US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian spies.

Court Filing Started a Furor in Right-Wing Outlets, but Their Narrative Is Off Track  —  The latest alarmist claims about spying on Trump appeared to be flawed, but the explanation is byzantine — underlining the challenge for journalists in deciding what merits coverage.

Prince Andrew Settles Sexual Abuse Lawsuit With Virginia Giuffre  —  Financial terms of the settlement, which was announced in a federal court filing in Manhattan on Tuesday, were not revealed.  —  Prince Andrew, the disgraced second son of Queen Elizabeth II, has settled a lawsuit brought …

Florida Gov. DeSantis leads Dem challengers: poll  —  Four years after winning election by the narrowest of margins, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) leads his three most likely Democratic challengers in advance of November's midterm elections, a new poll finds.

Activist Quintez Brown named in attempted shooting of Louisville mayor candidate Greenberg  —  A Louisville activist has been identified as a suspect in Monday's attempted shooting of mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg.  —  Quintez Brown, 21, was charged with attempted murder and four counts …

Sandy Hook families settle with Remington marking 1st time gun maker is held liable for mass shooting  —  Twenty first-graders and six staff members were killed in the 2012 massacre.  —  Remington Arms agreed Tuesday to settle liability claims from the families of five adults and four children killed …

School boards get death threats amid rage over race, gender, mask policies  —  Local school officials across the United States are being inundated with threats of violence and other hostile messages from anonymous harassers nationwide, fueled by anger over culture-war issues.

Wholesale prices rise 1% in January, up near-record 9.7% over the past year  — The producer price index, which measures wholesale prices, rose 1% in January and 9.7% for the 12-month period, the latter just off the record high.  — Core PPI rose 0.9%.  Both increases were at least double the Wall Street estimate.

Republicans Discover the Horror of Gerrymandering  —  The wails of protest began almost immediately after the lopsided votes concluded in the New York legislature earlier this month.  Lawmakers in Albany had redrawn the state's congressional map to create what instantly became perhaps the nation's most brutal gerrymander.

Chris Crouch was anti-vaccine.  Now his pregnant wife had covid, and he faced a terrible choice. … KINGWOOD, Tex. — Chris Crouch had had low expectations for online dating.  He was a police officer in his 30s, almost a year out from a painful divorce, and, he said, the women he had met had been …

What the GOP meant when it called Jan. 6 ‘legitimate political discourse’  —  The Republican National Committee's attempt to unwind the controversy over its characterization of Jan. 6, 2021, as “legitimate political discourse” may have given investigators of the Capitol riot an underappreciated piece of the puzzle they're assembling.

The Emergencies Act has been enacted.  Here's what that means  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made history by becoming the first leader of this country to invoke the federal Emergencies Act, to try to bring an end to the ongoing trucker convoy protests paralyzing Ottawa and border blockades.

The Jolt: Kemp stuns with Clarence Thomas protege for state Supreme Court  —  The word of Gov. Brian Kemp's surprise decision to tap a new Georgia Supreme Court justice had the legal community buzzing hours before he announced Tuesday.Typically, when a sitting justice steps down, there's a lengthy process before a replacement is picked.

Peter Thiel backs conservative dating app The Right Stuff  —  Peter Thiel is injecting $1.5 million into a seed round for a new conservative dating app called “The Right Stuff,” a source familiar with the funding tells Axios.  —  The big picture: Conservatives have been aggressively building their own apps …

How the CDC Abandoned Science  —  Mass youth hospitalizations, COVID-induced diabetes, and other myths from the brave new world of science as political propaganda  —  The main federal agency guiding America's pandemic policy is the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which sets widely adopted policies …

Novak Djokovic: I'm not anti-vax but will sacrifice trophies if told to get jab  —  Novak Djokovic has said he would rather miss out on future tennis trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine.  —  Speaking exclusively to the BBC, he said he should not be associated with the anti-vax movement …

How Josh Mandel, Son of Suburban Ohio, Became a Right-Wing Warrior  —  The Senate candidate was a rising Republican when he abandoned his moderate roots.  Now, those who have watched his transformation wonder if his rhetoric reflects who he really is.  —  BEACHWOOD, Ohio — In the fall of 2016 …

Gov. Newsom's approval hobbled by crime fears, homelessness crisis, poll finds  —  Less than five months after Californians overwhelmingly rejected a recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom, voters are growing more dissatisfied with the governor, and a solid majority believe the state is headed …

Trump encouraged French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour in phone call, campaign says  —  PARIS - Former U.S. President Donald Trump gave French presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour advice on how to win an election during a 40-minute phone call on Monday, according to the latter's spokesperson.

Accounting Firm Cuts Ties With Trump and Retracts Financial Statements  —  The firm, Mazars USA, said in a letter that it could no longer stand behind the annual statements, which are central to an investigation by the New York attorney general.  —  Donald J. Trump's longtime accounting firm cut ties …

Vehicle Crashes, Surging  —  Traffic deaths are surging during the pandemic.  —  The United States is enduring its most severe increase in traffic deaths since the 1940s.  —  It is a sharp change from the recent norm, too.  Deaths from vehicle crashes have generally been falling since the late 1960s …

Killing of Christina Yuna Lee Heightens Safety Fears in Chinatown  —  Christina Yuna Lee, who was described as “irreplaceable,” was stabbed to death in her apartment after a man followed her into her building.  —  Police officers who responded to a 911 call about a disturbance …

S.F. school board recall race goes down to the wire as supporters, opponents rally for turnout  —  In the final days of an unprecedented school board recall election in San Francisco, supporters and opponents of the effort blanketed the city with flyers, knocked on doors and rallied to make their final case to voters.