Stampede kills 32 at funeral for Iran general killed by US  —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A stampede erupted on Tuesday at a funeral procession for a top Iranian general killed in a U.S. airstrike last week, killing 32 people and injuring 190 others, state television reported.

McConnell prepares to move forward on impeachment trial rules without Democrats  —  Senate Republican leaders are preparing to move forward on a set of impeachment trial rules without Democratic support.  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is on the verge of having sufficient backing …

No One Believes Trump  —  Which isn't good in an international crisis.  —  “This is where having credibility — and having a president who didn't lie about everything — would be really, really helpful,” Samantha Power, the former United States ambassador to the United Nations, wrote recently.

Prosecutors recommend Michael Flynn serve up to 6 months in prison  —  Federal prosecutors recommended in a sentencing memo Tuesday that President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn receive a sentence of zero to six months in prison, arguing that he should not receive credit …

Why Trump should fear Sanders much more than Warren in 2020  —  It is conventional political wisdom that President Trump stands his best chance in 2020 if Democrats nominate a far left candidate like Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren.  That is half right.  I have witnessed both of these candidates …

6.4 quake strikes Puerto Rico, killing at least 1 amid heavy seismic activity  —  “We've never been exposed to this kind of emergency in 102 years,"said the governor as the island grapples with ongoing aftershocks and assesses the damage.  —  A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Puerto Rico early Tuesday …

Bloomberg Will Target Trump in a Super Bowl Ad, Spending About $10 Million  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has secured a 60-second advertising spot to be aired nationally during the game on Feb. 2, campaign officials said.  —  After news emerged that President Trump's re-election campaign …

Anatomy of a Screw-Up: The Story Behind the Letter Withdrawing Our Troops  —  In a letter dated January 6, Brigadier Gen. William Seely III, the commanding general of Task Force Iraq, wrote to his Iraqi counterpart with big news: The United States military was preparing to leave Iraq.

Russian trolls are targeting American veterans, and Trump's government isn't helping, group says  —  The Trump administration has for nearly two years ignored mounting evidence that Russian operatives and other foreign actors were deliberately targeting U.S. troops and veterans …

Mysterious repeating fast radio burst traced to nearby galaxy  —  (CNN)Astronomers have traced the signal of an enigmatic repeating fast radio burst for only the second time — and it's in a spiral galaxy similar to our own, not so far away.  —  Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, are millisecond-long bursts of radio waves in space.

Elizabeth Warren's new plan to reform bankruptcy law, explained  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren campaigning in New Hampshire on January 2, 2020.  Scott Eisen/Getty Images  —  A return to her political roots.  —  With a new plan out Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is returning to her roots …

Russia offers Iraq S-400 air defense system to protect airspace  —  BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) - Russia has offered Iraq their S-400 air defense system to protect their airspace, RIA Novosti reported this week, citing the Russian Ministry of Defense.  —  According to the report …

How Lindsey Graham Lost His Way  —  The senator once enjoyed respect on both sides of the aisle.  Why has he become a blind loyalist to Trump?  —  Lindsey Graham and Donald Trump were born nine years and one month apart.  Trump came first, but when they appear side by side …

President Trump's stock market gamble  —  As the 2020 presidential election campaign gets into full swing, President Trump might want to reflect on a 1929 cautionary tale involving Irving Fisher, the pre-eminent U.S. economist of his time.  Maybe then Trump would not keep making …

A Near-Extinct Language Finds a Home in One Brooklyn Building  —  There are just 700 Seke speakers left in the world, and 100 live in New York — half of them in one building.  —  The apartment building, in Brooklyn's Flatbush neighborhood, is a hive of nationalities.

Ricky Gervais, Man of the People  —  In a room filled with self-absorbed narcissists, one brave, slightly less self-absorbed narcissist had the balls to speak truth to power—and his name is Ricky Gervais.  —  If courage had a face, it would be a slightly overweight, pasty British multi-millionaire drinking a pint.

Buttigieg releases 4 early-state ads — with 4 distinct messages  —  Buttigieg: Donors not ‘disqualified’ from ambassador posts  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg will begin airing four distinct ads in the early-nominating states on Tuesday, tailoring a message ranging …

Coal's Collapse Has America's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Falling  — Greenhouse gas emissions have dipped two of past three years  — U.S. coal power declined last year to lowest level since 1975  —  Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. slipped last year as coal-fired power plants continue to close.

Ivanka Trump's CES keynote address sparks backlash  —  Some critics say there are women with more technical experience who are better qualified to speak at the annual technology conference  —  LAS VEGAS — Ivanka Trump may face an icy reception today at one of the world's largest technology conferences …

Disturbing photos of grinning ‘poachers’ with gorilla ‘shot dead’ spark outrage  —  The primate was “shot dead illegally” in a “crime against nature” in Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo, animal rights campaigners fear  —  Disturbing photos of grinning “poachers” …

Following Anti-Semitic Attacks, Cuomo And Other Democrats Weigh Changes To New Bail Laws  —  The state's new bail laws aren't even a week old, but recent anti-Semitic assaults in Brooklyn and the stabbing of Hasidic worshipers in Monsey have led several top lawmakers to consider modifications …

The Ladies Who Launch Lingua Franca and the rise of the resistance socialite.  —  One office of the fashion brand Lingua Franca is in a warren of spaces below the Jane Hotel, where Diane Jaffe, an embroiderer, is working on a white sweater with WE THE PEOPLE stitched in red and blue thread that will sell for $380.