Ghislaine Maxwell Found Guilty of Helping Jeffrey Epstein Abuse Girls  —  Ghislaine Maxwell is found guilty of aiding in Epstein's abuse.  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a British media mogul and the former companion to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, was convicted on Wednesday …

‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All  —  New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years.  “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist.  “We have no analog for this”

Michigan's New Congressional Maps Undo Years of Gerrymandering  —  A citizen ballot initiative took redistricting out of the hands of partisan legislators.  The result: competitive political districts — and an example of how to push back against hyperpartisanship.

The Side of Harry Reid That Most People Never Saw  —  Mr. Jentleson was the communications director (from 2010 to 2014) and deputy chief of staff (from 2015 to 2016) for Senator Harry Reid.  —  Senator Harry Reid, who died a few weeks after his 82nd birthday, possessed a quality unique among politicians …

Trump wants Supreme Court to read Washington Post interview with Bennie Thompson  —  (CNN)As the Supreme Court considers whether to take up former President Donald Trump's January 6 White House records case, Trump's attorney submitted to the court a new filing Wednesday making the court aware …

California man driving to White House to kill leaders on ‘hit list’ arrested in Iowa, officials say  —  A heavily armed California man was arrested in Iowa after he told law enforcement officers that he would “do whatever it takes” to kill government leaders on his “hit list,” …

Biden to speak with Putin on Thursday at Russian leader's request  —  (CNN)President Joe Biden will hold a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday afternoon “to discuss a range of topics, including upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia,” National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne told CNN.

Second CNN producer under ‘criminal investigation’ involving ‘potential juvenile victims’  —  Rick Saleeby resigned earlier this month as a senior producer of ‘The Lead with Jake Tapper’  —  Tucker: There's something very strange going on at CNN  —  A second ex-CNN producer …

Why so much Obama-era pop culture feels so cringe now  —  How Hamilton, Parks and Recreation, and Harry Potter lost cultural cachet.  —  One of the oddities of getting old is bearing witness as the pop culture you used to think would always be beyond reproach slowly slides out of favor.

As Omicron Spreads, Officials Ponder What It Means to Be ‘Fully Vaccinated’  —  The contagious new variant has companies and government officials wondering whether Americans can really be considered vaccinated without booster shots.  —  Goldman Sachs and Jeffries, the investment banks, are demanding that employees get booster shots.

2021: The Year the “Great Realignment” Became a Death Spiral for Democrats  —  2021 has been the year of the Great Realignment.  Rather than a one-off, Donald Trump's impressive gains with non-white voters have proven the harbinger of a greater shift.  Republicans won two heavily Hispanic districts …

Eric Adams Will Name Brooklyn Power Broker as Chief of Staff  —  Frank Carone, a prominent lawyer for the Brooklyn Democratic Party whose business dealings have drawn scrutiny, will serve in a critical role at City Hall.  —  Mayor-elect Eric Adams plans on Thursday to name Frank Carone …

He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed.  His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients.  —  Throughout his life, Dale Weeks was characterized by family and friends in Iowa as “a good neighbor,” someone who would do anything for anyone.  So when he was diagnosed with sepsis last month …

Florida COVID update: cases, deaths, hospitalizations  —  Florida reported 46,923 new COVID cases, the largest single-day increase of COVID cases since the pandemic began and nearly double the previous peak during the summer, when the deadly delta variant was surging, according to Wednesday's report …

Coronavirus risk calculations get harder as a study suggests rapid tests may be less effective at detecting omicron  —  Fauci draws a line on New Year's Eve parties — no big crowd, and moderate the “hugging and kissing”  —  As the coronavirus spawns a record-breaking wave of infections …

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest  —  A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas' advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet - but decided not to for fear they'd be banned from the Ivy League championship, according to a report.

2 Georgia Republicans Rack Up Fines for Defying House's Mask Mandate  —  Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde have incurred more than $100,000 combined in penalties for dozens of violations.  —  WASHINGTON — During a recent marathon session in the House …

Elizabeth Warren's one-trick inflation pony  —  The price of everything is rising, and the Massachusetts senator blames it all on greed.  —  Prices in the United States are rising faster than they have in decades.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this month that inflation …

U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”  —  Starting in 2016, the men who run the United Arab Emirates went all-in on positivity.  They installed a giant smiley face on the dome crowning a Dubai police station.  They created a Ministry of Tolerance …

Why I forgive Ralph Northam  —  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said something in a meeting with The Post's editorial board just before Christmas that still rings in my ears: “The eyes can't see what the brain doesn't know.”  —  According to the pediatric neurologist turned politician …

After Vaccines: Where Covid Death Rates Have Risen  —  Do a compare and contrast of the red and green maps above.  They are the most astonishing thing I saw today.  —  They are from a NY Times deep data dive into the Covid mortality stats post-vaccine availability, titled “Why Covid Death Rates Are Rising for Some Groups.”