Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

Iran's Foreign Minister, in Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guards Set Policies  —  Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, described a rivalry with a powerful and widely revered military leader, Qassim Suleimani.  —  In a leaked audiotape that offers a glimpse into the behind …

Anti-Trump conservative group to grade GOP lawmakers on whether they uphold (or undermine) democracy  —  (CNN)An anti-Trump conservative group is launching an effort to track and evaluate whether Republicans in Congress, in the group's view, have acted to either undermine or uphold democracy …

Joe Biden's First 100 Days Reshaped America  —  During the first hundred days of Joe Biden's presidency, it has dawned on Republicans that the man their standard-bearer once mocked as “Sleepy Joe” is a formidable adversary.  And the quality that has made him so effective up to this point is, well, his sleepiness.

Census numbers expected to shift House power to the South, West  —  The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first results of its decennial survey on Monday after a decade of explosive growth in Sun Belt states that will shift power in the House of Representatives.

Corporations that undermine American values don't deserve GOP support  —  'What's good for General Motors is good for the country.  " This was a defining American adage in the last century, because it was true: US corporations helped to make our country the most prosperous in the history of the world.

Biden's next 100 days  —  President Biden spent his first 100 days trying to engineer the end of the coronavirus and start of a job boom.  The next 100 are more audacious and risky: Try to re-engineer the very fundamentals of America — inequality, voting rights and government's role in directing economic growth.

Peter Thiel makes $10M bet on associate in Arizona Senate race  —  Libertarian tech titan Peter Thiel is spending $10 million to boost one of his closest allies in next year's Arizona Senate race, a contest crucial to the fight for the majority.  —  The billionaire is coming out in support …

KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24  —  Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose.  —  Aviva Okeson-Haberman, an accomplished KCUR reporter known for her thoughtful, aggressive and compassionate reporting …

China Censors ‘Nomadland’ Director Chloe Zhao's Oscar Win  —  After filmmaker becomes first Chinese woman to win top honor at Academy Awards, news disappears from search engines, social media and state outlets  —  “Nomadland” director Chloe Zhao made history on Sunday by becoming the first woman …

Alaska lawmaker blasted airline for ‘mask tyranny.’ Now she's banned from the only flights to the capital.  —  Last week, a police officer responded to an Alaska Airlines terminal in Juneau as state Sen. Lora Reinbold clashed with staffers over mask rules.  It was a familiar battle …

Is an Activist's Pricey House News?  Facebook Alone Decides.  —  The New York Post has complained that Facebook is blocking and downplaying its stories.  But the platform doesn't pay any special deference to journalists.  —  On Wednesday, I learned a new way to get a news article erased from much of the internet.

Cyber Ninjas, hired by Arizona Senate to recount Maricopa County's ballots, asks court to keep its procedures secret  —  Lawyers for Cyber Ninjas, the Florida-based company the Arizona Senate hired to lead a recount of Maricopa County's 2.1 million general election ballots …

The public's concerns over the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine are widespread, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Fewer than 1 in 4 Americans not yet immunized against the coronavirus say they would be willing to get the vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll …

Vaccinated American Tourists May Soon Travel to Europe  —  The head of the European Commission said the bloc would switch policy, under certain conditions, after more than a year of mostly banning nonessential travel.  —  BRUSSELS — American tourists who have been fully vaccinated …

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to a year in Iran prison  —  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further year in prison and a one-year travel ban after being found guilty of propaganda against the regime in Iran.  —  Her lawyer said she was accused of taking part in a protest …

DC cop cars totaled after officers drag race in NE, says commander  —  WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - Two D.C. police cars were totaled after officers decided to drag race each other, according to an internal email obtained exclusively by FOX 5's Lindsay Watts.  —  “Yesterday two 6D scout cars …

A Jan. 6 Commission is Crucial to Understand the Reality of the Attack, and the Alternate Reality of the Attackers  —  Earlier this month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed her commitment to establish a National Commission on January 6th.  It is reported she is willing to move forward …

NBC's News Chief Pushes Streaming and Bets on Post-Trump Story Lines  —  Cesar Conde recruits big names for streaming services, centralizes oversight of networks  —  Since taking over as chief of NBCUniversal News Group last year, Cesar Conde has made it clear he wants the division to place a bigger bet on streaming.

How Equity Pulls People Down Rather Than Lifting Anyone Up  —  Once upon a time, the idea was equality, meaning we would treat everyone the same.  This is a good thing, of course, and we have laws that demand we do just that.  There's no room for discrimination based on things like race, religion, sex, or any other trait like that.