Navy investigators found contractor in Capitol riot was known as a white supremacist  —  A U.S. Army reservist who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was widely known as a white supremacist and regularly discussed his hatred of Jews while working at a New Jersey-based naval facility …

Dog Rescue Charity Linked To Lara Trump Funneling Money Into Donald Trump's Pocket  —  The Big Dog Ranch Rescue has spent as much as $1.9 million at his properties in recent years and is spending $225,000 more at Mar-a-Lago this weekend.  —  A dog rescue charity with links to Lara Trump …

Army reviewing investigation into Michael Flynn's dealings with Russia, foreign firm  —  The Defense Department's internal watchdog has concluded a long-delayed investigation into Michael Flynn, defense officials said Friday, sending its findings to the Army in a case that could bring tens …

17 Reasons to Let the Economic Optimism Begin  —  A reporter who has tracked decades of gloomy trends sees things lining up for roaring growth.  —  The 21st-century economy has been a two-decade series of punches in the gut.  —  The century began in economic triumphalism in the United States …

Hundreds of covid cases reported at Tesla plant following Musk's defiant reopening, county data shows  —  Alameda County had initially denied releasing the data, citing requirements under health privacy law.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla's Bay Area production plant recorded hundreds …

Maggots, Rape and Yet Five Stars: How U.S. Ratings of Nursing Homes Mislead the Public  —  Nursing homes have manipulated the influential star system in ways that have masked deep problems — and left them unprepared for Covid-19.  —  Twelve years ago, the U.S. government introduced a powerful …

Civil suits may pry out the information we need to hold Trump accountable  —  The former president faces at least 10 lawsuits, and procedural rules he can't dodge  —  Joyce White Vance, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama, is a professor at the University of Alabama School of Law.

So there was a law professor at Georgetown who was a racist.  —  And now she's gone, but wait — what do we mean by “racist” these days?  And why am I a heretic to even ask the question and want real answers?  —  11 hr ago  —  A law professor at Georgetown Law School, Sandra Sellers, has been fired because she is racist.

When Intentions Don't Matter  —  As recent controversies show, moral judgment requires asking if people deserve punishment for harms they inflict without meaning to  —  A journalist at the New Yorker was fired for exposing himself in a Zoom call; another lost his job at the New York Times …

High school basketball: Announcer directs racist comments at Norman High girls on state tournament live stream  —  During the playing of the United States national anthem ahead of Norman High and Midwest City's game on Thursday, an announcer was heard making racist comments toward NHS players …

A thaw in Turkey's relations with Egypt?  —  Gulf Cooperation Council reconciliation may have set in motion Ankara's desire for a reset with Cairo.  —  Erdogan: Seven years of iciness give way to diplomacy  —  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that there is “no problem” …

They're worried their mom is becoming a conspiracy theorist.  She thinks they're the ones living in a fantasy world.  —  A family struggles with truth and trust in a country divided by disinformation.  —  In a country where disinformation was spreading like a disease …

Texas loses at court, Austin's mask mandate to stay in place for at least 2 weeks  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A Texas District Court judge refused to grant the State of Texas an emergency, temporary injunction on Friday, meaning the mask mandate from Austin and Travis County will stay in place for at least two more weeks.

This Billionaire Governor's Coal Companies Owe Millions More in Environmental Fines  —  The richest person in West Virginia, who is also the state's governor, owns coal companies that routinely violate environmental laws.  Latest filings say the companies owe over $3 million for not complying with a major water pollution settlement.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez break up, call off two-year engagement  —  They'll be J-Rod no more.  —  Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez have broken up, Page Six has exclusively learned.  —  The stunning split comes after the superstar couple twice postponed their wedding …

Russia detains 200 at opposition gathering  —  Officials cite links to ‘undesirable’ organizations.  —  Russian authorities detained around 200 local politicians, including some high-profile opposition figures, at a Moscow gathering Saturday.  —  The detentions were attributed at least …

How I Lost My Mom To QAnon  —  You should have seen my mom's Twitter page before it got suspended.  Maybe you did.  Maybe you were one of the 85 accounts that followed her.  If so, I imagine you were probably very confused.  —  Of course, the QAnon hashtags and links to far-right websites …

Oh, Now You Have to Show ID  —  NBC 4 in Washington, D.C., reports that the District is concerned that too many people getting the vaccine in DC are not residents, so it's going to do something about that: … Identification to prove that people are in the right jurisdiction?

Here are the people who love wearing masks.  And not just because they want to avoid covid-19.  —  A year into the pandemic, a lot has changed.  And we're reminded of that every time we go outside (if we go outside).  Masks have joined the traditional don't-leave-home-without-them trifecta of keys …

“A Formula for Tyranny and More Racism”  —  Attempts to equalize group outcomes are a contradictory and self-defeating exercise.  —  The Social Order  —  Editor's note: the following is adapted from Glenn C. Loury's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee on March 4, 2021.  —  Thank you for this opportunity.

“I Started to Think, This Is a Bad Guy”: Andrew Cuomo's Biographer on the Governor's Brutish History  —  Michael Shnayerson, who has reported on Cuomo for years, knows where the bodies are buried.  Here, he recounts the governor's checkered, bullying, spiteful past—and brings to light a hushed allegation of physical abuse.

Law enforcement groups dispute GOP senator's insinuation they were coerced to support Biden Justice Dept. nominee  —  As he questioned President Biden's nominee for the Justice Department's No. 3 leadership position, Sen. Tom Cotton seemed to imply he had information that might derail her confirmation.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's statue unveiled in her native Brooklyn, N.Y. … A statue of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was unveiled Friday morning in her native Brooklyn borough of New York City.  —  The unveiling comes during Women's History Month and just days before Ginsburg …

WATCH: NBC News' Peter Alexander Literally Wrote a Statement for Biden to Credit Trump on Vaccines, Read it Aloud at Briefing  —  NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander took the initiative to compose a statement that President Joe Biden could use in order to give former President Donald Trump …

U.S. Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand call on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign  — U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday became the most prominent lawmakers so far to call on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign.  — The three-term Democrat is facing several allegations …

With clock ticking before exit deadline, U.S. appears poised to postpone troop withdrawal from Afghanistan  —  The United States appears poised to extend its troop presence in Afghanistan beyond a May 1 deadline agreed to last year with the Taliban, as it races to secure an interim peace deal …