The culture wars next frontier: Public libraries … LLANO, Tex. — In early November, an email from a citizen dropped into the inbox of Judge Ron Cunningham, the silver-haired head chair of the governing body of Llano County in Texas's picturesque Hill Country.

Jury Awards $450,000 to Man Fired Over Unwanted Office Birthday Party  —  The man asked a manager not to have a party because he had an anxiety disorder.  What followed spiraled into a legal dispute over whether the man had a panic attack or a violent outburst.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

South Carolina mall shooting suspect's bond set at $25,000, can go to work with ankle monitor  —  Jewayne Price was charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for April 17  —  A South Carolina judge set a $25,000 bond for a suspect in a mall shooting …

Days after the sinking of a Russian warship, questions linger.  —  A video released by Russia's Ministry of Defense purporting to show dozens of uniformed crew members from the missile cruiser Moskva standing in formation, apparently days after the ship sank, did not answer lingering questions …

McCarthy says Ukraine invasion should serve as ‘lesson’ for arming Taiwan  —  'Taiwan has been waiting more than a year for weapons they've already purchased,' the house minority leader said  —  Coming up on ‘Fox News Sunday’: April 17  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy …

Mar-a-Lago Machine: Trump as a Modern-Day Party Boss  —  Hoarding cash, doling out favors and seeking to crush rivals, the former president is dominating the G.O.P., preparing for another race and helping loyalists oust officials who thwarted his attempted subversion of the 2020 election.

Disney Didn't Leave the GOP Behind — Culture Did  —  Once upon a time, Disney-bashing was primarily a liberal activity.  Whether it was the company's perceived stale, Cold War-era morality, its stranglehold on global pop culture or simply its role as one of America's preeminent corporate monoliths …

COVID vaccines are not meant to prevent all infections, experts say.  Americans need to reset their expectations.  —  Watch Video: COVID vaccine second booster: Here's who can get the 4th shot  —  Denny Mitchell couldn't believe he tested positive for the coronavirus in January.

GOP Rep. Upton says death threats made bipartisan votes ‘frightening’  —  Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) said on Sunday that death threats — like those he received for voting for infrastructure spending — could “be a detriment getting good people to run” for Congress.

Russian Propaganda Turns to ‘Lord of the Rings’ to Stir Ukraine Hatred  —  MY PRECIOUS  —  In an attempt to dehumanize their opponents, state TV's pundits and hosts have taken to describing Ukrainians as “the unclean”—with one even calling “modern Ukraine” “Gollum.”

Bound, beaten, killed: Ukrainian civilians reveal horrors of Russian torture chamber  —  Special report: One prisoner recalls how a man was beaten to death next to him.  Another recounts being stripped, stabbed and subjected to electric shocks.  In recently liberated Trostyanets in Sumy …

‘They Are Gone, Vanished’: Missing Persons Haunt Ukrainian Village  —  In a Russian-occupied village, five men went off to feed cattle.  Their relatives and neighbors are wondering what happened to them.  —  HUSARIVKA, Ukraine — The cows wouldn't stop screaming.

French far-left gives no voting instructions after internal consultations  —  The party of far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon gave no voting instructions for the French presidential runoff after its internal consultations showed most people would abstain or vote blank on April 24, adding to the uncertainty over the outcome.

Saudi Arabia Pushed Yemen's Elected President to Step Aside, Saudi and Yemeni Officials Say  —  Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi is largely confined to his home in Riyadh after handing power to new governing council  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Saudi Arabia pushed Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi …

Lawmakers worry 2020 will provide a blueprint for stealing a future election  —  Officials fear that unless Congress changes the 19th century law controlling presidential elections, a future election could be overturned.  Legally.  —  Both a federal judge and the top Republican …

Of our boomboxes, smokers, punches and bullets: New York City's public safety problem  —  The old pal who'd invited me days earlier into a group chat called “Shmolice” was checking WorldStar Thursday morning to see if his beating on the Q train had made it to the go-to source for videos of street fights and other dysfunctional behavior.