‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in NYC apartment  —  “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment Monday afternoon, law-enforcement sources told The Post.  —  Drug paraphernalia was found in the apartment, suggesting a possible overdose, sources said.

One in 5,000  —  The real chances of a breakthrough infection.  —  The C.D.C. reported a terrifying fact in July: Vaccinated people with the Delta variant of the Covid virus carried roughly the same viral load in their noses and throats as unvaccinated people.

A website for ‘whistleblowers’ to expose Texas abortion providers was taken down — again  —  After a Texas law restricting abortion went into effect Wednesday, an antiabortion organization had hoped to out those involved in unlawful procedures by collecting anonymous tips online.

New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab … Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.  The Intercept has obtained more than nine hundred pages of documents detailing …

A Generation of American Men Give Up on College: ‘I Just Feel Lost’  —  The number of men enrolled at two- and four-year colleges has fallen behind women by record levels, in a widening education gap across the U.S.  —  Men are abandoning higher education in such numbers that they now trail female college students by record levels.

Trump builds ‘turnkey’ campaign operation for 2024  —  Boots on the ground in Iowa.  Accelerated fundraising.  More national media interviews.  A flood of new press statements.  A rise in attack ads on the web.  —  With a flurry of activity from his super PAC and hints dropped …

Most Americans, Including Most Parents, Are ‘Okay’ as Pandemic Lifts … General happiness rose from 60% in 2019 to 64% in 2021.  Life satisfaction rose even more, from 58% in 2019 to 66% in 2021.  —  Parents experienced above-average increases in happiness and life satisfaction between 2019 and 2021.

GOP's Promised Jan. 6 Probe Has One Problem: No One Wants It  —  “I have nothing to hide, but I have nothing to add,” Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told a local TV station when asked about his conversations with Trump on Jan. 6.  —  When he appeared before the press on July 21 …

Alphonso David, Who Advised Cuomo, Fired as Human Rights Campaign President  —  Mr. David, who previously worked as a lawyer for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was identified in a report as having advised Mr. Cuomo on how to handle sex harassment allegations.  —  Alphonso David …

The terrorism era is far from over.  A new, more dangerous phase has begun.  —  Ali Soufan, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, is a private security consultant and the author of “Anatomy of Terror: From the Death of Bin Laden to the Rise of the Islamic State.”

The John Lewis Act would restore key voting protections.  Democrats should fight for it.  —  Thousands of voting rights demonstrators who gathered in Washington recently seemed to have something to celebrate: The House had just passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act …

The Real Structural Racism  —  Is it OK that black eighth graders aren't proficient in math and reading?  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may have a point about structural racism.  But it's probably not the point the Queens Democrat and her progressive allies think it is.

Shot-Up SUVs, Teens Manning Checkpoints: A Reporter's Return to Kabul Weeks After the Fall  —  Trip through Taliban-ruled Afghanistan showcases profound change coexisting with remnants of the fallen republic, for now  —  KABUL—Clad in body armor and helmets, Uzbekistan's border guards took positions …

State GOP leaders push new 2020 election reviews as Arizona report looms  —  GOP legislative leaders in key battleground states are increasingly embracing 2020 election investigations that they once held at arm's length, as Arizona Republicans await a long-delayed final report from their own conspiracy-tinged “audit.”

GOP's Larry Elder shows up at anti-vaxx megachurch and declares s​ex education ‘has no role’ in schools  —  Talk show host Larry Elder slammed sex education in public schools while campaigning at a northern California megachurch on Sunday, the Fresno Bee reports.

The U.S. surpasses 40 million known coronavirus cases.  —  More than 40 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the United States, according to a New York Times database.  —  The total number of known infections, more than the population of California, the nation's most populous state …

Americans Emailed Pence, Officials Asking to Remove Trump From Office After Capitol Riot  —  Members of the public pushed members of former President Donald Trump's cabinet to remove him from office in the wake of the Capitol riot, according to emails that were recently released.

Can the Right Fight Corporate Power?  —  Texas's pro-life bill has once again put conservatives at odds with big business.  Do we have the will and the way to stand our ground?  —  Oh, here we go.  A duly elected state legislature has enacted a law expressing the popular will …

Federal government using social-media giants to censor Americans  —  Ask questions or post content about COVID-19 that runs counter to the Biden administration's narrative and find yourself censored on social media.  —  That's precisely what data analyst and digital strategist Justin Hart says happened to him.

Britain forced to fire up coal plant amid record power prices and winter squeeze  —  Two coal facilities taken off standby as the amount of electricity coming from wind farms falls dramatically  —  Energy prices have spiked to a record high in Britain after calm weather shut …

‘Keep your head on a swivel’: FBI analyst circulated a prescient warning of Jan. 6 violence  —  An FBI intelligence analyst warned days after the 2020 election that Stop the Steal rallies — one of which metastasized into the ransacking of the Capitol — could turn violent.