Teen Vogue Editor Resigns After Fury Over Racist Tweets  —  The hiring of Alexi McCammond, who was supposed to start at the Condé Nast publication next week, drew complaints because of racist and homophobic tweets she had posted a decade ago.  —  Alexi McCammond, who made her name …

Son of Atlanta Shooting Victim Calls ‘Bullshit’ on Sex Addiction Claim  —  Police have not ID'ed her, but 23-year-old Randy Park says his mother was killed—and he's not buying the suspect's line on why six Asian women are dead. … ATLANTA—Randy Park said he learned of his mother's murder …

Intel revelations raise difficult questions for several Republicans  —  The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) this week released a declassified intelligence community assessment on foreign threats to our 2020 elections, and the top-line takeaway was important …

Biden White House Sandbags Staffers, Sidelines Dozens for Pot Use  —  In some cases, staffers were informally told by transition officials some past marijuana use would be overlooked, only to be told later that they were being asked to resign. … Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended …

Cuomo's First Accuser Raises New Claims of Harassment and Retaliation  —  In her first extensive interview, Lindsey Boylan sheds new light on a toxic workplace, as insiders detail the campaign to discredit her.  —  On the morning of December 13, 2020, Lindsey Boylan sat in the passenger seat …

In First Talks, Dueling Accusations Set Testy Tone for U.S.-China Diplomacy  —  U.S. officials said the two days of discussions would continue, but accused the Chinese delegation of violating the format for meetings that had sought to find common ground between the superpowers.

Biden to meet with Stacey Abrams on trip to Georgia  —  During his visit to Atlanta on Friday, President Joe Biden will meet with former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has been widely credited with helping flip the former Republican stronghold blue.

A Private Jet of Rich Trumpers Wanted to “Stop the Steal”—But They Don't Want You to Read This  —  These powerful Memphis figures reveal the rift in a segregated society.  —  At 12:11 p.m. on January 5, an eight-seat Bombardier Challenger 300 jet took off from Memphis International Airport.

An American Defense of Britain's Constitutional Monarchy  —  The royal family is not simply an important part of British culture.  It represents a valuable political inheritance, one to which Americans owe a great deal.  —  istorians may puzzle for many years over why a rambling …

Xiaojie Tan dreamed of traveling the world and celebrating her 50th birthday with her daughter.  Then the Atlanta shooter ended her life  —  Trevor Hughes Romina Ruiz-Goiriena Cara KellyUSA TODAY  —  ATLANTA — On her 50th birthday, Xiaojie Tan would have gathered with her only child …

Republicans are laying a ‘Trojan horse’ trap on infrastructure  —  Heads I win, tails you lose.  That is Republicans' ominous warning to Democrats working to design and (to their credit!) actually pay for an infrastructure bill.  —  “I think the Trojan horse will be called infrastructure …

Armie Hammer Being Investigated by LAPD After Woman Comes Forward With Violent Rape Allegation … The anonymous woman who first posted allegations against Armie Hammer on social media has publicly come forward.  —  “I thought that he was going to kill me,” the woman, named Effie …

Texas Wax Museum Removes Trump Figure Because People Keep Punching It  —  STORIES FOR YOU  —  LOL.  I love Texas, everything about it.  Especially this.  Turns out Louis Tussaud's Waxworks on Alamo Plaza, located in San Antonio, decided to put away a wax figure of former President Donald Trump …

FBI Cuomo Probe Seeks Details on Deal to Shield Nursing Homes from COVID Lawsuits  —  FBI investigators probing the Cuomo administration's handling of nursing homes during the pandemic last spring are seeking information about a state budget provision that gave operators legal immunity, THE CITY has learned.

FBI Washington Field Office Releases Videos of Assaults on Officers at U.S. Capitol, Seeks Public's Help to Identify Suspects  —  The FBI's Washington Field Office has released new information and videos of suspects in the most egregious assaults on federal officers during the riots …

Dan Bongino says Biden is ‘boring’ and ‘a disaster for talk radio’ but that he'll do his best against him anyway  —  The letter F. An envelope.  It indicates the ability to send an email.  An image of a chain link.  It symobilizes a website link url.  A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting.

