Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the Biden administration's support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new campaign to interfere in American politics, U.S. intelligence officials have assessed.

Russian Blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They Came and Did Whatever They Wanted.’  —  Tanks treads ripped up the toxic soil, bulldozers carved trenches and bunkers, and soldiers spent a month camped in — and dug into — a radioactive forest.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

CNN Exclusive: ‘We control them all’: Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows ideas for overturning 2020 election before it was called  —  Two days after the 2020 presidential election, as votes were still being tallied, Donald Trump's eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that …

Pro-Trump Rally Planner Is Cooperating in Justice Dept.'s Jan. 6 Inquiry  —  Ali Alexander, who was a key figure in the “Stop the Steal” movement, said he had received a grand jury subpoena and would assist the expanding investigation.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Trump Officials Failed to Provide Accounting of Foreign Gifts  —  The State Department could not compile a list of gifts for 2020, making it difficult to determine whether officials did anything improper.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  The Trump administration left office without providing …

China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U.S. Conflict  —  Beijing believes U.S. could turn to nuclear weapons in a war; Ukraine invasion underscores the value of a robust arsenal … China has accelerated an expansion of its nuclear arsenal because of a change …

Spurred by Putin, Russians Turn on One Another Over the War  —  Citizens are denouncing one another, illustrating how the war is feeding paranoia and polarization in Russian society.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  Marina Dubrova, an English teacher on the Russian island …

Russia: Government Shuts Down Human Rights Watch Office  —  After 30 Years, ‘De-Registered’ Along with Other Foreign Groups  —  (Berlin) - Russia's Justice Ministry on April 8, 2022 canceled the registration of Human Rights Watch, along with Amnesty International and 13 other offices …

After Russians' retreat, scarred Ukrainian village recounts month of terror  —  On a two-day visit, tales emerge of killings and looting by a demoralised invasion force  —  he day the Russians arrived in the sleepy, windswept village of Staryi Bykiv, they killed six men.

Starr County woman arrested for “self-induced abortion”  —  STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman has been charged with murder after authorities say she performed a “self-induced abortion.”  —  Lizelle Herrera, 26, was arrested on Thursday by the Starr County Sheriff's Office and charged with murder.

Biden won't remove Iran's Revolutionary Guard from terror list.  He's right.  —  The Biden administration plans to reject an Iranian demand that the United States lift its designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization as a condition for renewing …

How Republican Rep. John Rose Found His Wife  —  This Tennessee representative married a college undergraduate when he was 45.  —  Rep. John Rose (R-TN) attends a House Financial Services Committee organizational meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2019.

Stash of assault rifles, body armor, passports with multiple visas, and sham uniforms found in penthouse of ‘fake’ Homeland agents - including one with ‘links to Pakistani intelligence’ - who 'infiltrated Biden, Kamala and Jill's Secret Service details'  — A motion for detention shows …

A Stunning Surprise In The Michigan Kidnapping Case Calls The Government's Domestic Terror Strategy Into Question  —  Despite the government's extraordinary efforts to muzzle the defense, a jury in Grand Rapids federal court on Friday acquitted two men on charges including conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Mykolaiv region on edge amid fear of a new Russian offensive  —  MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — Red-and-white police tape blocked off the perimeter of the strip mall as if it were a crime scene.  The glass storefronts were all shattered.  Some potted plants remained on a table where a woman's flower stand had been.

Donations Steered to Trump Super PAC by Canadian Are Found to Be Illegal  —  The Federal Election Commission fined a Canadian steel billionaire, Barry Zekelman, $975,000 in the case, one of the biggest penalties it has ever assessed.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Judge Says Trump Firm Can Keep Running Bronx Golf Course After de Blasio Broke Contract  —  The Trump Organization can continue to operate a city-owned Bronx golf course, a judge ruled Friday.  —  Former Mayor Bill de Blasio terminated a Trump company's contract for the Ferry Point Park golf course …

Are the Sanctions Against Russia Working or Not?  —  Six weeks after the U.S. and the G7 countries weaponized the global financial system to impose their harshest-ever sanctions on Russia, the fissures are becoming apparent.  The ruble strengthened to its prewar value against the dollar by Thursday …

A sour and angry America poised to punish Dems this fall  —  Biden and his top advisers know that the window to change the economic narrative through executive action is rapidly closing.  —  The professionals who track American attitudes toward the economy say they can see the trouble coming.

Mask mandates loom again after regional COVID-19 outbreaks  —  Regional spikes in COVID-19 cases have raised questions about whether public health officials will reinstate pandemic-era restrictions — and whether the public is prepared to comply with them.  —  Philadelphia officials …

The four stages of ‘groomer speech’  —  We're used to seeing conservatives accuse the powerless of sex crimes.  We're not used to seeing them accuse the powerful of the same. … Something I've been meaning to tell you.  My dad is a pedophile.  I'm not the victim.  As always, though, there's never just one.

NPR reporter blasts own newsroom: Hunter Biden's laptop has ‘always been’ a story  —  Journo explicitly blamed ‘newsroom editors’ for refusing to report it.  —  An NPR reporter called out her own newsroom on Thursday for claiming the Hunter Biden laptop was “not a real story.”