Millions Are Skipping Their Second Doses of Covid Vaccines  —  Nearly 8 percent of those who got initial Pfizer or Moderna shots missed their second doses.  State officials want to prevent the numbers from rising.  —  Millions of Americans are not getting the second doses of their Covid-19 vaccines, and their ranks are growing.

Americans give Biden mostly positive marks for first 100 days, Post-ABC poll finds  —  President Biden nears the end of his first 100 days in office with a slight majority of Americans approving of his performance and supporting his major policy initiatives, but his approval rating is lower …

Even after being fully vaccinated, many still wrestle with a fear of catching Covid  —  Since the start of the pandemic, Kit Breshears has been terrified of catching the coronavirus.  Getting vaccinated did not magically change that.  —  For the past 13 months, Breshears, 44, of Buffalo …

Slow-Motion Suicide of the West  —  Some people thought James Burnham's identification of liberalism with civilization's suicide was hyperbolic.  In light of American institutions' embrace of anti-Americanism, what would they say now?  —  I have been thinking a good deal recently …

Half a Year After Trump's Defeat, Arizona Republicans Are Recounting the Vote  —  An audit of the vote in Arizona's most populous county was meant to mollify angry Trump voters.  But it is being criticized as a partisan exercise more than a fact-finding one.  —  PHOENIX — It seemed so simple back in December.

Michigan GOP congressman: ‘I would say my goal is to not be a hypocrite’  —  Three months after voting to impeach President Donald Trump, freshman Rep. Peter Meijer sees plenty to be critical of on both sides of the aisle in Washington.  —  Speaking Sunday on CNN's “Inside Politics With Abby Phillip …

Why Biden's statement recognizing the Armenian genocide is a big deal  —  Biden is the first US president to recognize the Armenian genocide — and Turkey isn't happy.  —  President Joe Biden became the first US president to formally refer to atrocities committed against Armenians as a …

The Slander Industry  —  I wanted to slander someone.  —  My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for — and profiting from — the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations.  —  So I wrote a nasty post.  About myself.

C.E.O. Pay Remains Stratospheric, Even at Companies Battered by Pandemic  —  While millions of people struggled to make ends meet, many of the companies hit hardest in 2020 showered their executives with riches.  —  Boeing had a historically bad 2020.  Its 737 Max was grounded for most of the year …

Worrying new clues about the origins of Covid: How scientists at Wuhan lab helped Chinese army in secret project to find animal viruses, writes IAN BIRRELL  — Scientists at Wuhan lab were on massive project investigating animal viruses  — Documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday have revealed a nationwide scheme

The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved  —  BOSTON (AP) — A very strange thing happened on the internet the day President Joe Biden was sworn in.  A shadowy company residing at a shared workspace above a Florida bank announced to the world's computer networks that it was now managing …

‘This Week’ Transcript 4-25-21: Rep. Karen Bass, Sen. Rick Scott, Dr. Anthony Fauci  —  This is a rush transcript of “This Week” airing Sunday, April 25.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Bloomberg via Getty Images … GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, “THIS WEEK” ANCHOR: Good morning and welcome to “This Week”.

Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden's inner circle during a consequential week  —  Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down with CNN's Dana Bash for her exclusive first one-on-one interview with the network airing on CNN's “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash” at 9 a.m. ET Sunday and again at noon ET.

The political revival of Ralph Northam: How an ostracized governor became a progressive champion  —  Alexandria, Virginia (CNN)When Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam looks back at his tenure, the inflection point between being a run-of-the-mill executive and the progressive leader he has become is a painful one.

After death of baby, S.F. domestic violence victim advocates ask whether Chesa Boudin is doing enough  —  The news itself was crushing.  A 7-month-old baby boy named Synciere Williams died Tuesday.  The man charged with taking care of him that day, Joseph Williams, 26, was booked by police for allegedly murdering the child.

India's coronavirus surge could collapse its health system.  The U.S. can help.  —  Ashish K. Jha is dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.  —  India, the world's largest democracy, is now the epicenter of the pandemic and on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

The difficult realities of lethal force  —  The shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, has produced a torrent of objections to how police respond to armed suspects.  Some, like MSNBC host Joy Reid, simply declare that the use of lethal force to stop a knife attack is “murder.”

Revealed: Donald Trump's firms charges Secret Service more than £17,000 for 2017 trips  —  Donald Trump's golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland charged the US Secret Service more than £17,000 for a series of previously undisclosed trips during his first full year in office.

India asks Twitter to take down some tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling  —  The Indian government asked social media platform Twitter (TWTR.N) to take down dozens of tweets, including some by local lawmakers, that were critical of India's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, as cases of COVID-19 again hit a world record.