The Shadow Crew Who Encouraged Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover  —  Behind the scenes, fellow billionaires and internet provocateurs bent Tesla CEO's ear; Jack Dorsey's role  —  Elon Musk unveils the Tesla Model Y in 2019.  —  As Elon Musk's crusade against Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.20%▼ …

Oath Keeper emotional as he accepts 2nd plea deal in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case  —  Brian Ulrich admitted to being part of the group that marched on the Capitol.  —  Federal prosecutors on Friday secured a second guilty plea and cooperation deal with a member of the Oath Keepers militia group charged …

CNN Exclusive: New text messages reveal Fox's Hannity advising Trump White House and seeking direction  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox's Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden's January 2021 inauguration …

Trump grand jury ending in N.Y. with no charges against ex-president  —  Manhattan DA says probe isn't over, but people familiar with the situation cite concerns about witnesses  —  NEW YORK — A six-month grand jury that was convened late last year to hear evidence against Donald Trump …

Bored White House Reporters Cry in Their Cheerios  —  The press corps prepares to celebrate itself for bangup reporting—on the last administration  —  This weekend's White House Correspondents' Dinner will give mainstream media reporters the chance to do what they love most …

NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: The 2022 Midterms & Biden's Job Performance, April 2022  —  GOP Advantage in Congressional Mids... Democrats Weak on Key Issues  —  With the 2022 Congressional Midterm Elections a little more than six months away, U.S. registered voters give Republicans …

In Support of Boycott, Divest, Sanction and a Free Palestine  —  When oppression strikes anywhere in the world, resistance movements reverberate globally.  The desire for rightful justice spreads, like wildfire, moving us to act, to speak, to write, and right our past wrongs.

Biden Seeks to Rob Putin of His Top Scientists With Visa Lure  —  The Biden administration has a plan to rob Vladimir Putin of some of his best innovators by waiving some visa requirements for highly educated Russians who want to come to the U.S., according to people familiar with the strategy.

Russia running short of precision missiles, say western officials  —  Pentagon believes Russian offensive is behind schedule in south and east amid shortfalls  —  Russia is running short of precision missiles in its war against Ukraine and its arms factories lack the ability to produce enough …

Former Idaho lawmaker found guilty of raping intern  —  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho lawmaker was convicted Friday of raping a 19-year-old legislative intern after a dramatic trial in which the young woman fled the witness stand during testimony, saying “I can't do this.”

Anonymous Donor Drops $1 Million in Bitcoin on Alex Jones  —  An unidentified person donated over 1 million U.S. dollars in Bitcoin to an address advertised on the conspiracy website Infowars on April 23, Hatewatch found, potentially buoying the finances of embattled extremist Alex Jones.

Aqua's ‘Barbie Girl’ Song Won't Appear in the Margot Robbie ‘Barbie’ Movie … “Come on Barbie, let's go party!” is the immortal refrain from Aqua's 1997 song “Barbie Girl” but when it comes to the upcoming Margot Robbie movie, Aqua haven't been invited to join the fun.

Pressure Mounts on Cawthorn as Scandals Pile Up  —  Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, once a bright young star in the conservative firmament, finds himself besieged by accusations and insinuations.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  WASHINGTON — Besieged …

Started Out as a Fish.  How Did It End Up Like This?  —  A meme about the transitional fossil Tiktaalik argues that although we did come out of the sea, we aren't doing just fine.  —  It may not be the worst of times, but it is certainly not the best of times.  The pandemic has no end in sight.

Deaths and Neglect Behind Bars Magnify Oakland's Sheriff Race  —  Maurice Monk, who died inside Alameda County's notorious Santa Rita Jail last year on November 15, was there because he had threatened a bus driver who told him to put his mask on—and because his family could not afford the $2,500 necessary for his bail.

What The New Yorker Didn't Say About a Famous Writer's Anti-Semitism  —  Whatever your views on “cancel culture,” one thing is certain: Search-and-rescue missions on behalf of the disappeared can take strange forms.  Witness a 2020 New Yorker essay that was published online under the title “How Racist Was Flannery O'Connor?”

A doctor told Oprah to ‘embrace hunger.’ How it changed her view of medicine forever  —  Oprah Winfrey will never forget first reading about Gary Fowler.  —  The television icon had been voraciously consuming news of COVID-19 and people who were losing jobs or dying from the deadly virus.

California promised to close its last nuclear plant.  Now Newsom is reconsidering  —  With the threat of power shortages looming and the climate crisis worsening, Gov. Gavin Newsom may attempt to delay the long-planned closure of California's largest electricity source: the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant.

Wonking Out: Education Has Less to Do With Inequality Than You Think  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  President Biden says that he is taking a “hard look” at student debt relief, which probably means that some significant relief is coming.  For one thing, Biden promised relief during the 2020 campaign.