Biden's whirlwind final days as vice president had aides scrambling to close his White House office  —  The early days of 2017 were a whirlwind for Vice President Joe Biden: swearing in a new Congress, a surprise Medal of Freedom, a speech at Davos and one final trip to Ukraine.

Lisa Marie Presley dies at 54 after hospitalization  —  Lisa Marie Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley — died Thursday after being hospitalized earlier that day, her mother said in a statement.  The singer was 54.  —  “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news …

Paul Ryan sounds off on the McCarthy drama and coming debt ceiling fight  —  Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan thinks his old friend Kevin McCarthy may be better prepared for the role than any politician in modern history — but the job won't be easy with his five-seat majority.

George Santos Tries on a New Disguise: Conservative Renegade  —  George Santos has found his allies in Congress—the conservatives who are accustomed to controversy.  —  On his first day in Congress, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) sat in a back corner of the House chamber—alone and glum …

Teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter founder ‘Tased to death’ by LAPD  —  ‘He needed help and was killed,’ says Patrisse Cullors, as police are seen repeatedly using stun gun on him after traffic accident  —  A cousin of Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors was killed …

Western Tanks Appear Headed to Ukraine, Breaking Another Taboo  —  The West has sent an array of weapons once seen as too provocative, and it looks like tanks will be next.  With a new Russian offensive expected, officials see an urgent need to shift the balance.

Study: Exxon Mobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s  —  Exxon Mobil's scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions, a new study says.

Please, put poor Pete out to pasture  —  During the 2020 presidential primary, candidate Joe Biden released a video savaging former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg for his lack of competence and relevant experience for the White House.  Over and over again, Biden's video highlighted …

Republican candidate's wife arrested, charged with casting 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election  — Kim Phuong Taylor was arrested Thursday and accused of multiple counts of voter fraud.  — According to prosecutors, Taylor cast 23 fraudulent votes for her husband in the 2020 election.

Why Japan is the latest ally moving Biden's way  —  When President Joe Biden sits down with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday, it will mark a major tete-a-tete that could have profound implications for U.S. policy toward a critical part of the globe.

LONG READ - Prison, war and revenge killing: the inside story of the Wagner ‘sledgehammer murder’ case  —  The story of the life and death of Yevgeny Nuzhin is a grim illustration of how Russia is increasingly using its prison population as a source of new blood on the deadly frontline in Ukraine.

US cancer death rate drops by 30% since 1991  —  Death rates from cancer in the US have fallen by 32% over the three decades from 1991 to 2019, according to the American Cancer Society.  —  The decline is thanks to prevention, screening, early diagnosis and treatment of common cancers, including lung and breast cancer.

Trump: Special counsel Jack Smith might ‘turn out to be a criminal’  —  Donald Trump is lashing out at special counsel Jack Smith in increasingly hysterical ways.  These are not the actions of someone expecting exoneration.  —  Immediately after Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith …

This TikToker Accused Local Cop of Racial Profiling.  Then He Pulled Her Over.  —  Charlotte Carter's extremely coincidental run in with an officer in Chesterfield, Virginia has since gone viral. … A racial justice advocate who compiled damning data on her local police ticketing people of color …

Some GOP McCarthy holdouts scoff at claims Trump swayed speaker vote outcome  —  “Trump had no influence,” one Republican congressman told ABC News.  —  Moments after clinching the House speakership, Kevin McCarthy headed to the cameras to “especially thank” one person he said helped him get the gig: Donald Trump.

Gemini Co-Founder Tyler Winklevoss Calls SEC Lawsuit ‘Disappointing’  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission's action against Gemini and Genesis is “disappointing” and “totally counterproductive,” says Genesis co-founder Tyler Winklevoss, in his first comments on Twitter since …

Lisa Marie Presley hospitalized after suffering cardiac arrest  —  Lisa Marie Presley was admitted to a Southern California hospital on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest, a source told CBS News.  Elise Preston has the latest.