The C.D.C.'s ex-director offers no evidence in favoring speculation that the coronavirus originated in a lab.  —  The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a CNN clip on Friday that he favored a theory, decried by many scientists and rejected as …

A Minnesota man can't be charged with felony rape because the woman chose to drink beforehand, court rules  —  After a 20-year-old woman took five shots of vodka and a prescription pill, she said she was standing outside a Minneapolis bar in May 2017 when a man invited her and a friend to a party.

‘A Very Big Problem.’ Giant Ship in the Suez Remains Stuck.  —  A tiny Egyptian village has a front-row seat to the unfolding effort to dislodge the container ship that ran aground in the canal, holding up $10 billion in global trade every day.  —  MANSHIYET RUGOLA, Egypt …

After two months in office, Kamala Harris is still living out of suitcases — and she's getting frustrated with it  —  (CNN)It has been more than two months since Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States, a historic moment for the country, as Harris is the first woman …

Joe Biden Botches the Georgia Voting Law  —  His claim that the law prohibits giving water to voters standing on line is way off base.  —  Joe Biden, grasping the latest left-wing talking point pushed by Stacey Abrams and her media allies everywhere, has launched a misleading attack …

Prosecutors struggle with consistent story in Jan. 6 cases  —  BOSTON (AP) — There's little doubt the Oath Keepers were planning for something on Jan. 6.  The question at the heart of the criminal case against its members and associates in the attack on the U.S. Capitol is: What, exactly, did they intend to do?

In Washington, Policy Revolves Around Joe Manchin.  He Likes It That Way.  —  Mr. Manchin's belief in the need to keep the filibuster has set the stage for a collision between Democrats eager to use its majorities to pass sweeping legislation and a political throwback determined to restore bipartisanship.

Armed White men who showed up at a Black family's home were acquitted.  Now, they want an apology  —  (CNN)An African American mother says she won't sit down to talk with two men who came armed with about 13 other White people to her North Carolina home last year looking for a missing teenage girl …

It's Official.  “Vaccine Passports” Are Required In New York  —  This happened even sooner than most people expected.  We were warned at the beginning of the month that New York State was working to implement a system of immunity passports for people who wish to reenter most “normal” aspects of society.

Criminal charges filed against Kansas Senate majority leader  —  One of the Kansas Legislature's most powerful lawmakers has been charged with driving under the influence and a felony offense for trying to elude law enforcement  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — One of the Kansas Legislature's …

Former Trump chief of staff calls ex-President's Capitol riot claims ‘manifestly false’  —  (CNN)The former chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump on Saturday pushed back against his former boss' recent attempt to whitewash the history of the January 6 Capitol riot.

New York Marijuana Legalization Bill Is Officially Released, With Votes Planned Within Days  —  A new bill to legalize marijuana in New York was released on Saturday after lawmakers and the governor finalized a deal that has been negotiated for weeks.  Votes in the legislature are now expected to take place in the coming week.

At least 114 killed in Myanmar in deadliest day since start of protests  —  (CNN) — At least 114 civilians were killed across Myanmar on Saturday, according to a tally by the independent Myanmar Now news outlet, as the military junta continued to crack down on peaceful protests.

Mo Brooks calls U.S. Capitol rioters ‘fools’; says sedition charges up to Justice Department  —  The mob of pro-Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6 were “fools” who wrecked efforts by Republicans in Congress to debate baseless allegations of “voter fraud and election theft …

A Collapse Foretold: How Brazil's Covid-19 Outbreak Overwhelmed Hospitals  —  The virus has killed more than 300,000 people in Brazil, its spread aided by a highly contagious variant, political infighting and distrust of science.  —  PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — The patients began arriving …

Media are falling into Stephen Miller's trap  —  Journalists who normalize Trump's former senior adviser ‘are helping him launder his white supremacist ideas into the mainstream.’  —  It was only a matter of time before Stephen Miller returned to the spotlight.

USA Today fires race and inclusion editor who falsely claimed Boulder shooter was an ‘angry white man’  —  USA Today's race and inclusion editor Hemal Jhaveri was fired this week after she claimed that “it's always an angry white man” who commits mass shootings, race-baiting in the wake of the Boulder attack.

He's a Famous Evangelical Preacher, but His Kids Wish He'd Pipe Down  —  The Rev. Rick Joyner has called on Christians to arm themselves for civil war.  But his children would be on the other side.  —  The Rev. Rick Joyner is a famous evangelical leader who has called on Christians …

CAUGHT CHEATING: Biden Relied on Notes, Pictures, Prepared Statements During First Press Briefing  —  President Joe Biden was caught using note cards and photographs during his first solo press briefing Thursday after eagle-eyed reporters posted images of his podium during the conference with members of the media.

Under Biden, Democrats Are Poised to Raise Taxes on Business and the Rich  —  The president's infrastructure proposals are likely to require trillions of dollars in new tax revenue.  They also give liberals a chance to address what they call the failures of Republican tax cuts.

MN lawyer sanctioned $10,000 for filing election challenges without plaintiffs' knowledge  —  ‘To my horror, I saw that I had sued Steve Simon and Ilhan Omar,’ a plaintiff said.  — More-  —  A Minnesota attorney who filed legal challenges to the November election of five congressional Democrats …

DeSantis hires top GOP operative for 2022 campaign  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has tapped a veteran national Republican political operative to help spearhead his 2022 reelection race.  —  Phil Cox, a former executive director of the Republican Governors Association, has joined the DeSantis team as a senior-level adviser.

‘Be aware’: The Pentagon's target list for extremist infiltrators — right and left  —  Flags from the left-wing Antifa movement.  Depictions of Pepe the Frog, the cartoon character that's been misappropriated by racist groups.  Iconography from the far-right Proud Boys, including the phrase …