Nato states agree to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine  —  Russia admits ‘significant losses of troops’ as Donbas region prepares for fresh offensive  —  Nato member states have agreed to supply new types of advanced weaponry to Ukraine, alliance representatives have said …

‘Gutted’: Inside the Manhattan DA's Unraveling Trump Probe  —  The Manhattan DA's case against Donald Trump increasingly seems to be going nowhere. … Over the last several weeks, the Manhattan District Attorney's investigation into former President Donald Trump has appeared to be unraveling …

Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson  —  The 53-47 vote elevated the first Black woman to the pinnacle of the judicial branch as senators erupted in cheers.  Three Republicans joined Democrats in supporting President Biden's nominee.  —  Here's what you need to know:

Journalism's Twitter Problem Is the Journalists  —  Today, New York Times honcho Dean Baquet ordered a company-wide “reset” in how his staff should think about Twitter.  Mostly, he'd like them to never look at it again.  —  You can see why.  Most of the people who work for him are very bad …

Men accused of impersonating federal agents being investigated for possible ties to Iranian intelligence  —  The two men accused of impersonating federal agents over the course of several years will remain in jail pending a detention hearing Friday, a federal magistrate judge ruled Thursday.

Yakuza Boss Arrested at Manhattan Steakhouse for Alleged Rockets-for-Heroin Scheme  —  “The drugs were destined for New York streets, and the weapons shipments were meant for factions in unstable nations.”  —  A Japanese organized crime kingpin conspired to broker massive deals …

Texas leads among 26 states with book bans, free speech group says  —  (CNN)More than a 1,000 books have been banned in 86 school districts in 26 states across the United States, a new PEN America analysis shows.  —  PEN America, a literary and free expression advocacy organization …

GEICO apologizes, reverses course after inviting Linda Sarsour to speak at company event  —  The pro-Palestinian activist has been widely accused of anti-Semitism  —  Property and casualty insurer GEICO landed in hot water with several Jewish advocacy groups this week after inviting pro-Palestinian activist …

Request for investigation sent before alleged abuse by Greitens  —  Missouri state Sen. Jamilah Nasheed grew concerned enough about Gov. Eric Greitens' potential for violence in April 2018 that she sent a letter asking the Department of Public Safety to investigate rumors of an incident involving …

Disrupting cyberattacks targeting Ukraine  —  Tom Burt - Corporate Vice President, Customer Security & Trust  —  Today, we're sharing more about cyberattacks we've seen from a Russian nation-state actor targeting Ukraine and steps we've taken to disrupt it.

Judge restores Jan. 6 defendant's gun rights over DOJ objection  —  A judge has restored a Texas woman's right to possess firearms just weeks after she was sentenced for illegally entering the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.  —  U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden issued an order …

McConnell's revealing squirm session on why he'd still back Trump  —  The question has stalked Republicans since the 2016 campaign: If all those horrible things you said about Donald Trump were true, how can you turn around and support him?  The evolutions of the likes of former …

Peruvian prime minister's praise of Hitler sparks wave of protest  —  Aníbal Torres said his words were misunderstood but offered to apologize in person to Israeli ambassador Asaf Ichilevich  —  The Israeli embassy in Lima has led a wave of protest after Peru's prime minister …

Alabama Lawmakers Approve Ban on Medical Care for Transgender Youth  —  Legislators also approved a measure restricting discussion of L.G.B.T.Q. issues in public schools.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Alabama lawmakers voted on Thursday to criminalize medical care …

A Push for Normalcy Tests the Gerontocracy  —  Yesterday afternoon, President Joe Biden hosted a good old-fashioned bill-signing ceremony at the White House.  Before an audience of several dozen in the State Dining Room, the president celebrated the long-awaited enactment of a postal-reform bill.

Elon Musk to address Twitter staff after internal outcry … Twitter plans to host Elon Musk for a question-and-answer session with employees after a week of internal outcries over his appointment to the social network's board of directors, according to company messages obtained by The Washington Post.

How Sacramento's mass shooting killed the myth of ‘tough-on-crime’ prosecutors  —  Anne Marie Schubert — the veteran district attorney for Sacramento County, covering California's capital city — doesn't quite fit the profile of the perfect guest for the right-wing Fox News Channel …