Esper Says He 'Didn't See' Specific Evidence Iranians Planned to Attack 4 Embassies  —  President Trump had claimed that a planned attack on four American embassies was a justification for the strike on an Iranian general.  —  WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on Sunday …

Two States.  Eight Textbooks.  Two American Stories.  —  TWO STATES.  EIGHT TEXTBOOKS.  TWO AMERICAN STORIES.  —  American history textbooks can differ across the country, in ways that are shaded by partisan politics. … We analyzed some of the most popular social studies textbooks used in California and Texas.

While Bernie Sanders has always stood up for African Americans, Joe Biden has repeatedly let us down  —  In choosing between the two Democratic Party candidates atop the polls, African American voters have a consequential decision to make:  —  Will our community side with former Vice President Joe Biden …

Pelosi does not rule out possibility of subpoenaing testimony if Senate skips witnesses  —  “Let's just see what the Senate does,” she said on ABC's “This Week.”  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday did not rule out the possibility of a House subpoena for testimony from former national …

This playboy tortoise had so much sex he saved his entire species.  Now he's going home  —  (CNN)A womanizing tortoise whose rampant sex life may have single-handedly saved his entire species from extinction has retired from his playboy lifestyle, returning to the wild with his mission accomplished.

Majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of Iran, feel less safe after strike: POLL  —  The results come from a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.  —  In a week dominated by increased tension with Iran and speculation over when impeachment articles would be delivered to the U.S. Senate …

First on CNN: More than a dozen Saudi servicemen to be expelled from US after review of December shooting at Naval Air Station  —  (CNN)More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at US military installations will be expelled from the United States after a review that followed the deadly shooting …

Of Causation and Emojis  —  My favorite literary expostulation from the last couple of days came from Javad Zarif, foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran.  —  It entered the world in the form of a tweet, that contemporary answer to the haiku, and concerned the fate of Ukrainian flight 752 …

For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical  —  Safety concerns and a lack of access to menstruation products are among the issues trans and gender-nonconforming people face during “that time of the month.”  —  When transgender model and activist Kenny Ethan Jones experienced …

Satan, the FBI, the Mob—and the Forgotten Plot to Kill Ted Kennedy  —  The FBI and Secret Service agents made their way through the streets of San Francisco's foggy Richmond District neighborhood, about two miles from the Golden Gate Bridge, toward a narrow Victorian house that looked …

France's #MeToo: Book on child-sex writer prompts outcry  —  PARIS (AP) — He was a middle-aged French author becoming known, even celebrated, for writing about sex with children.  She was a fragile 14-year-old, too young to foresee the damage she says was done to her life by his predatory grip on her body and mind.

Trump Took Credit for Lower Cancer Death Rates.  Advocates Say Not So Fast.  —  President Trump's recent suggestion that his administration was responsible for the decline drew a rebuttal from the American Cancer Society, which published the findings.  —  When the American Cancer Society reported …

Trump tweet in Farsi ‘the most liked Persian tweet’ in history of Twitter  —  President Trump's tweet in Farsi expressing his support for Iranians protesting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has already earned over 200,000 likes, making it the “most liked Persian tweet” …

An Airline Required a Woman to Take a Pregnancy Test to Fly to This U.S. Island  —  Immigration concerns in Saipan put pressure on airlines to screen their passengers  —  HONG KONG—Japanese citizen Midori Nishida was checking in to a flight in Hong Kong in November to visit her parents on Saipan …

Inside the ‘Secret Service of Hollywood’ That Guards Stars Like Post Malone and Jennifer Lopez  —  PRECIOUS CARGO  —  “We're constantly monitoring threats,” says Russell Stuart, founder of the Force Protection Agency—a team of current and ex-soldiers protecting some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

Alan Dershowitz files complaint against Yale psychiatrist who accused Trump supporters of ‘shared psychosis’  —  Prominent Donald Trump supporter Alan Dershowitz reportedly complained to Yale University after forensic psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee suggested Trump supporters may have a “shared psychosis” with the president.

Ex-DOJ Official Picked To Assist FISA Reform Was Ardent Defender Of FBI's Surveillance Of Carter Page  — Former DOJ official David Kris was picked Friday to oversee the FBI's reforms of its surveillance procedures in the wake of a damning inspector general's report.

Arrest of Ambassador to Iran: Foreign Secretary statement  —  The British Ambassador to Iran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities on 11 January.  —  Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP  —  Following the brief detention of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Iran Rob Macaire …