The Cop Who Said The Spa Shooter Had “A Bad Day” Previously Posted A Racist Shirt Blaming China For The Pandemic  —  The Georgia sheriff's official who said the man accused of killing six Asian women and two others in shootings at spas in the Atlanta area had “a bad day” previously shared a photo of racist T-shirts on social media.

DC police say Texas man arrested at VP's mansion had rifle, large capacity clip  —  Police: Armed man arrested near VP residence  —  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - D.C. police say a man they arrested outside of the Vice President's residence on Wednesday afternoon had a rifle and a large capacity clip.

‘Behave like grown-ups’: Conservative rebellion boils over in House  —  A leading Republican hard-liner clashed behind closed doors with House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, exposing a rift in the Republican conference and suggesting that a chamber-rattling floor protest by the far right isn't fading anytime soon.

Asian Americans see shooting as a culmination of a year of racism  —  As Helen Kim Ho learned that a White man with a self-described sex addiction was charged with killing eight people — including six Asian women — at spas in the Atlanta area on Tuesday, she imagined the stereotypes of Asian women that must have run through his head.

Oklahoma Diner Customers Tell CNN They Won't Get Vaccinated Even If Trump Told Them to: Why Listen to a ‘Liberal New Yorker’ Like Him?  —  The nation's battle to reach herd immunity against the Covid-19 virus could face an uphill challenge if one Oklahoma diner crowd's unanimous reluctance to get the shot is any indication.

Exclusive: Maskless Climate Envoy Kerry Endangers Passengers on Boston to DC Flight  —  John Forbes Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, while sitting in first-class, took off his mask today as he settled into his book moments before his American Airlines flight from Boston to Washington took off.

Trump set to do at least 12 book interviews in the coming weeks  —  Get ready for the Donald Trump book barrage.  —  The former president is scheduled to sit for a dozen interviews in the coming weeks with authors examining his presidency, some of whom are penning sequels to books …

Journalists, Illustrating How They Operate, Yesterday Spread a Significant Lie All Over Twitter  —  Eager to obtain vindication for the pre-election falsehood they spread about the Hunter Biden story, journalists falsely claim that the CIA blamed Russia for it.  —  3 hr ago

Proud Boys Leaders in Four States Are Charged in Capitol Riot  —  Prosecutors accused prominent members of the far-right nationalist group of conspiring together in connection with the Jan. 6 attack.  —  WASHINGTON — F.B.I. agents have arrested two organizers for the Proud Boys in Philadelphia …

IRS Delays U.S. Tax Deadline to May 17 After Disruptive Year  — Tax law changes, late start contributed to filing-season chaos  — The IRS also delayed the due date last year amid pandemic  —  The Internal Revenue Service is delaying the April 15 tax-filing deadline to May 17 …

Is the US at Risk of a Roman Republic-Style Collapse?  This Historian Says Yes.  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  The January 6 Capitol insurrection was a tumultuous moment in American democracy—but how unusual was it, really, in the course of world events?

Tanzania's president dies after mysterious illness  —  Covid-denier Magufuli had been out of public view for two weeks while his ministers insisted he was healthy  —  Tanzania's president John Magufuli, who long denied that Covid-19 posed a threat to his country, has died after a mysterious …

US intelligence report says election fraud claims ‘will almost certainly’ spur more violence by domestic extremists  —  He warned about right-wing extremism in 2009.  Hear his analysis now  —  (CNN)US intelligence agencies believe that “narratives of fraud in the recent general election” …

DHS Sec. Mayorkas, in tense exchange, calls GOP congresswoman's question ‘extraordinarily disrespectful’  —  Mayorkas in hot seat as Biden admin faces migrant surge at US-Mexico border  —  Rep. McCaul grills DHS Sec Mayorkas about characterization of border situation

Chicago Hospital Executive Bragged About Vaccinating Eric Trump On Day His Hospital Vaccinated Workers At Trump Tower  —  Hospital officials said their doctor's relationship with Trump and his owning a condo in Trump Tower had nothing to do with the improper vaccine event.

Biden talks Cuomo, Putin, migrants, vaccine in ABC News exclusive interview  —  He even gave an update on whether Major Biden is out of the dog house.  —  EXCLUSIVE: Biden says Cuomo should resign if investigation confirms women's claims  —  Biden stopped short of calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to step down immediately.

Mars rover sends back grinding, squealing sounds of driving  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's newest Mars rover has sent back the first-ever sounds of driving on the red planet — a grinding, clanking, banging affair that by Earth standards would be pretty worrisome.

Florida Man Charged For Attacking Cops During Capitol Riot While Wearing ‘Trump’ Flag Jacket  —  Robert Scott Palmer, known to online sleuths as #FloridaFlagJacket, was arrested by the FBI following a HuffPost investigation revealing his identity.  —  Federal authorities have charged …

Democrats seize on Biden's embrace of changing the filibuster  —  Democrats favoring a filibuster overhaul moved swiftly Wednesday to seize on President Biden's new embrace of changing Senate rules to ease the way for his agenda, hoping to inject momentum to alter the long-standing rules …

How the WHO's Hunt for Covid's Origins Stumbled in China  —  A team of scientists hoped a mission to Wuhan would provide some clarity about the coronavirus's origins.  New details about the team's constraints reveal how little power it had to conduct a thorough probe.

The Princeton Historian Mugged by Reality  —  On December 7, 2019, an American graduate student named Xiyue Wang was freed after 40 months in an Iranian prison.  His captors roused him in his cell early that morning and put him on a plane to Zurich.  The Swiss had offered to mediate a trade …

Republicans: End the Filibuster, and We'll Punish America By Enacting Our Agenda  —  A spectre is haunting the Republican party.  And that spectre, oddly enough, is a future world in which Republicans control government and pass bills that they campaigned on.

The Grammys Proved You Can't Get Canceled for Anti-Semitism  —  , SENIOR FELLOW, THE TEL AVIV INSTITUTE  —  These days, one can get canceled for anything...except anti-Semitism.  Food critic Allison Roman lost her job at The New York Times for saying she doesn't want a cookware line like Chrissy Teigen.

Irish humor, Irish temper: How Biden's identity shapes his political image  —  He admits he can have an Irish temper.  If he gets heated, he may explain that his Irish is up.  When he displays affection, it's Irish warmth.  A wry joke?  It's Irish humor.  If he's feeling down, it's a “black Irish” mood.

Postal Service finds no evidence of mail ballot fraud in Pa. case cited by top Republicans  —  Letter carrier Richard Hopkins told federal agents he “assumed” supervisors discussed backdating ballots and then recanted his claim, inspector general's report says

Wisconsin Republicans vote to honor Rush Limbaugh, reject Black History Month efforts  —  MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Senate Republicans voted 18-12 Tuesday to pass a resolution honoring Rush Limbaugh, the divisive conservative commentator and radio host who died February 17.

YouTube pulls racist Steven Crowder video for violating COVID misinformation policies  —  It's not the first action YouTube has taken against Crowder  —  YouTube has pulled a video from conservative commentator Steven Crowder for violating its COVID-19 misinformation policy.

Colorado Judge Strikes Down Boulder's AR-15 Ban  —  A judge struck down Boulder, Colorado's ban on the possession of AR-15s and magazines holding more than 10 rounds on Monday.  —  Colorado state judge Andrew Hartman ruled the city's gun ban violated the state's preemption law …

Biden is planning for a Great Society 2.0  —  President Biden wants to make government great again, and Lyndon B. Johnson appears to be his new role model, perhaps surprising for those who anticipated that the 78-year-old Biden might be satisfied being a caretaker president after the turbulence of Donald Trump.