Judge Rules Some Ghislaine Maxwell Details Are Too ‘Sensational and Impure’ to Be Revealed to the Public  —  A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday ruled on a series of redactions proposed by Ghislaine Maxwell and prosecutors regarding a compilation of transcripts submitted under seal by the government last month.

Facebook Is Building An Instagram For Kids Under The Age Of 13  —  Executives at Instagram are planning to build a version of the popular photo-sharing app that can be used by children under the age of 13, according to an internal company post obtained by BuzzFeed News.

U.S. to Send Millions of Vaccine Doses to Mexico and Canada  —  The Biden administration has been quietly pressing Mexico to ramp up its efforts to limit the flow of migrants, clinging to a Trump policy of relying on southern neighbors to enforce America's immigration agenda.

QAnon Thinks Donald Trump's Vaccine Remarks Are Fake, Just a Very Good Imitation  —  QAnon followers are once again pulling in all directions as they struggle to explain why Donald Trump would urge people to get COVID-19 vaccinations, which are highly-detested among Q-conspiracists.

Here's how the GOP can get its mojo back: Stand up to teacher unions  —  Republicans are in trouble.  The party is struggling with internal divisions and has suffered a hit in its approval ratings, according to a recent Pew poll.  —  Adding to their difficulties, the GOP uniformly opposed …

McCarthy tries to rewrite history by claiming that he didn't back Trump's efforts to overturn the election  —  McCarthy claims he never backed Trump's effort to overturn election  —  (CNN)House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tried to rewrite history on Thursday by claiming that he was not involved …

Jimmy Kimmel Breaks Down in Emotional Interview With Ady Barkan  —  The late-night host and the dying healthcare champion shared some laughs—then things took an emotional turn.  —  Jimmy Kimmel's job is to make people laugh at the end of a long day, but he has become just as well-known for moments of sincerity that break the heart.

12 Republicans vote against honoring Capitol police for protecting Congress  —  House voted 413-12 to award congressional gold medals to all members of Capitol force for their efforts on 6 January  —  A dozen Republicans voted against a resolution honoring US Capitol police for their efforts …

Beijing's crackdown in Xinjiang has separated thousands of children from their parents, new report claims.  CNN found two of them  —  Tune into Anderson Cooper 360 next week to watch the exclusive footage from CNN's trip inside Xinjiang.  —  Xinjiang, China (CNN)It was supposed …

Seriously, stop sharing your vaccine cards on social media  —  (CNN Business)When one of my editors recently shared a celebratory picture of his vaccine card on Instagram, I sent him a direct message: “Didn't you read our story about not posting your record?  Scammers are watching!”

Here's the best use of Never Trumpers' energies  —  Some Never Trumpers — “God bless 'em,” as President Biden would say — think the Republican Party can still be reformed.  I dunno, but a party that acquits a president who incited an insurrectionist mob; that still wants that person to head …

A Spectre in France's Public Debate: Islamo-Leftism  —  France is a country that has touted a long history of free thought and expression, but recent moves by the current administration are uncovering limits to speech that are not readily found in other Western countries.

Poll: Most Texans support extra week of early voting, cool to GOP proposals to restrict voting  —  As state Republicans push to restrict voting, a new poll shows a majority of Texans want more time to vote early and do not approve of threatening voters or those who assist them with felony charges for violations.

50 tons of marble incised with the First Amendment is heading to Philadelphia  —  The Newseum, an interactive museum in Washington, D.C., devoted to journalism, is gone, succumbing to financial woes.  It closed at the end of 2019.But while the building on Pennsylvania Avenue has since been sold …

‘Go back to China’: Racist rant suspect ID'd as daughter of late NY senator  —  NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — The suspect wanted for an ugly, racist rant in a New York City cab has come forward, and her identity is just as shocking as the hate she spewed.  —  Maria Ha, 25, and 31-year-old Dan Lee …

Former Florida state senator charged in spoiler candidate scheme  —  (CNN)A former Florida state senator who resigned in disgrace four years ago was charged Thursday with campaign finance violations related to a hotly contested state Senate race in the 2020 election, authorities said.

Paul Gosar plans to go on a popular QAnon talk show  —  Weeks after Republican Congressman Paul Gosar gave a speech to a gathering of white nationalists, he is scheduled to appear on Patriots' Soapbox, a leading QAnon talk show.  —  “He has taken a stand against the conservative establishment …