in 1999 Senate wasn't like a jury box and was ‘susceptible to the whims of politics’  —  (CNN)Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has blasted his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell in recent days after he described himself as “not an impartial juror” ahead …

Exclusive: FBI investigates Briton, others for Epstein links - sources  —  (Reuters) - The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges …

Women attacked, man threatens shooting in rash of anti-Semitic incidents in NYC  —  GRAVESEND, Brooklyn (WABC) — There have been a rash of anti-Semitic incidents in New York City this week, most in parts of Brooklyn.  —  A man wearing a hoodie apparently walked into Lubavitch World Headquarters …

Why Trump's Second Term Will Be Worse  —  When I spent a month on a research trip to India in December 2014, half a year after Narendra Modi swept to power, the writers, academics, and intellectuals I met were engrossed in a debate that may now feel oddly familiar to Americans.

In the U.S., an Angioplasty Costs $32,000.  Elsewhere?  Maybe $6,400.  —  A study of international prices finds American patients pay much more across a wide array of common services.  —  Why does health care cost so much more in the United States than in other countries?

Activist who raised awareness about transphobia murdered in Toronto  —  When Julie Berman came up to the open mic at the trans day of remembrance event on Nov. 20, 2017, she delivered a speech about transphobia in Toronto.  She talked about a trans friend of hers that was murdered.

Disney characters say tourists inappropriately touched them  —  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World employees who portray Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck each filed police reports this month claiming they were inappropriately touched by tourists.

Don Imus, Radio Host Who Pushed Boundaries, Dies at 79  —  On the air, he was an irascible, confrontational growler who led pranks and parodies that could be tasteless, obscene and sometimes racist, sexist or homophobic.  —  Don Imus, who tested the limits of shock radio with his irreverent attacks …

Men Are Dismissing ‘Little Women.’ What a Surprise.  —  The rejection of the latest screen adaptation of the beloved novel echoes a long-held sentiment toward women-centered narratives.  —  Ms. Eldredge is a writer.  —  “'Little Women' Has a Little Man Problem.”

Ousted cardinal McCarrick gave more than $600,000 to fellow clerics, including two popes, records show  —  Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick gave hundreds of thousands of dollars in church money to powerful Catholic clerics over nearly two decades, according to financial records obtained …

Federal court to block NC's voter ID requirement before 2020 elections  —  A federal court said late Thursday that it will, at least temporarily, block North Carolina from requiring photo ID at the polls next year.  —  An order explaining the decision and its full breadth will come next week …

The lies and distortions by the hatchet men at Fusion GPS  —  Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch tried to keep the American people in the dark as long as possible.  For most of 2017, the founders of Fusion GPS hid the truth about the origins of their now-infamous dossier on President Trump.

Hunting black men to start a ‘race war’ … The man stumbled into the police precinct in Hell's Kitchen late one night, staggering toward a tall reception desk painted black and blue.  Before the desk officer could ask the man his business, he collapsed on a bench, dripping blood.

California public schools can't suspend students for disobeying teachers, new law says  —  SACRAMENTO (KRON) — New laws taking effect in 2020 will impact schools across California.  —  Starting next school year, it will be illegal for public schools in the state to suspend students …

Guardian, Atlantic contributor acts as a Syrian terrorist mouthpiece on Twitter, and if you don't like it you're a Russian stooge … FILE PHOTO: Al-Nusra fighter in Syria © AFP/ Rami Al-Sayed  —  Giving a sympathetic platform to a terrorist is reprehensible at best, downright criminal at worst …

Iowa swung fiercely to Trump.  Will it swing back in 2020?  —  In 2008, its voters propelled Barack Obama to the White House, as an overwhelmingly white state validated the candidacy of the first black president.  A year later, Iowa's Supreme Court sanctioned same-sex marriage …

Spotify to suspend political ads in 2020  —  Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders and the RNC are among Spotify advertisers  —  Spotify is suspending the sale of political advertising on its platform, the company told Ad Age Friday.  —  Spotify said in a statement that it will pause political advertising …