Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN  —  New York (CNN Business)CNN Worldwide president Jeff Zucker, the influential news executive who reshaped the iconic network, abruptly announced Wednesday morning that he has resigned from his position effective immediately.  —  “As part of the investigation …

Memos Show Roots of Trump's Focus on Jan. 6 and Alternate Electors  —  Just over two weeks after Election Day, lawyers working with the Trump campaign set out a rationale for creating alternate slates of electors as part of an effort to buy time to overturn the results.

Unmasking Of Rudy Giuliani On Fox's ‘The Masked Singer’ Prompts Judges Ken Jeong & Robin Thicke To Walk Off In Protest  —  EXCLUSIVE, SPOILER ALERT: Rudy Giuliani was last week unmasked as an exiting costumed contestant in the taping of the first episode of Fox's popular prime time show The Masked Singer.

Trump considered blanket pardons for Jan. 6 rioters before he left office  —  In the final days of his presidency, Donald Trump seriously considered issuing a blanket pardon for all participants in the Jan. 6 riot, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Army to immediately start discharging vaccine refusers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army said Wednesday it will immediately begin discharging soldiers who have refused to get the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, putting more than 3,300 service members at risk of being thrown out soon.

Whoopi Goldberg ‘livid,’ threatening to quit ‘The View’ over her suspension: source  —  Whoopi Goldberg is “livid” after she was suspended from “The View” over her claim that the Holocaust was “not about race” — and is telling coworkers she is going to quit the show, according to a source.

Exclusive: Hawley calls on Biden to drop support for Ukraine membership in NATO  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is calling on the Biden administration to drop longstanding U.S. support for Ukraine's eventual membership in NATO, arguing that a binding commitment to defend the country would undermine efforts to counter China.

Metaverse mortgages are being issued to buy virtual land — and one of the first ever was just signed for a property in Decentraland  — TerraZero Technologies facilitated one of the first ever “metaverse mortgages” for a client buying virtual property in Decentraland.

Why I'm seeking accountability against Trump allies in court  —  Public servants who do their duty, tell the truth and uphold their oaths of office shouldn't be subjected to intimidation and retaliation.  —  In July 2019, my life took a dramatic and unexpected turn when I listened …

Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage  —  The Environmental Protection Agency warns Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to halt his plan to replace the aging delivery fleet with thousands of gas-powered vehicles.

Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas phone records of Arizona GOP chair  —  The Jan. 6 select committee has subpoenaed the phone records of Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward and her husband, Michael Ward, who both signed documents falsely claiming to be among their state's presidential electors in 2020.

Olympic athletes are getting ready to boycott the opening ceremony in Beijing  —  When the Winter Olympics officially begins Friday in Beijing, U.S. diplomats and international fans won't be the only ones missing from the festivities.  Olympic athletes from multiple countries who want to show solidarity …

A ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering, This Time Led by N.Y. Democrats  —  The maps approved by Democrats in the New York State Legislature could lead their party to seize as many as three House seats from Republicans.  —  Democrats across the nation have spent years railing against partisan gerrymandering …

Four Defendants Arrested In Connection With The Overdose Death Of Michael K. Williams  —  Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), announced that IRVIN CARTAGENA …

3 more women say Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy filmed them without asking during sex … In November 2021, three young women came forward about sexual encounters they had with Barstool Sports' founder, Dave Portnoy.  These women told Insider the experiences with Portnoy turned frightening …

Michelle Childs's Punitive Criminal Justice Rulings Were Repeatedly Overturned  —  The candidate for the Supreme Court vacancy has a history of tough-on-crime sentences and opinions that higher courts subsequently tossed out.  —  Judge J. Michelle Childs, who was nominated by President Barack Obama …

How Schumer explains his Senate dilemma  —  (CNN)Last July, trying to get Sen. Joe Manchin to let Democrats move forward on their agenda, Chuck Schumer came up with a plan.  He had the West Virginia Democrat lay out what he could accept and how much he'd be willing to spend.  Manchin signed his name.

10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech: 2022  —  There's no shortage of colleges and universities that will go to great lengths to stifle free speech.  Some institutions are worse than others, which is why each year for over a decade, FIRE compiles a list of the worst-of-the-worst.

Woodside freezes SB 9 projects, citing an exemption for mountain lion habitats  —  New housing law allows up to four residential units per lot  —  Mountain lions and housing policy aren't often uttered in the same sentence, but that was the case last week in Woodside.

Directed-energy could explain unsolved ‘Havana Syndrome’ cases, U.S. intelligence panel finds  —  A panel convened by the U.S. intelligence community has assessed that the core symptoms of some unsolved “Havana Syndrome” cases cannot be explained by mass hysteria or psychosomatic effects alone …

FBI identifies 6 juveniles as persons of interest in bomb threats at Black colleges  —  FBI identifies six juvenile persons of interest in HBCU bomb threats  —  Six “tech savvy” juveniles have been identified as persons of interest by the FBI in threats to historically Black colleges …

Man who drew Union Station swastikas is twice-deported criminal  —  A man arrested last week for vandalizing Washington's Union Station with swastika symbols is a Mexican citizen with a 15-year criminal history who has been deported twice but still does not meet Biden administration standards for arrest or removal.

Black Lives Matter shuts down fundraising days after liberal states threatened legal action  —  Black Lives Matter  —  shut down all its online fundraising streams late Wednesday afternoon, just days after California threatened to hold the charity's leaders personally liable over its lack of financial transparency.

Students protest book bans by distributing ‘Maus,’ ‘Beloved’  —  Republican legislators nationwide are pushing to ban “explicit” books.  —  Youth-led activist group Voters of Tomorrow plans on distributing hundreds of copies of Toni Morrison's “Beloved” and Art Spiegelman's “Maus” to students in Texas and Virginia.