Massive downtown Nashville explosion an ‘intentional act’, police say  —  Yihyun Jeong Brinley HinemanNashville Tennessean  —  Nashville authorities believe an explosion that occurred in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning was an “intentional act” and sparked by a vehicle.

Andrew Kaczynski  —  Francesca Kaczynski, also known as Bean, Beanie or Beans, died December 24th of complications from cancer.  She was nine months old.  —  In her short life, Francesca was an outgoing, bold and curious baby.  She had huge, deep brown eyes that followed whatever her parents were doing.

Trump Warns Republicans Who Didn't Back Election Fraud Claims: ‘I Will NEVER FORGET!’  —  President Donald Trump lashed out at some Republican lawmakers Thursday on social media for not embracing his baseless allegations of election fraud.  —  Trump has refused to concede the election …

Judge delays execution of only woman on US death row  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled the execution of the only woman on federal death row, potentially setting up the Trump administration to schedule the execution after president-elect Joe Biden takes office.

An Oscar Winner Made a Khashoggi Documentary.  Streaming Services Didn't Want It.  —  Bryan Fogel's examination of the killing of the Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi had trouble finding a home among the companies that can be premier platforms for documentary films.

Trump Lawyers Get Little Backup From Their Firms or Universities  —  Chapman University becomes the latest organization to formally distance itself from the president's legal efforts to challenge the election results  —  LAWYERS HELPING TRUMP with his quixotic election challenges …

Behind Trump Clemency, a Case Study in Special Access  —  Philip Esformes was sentenced last year to 20 years for Medicare fraud.  Then a well-connected organization supported by his family weighed in with the White House.  —  Philip Esformes acquired a $1.6 million Ferrari and a $360,000 Swiss watch …

Democrats shatter fundraising records ahead of Georgia Senate runoffs  —  Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock shattered fundraising records by hauling in more than $100 million each in the past two months, significantly outraising GOP Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the final stretch …

China's atrocities in Tibet are growing too big to ignore  —  The world is finally responding to the Chinese government's mass atrocities against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities in China's northwest province of Xinjiang.  But now Beijing is replicating some of its worst practices …

Trump opposition to coronavirus relief bill threatens to derail economic recovery from pandemic  —  Any delay on the bill's passage could plunge millions of Americans into financial crisis  —  Will fattened stimulus checks boost Pelosi's COVID relief bill?