At least 5 killed in shooting at LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs, police say  —  A shooting at an LGBTQ club in Colorado Springs killed five people and injured 18 others overnight, police said early Sunday.  —  Club Q, where police said the first call came in minutes before midnight, described it as a “hate attack.”

DeSantis, Others Draw Distinctions With Trump in 2024 GOP Nomination Race  —  Las Vegas gathering of Republican Jewish Coalition generates applause for both the former president and his rivals  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis Wins Second Term in Florida  —  Created with sketchtool.

For experts, the evidence in two probes compels charging Trump  —  Two reports analyzing two different criminal investigations into Donald Trump have reached a singular conclusion: there is enough evidence to bring charges against the former president.  —  Veteran prosecutors and top legal minds …

Elon Musk says he will let Trump back onto Twitter  —  The former president said he is focused on his Twitter clone, Truth Social, echoing his previous remarks on the matter.  —  Elon Musk says he will reinstate the Twitter account of former president Donald Trump.

Iran's Security Forces Crack Down on Protest Movement in Kurdish Region  —  Iranian forces fire live ammunition and raid homes in search of opponents in an effort to crack down on a two-month old protest movement  —  Iranian security forces swept through the country's Kurdish region …

What Elephant?  AP Denies that There is Any Evidence That Joe Biden Discussed Hunter's Business Dealings  —  For those of us who have written about the Hunter Biden scandal and the family's influence-peddling operation for years, it is routine to read media stories denying the facts …

Kari Lake Claims Her Voters Were Disenfranchised.  Her Voters Tell a Different Story.  —  Ms. Lake's supporters say in testimonials that they had problems at Phoenix-area polling sites.  But a review by The New York Times shows that most of them successfully cast their ballots.

Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous  —  The gambling industry and its allies got their way with lawmakers after showering them with donations, gifts and dubious arguments.  —  TOPEKA, Kan. — Representative John Barker, a cattle breeder …

Russians struggle to make sense of Ukraine war after Kherson retreat … On a snowy afternoon in Moscow this week, a trickle of people entered a vast hall under the Kremlin walls, past armed riot police, to see an exhibition on what Russia still describes as a “special military operation” in Ukraine after nine months of war.

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine  —  Powerful explosions shook the area of Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) yesterday evening and again this morning, abruptly ending a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlining the urgent need …

President Biden Is Turning 80.  Experts Say Age Is More Than a Number.  —  The New York Times spoke to 10 experts in aging to paint a picture of what the next six years might look like for a person of the president's age.  —  WASHINGTON — President Biden has said it is a …

Michael Bloomberg apologises for Boris Johnson speech criticising China  —  Michael Bloomberg apologised last week at a business forum hosted by the news agency he founded for remarks by British former Prime Minister Boris Johnson criticising China as autocratic.

Ukraine confronts tougher fight in push to extend battlefield wins  —  KIVSHARIVKA, Ukraine — Not far from this village on the east bank of the Oskil River, Ukrainian forces have hit a wall of Russian resistance as they try to extend a counteroffensive that just two months ago was sweeping across nearby lands at a stunning clip.