Musk defends ‘Dilbert’ creator, says media is ‘racist against whites’  —  The Tesla and Twitter chief blasted media outlets for dropping Scott Adams's comic strip after the cartoonist's rant against Black people  —  Twitter and Tesla chief Elon Musk defended Scott Adams, the under-fire creator of …

Lab Leak Most Likely Caused Pandemic, Energy Dept. Says  —  The conclusion, which was made with “low confidence,” came as America's intelligence agencies remained divided over the origins of the coronavirus.  —  WASHINGTON — New intelligence has prompted the Energy Department to conclude …

Mexicans hold mass protests over law weakening electoral authority  —  MEXICO CITY — Tens of thousands of people jammed Mexico's grandest plaza and rallied around the country on Sunday to protest a law that would weaken the national electoral institute, with many fearful the measure could hobble Mexico's young democracy.

Fox News Host Speaks Out Against Network's Decision to Stop Him from Covering Dominion Lawsuit: ‘I Strongly Disagree’  —  A Fox News host said the network is not allowing him to cover the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion voting systems.

DeSantis moves toward GOP presidential bid on his own terms  —  1 of 4  —  Republican presidential contenders typically fight for prime speaking slots at the Conservative Political Action Conference.  But as conservative activists gather in suburban Washington this week …

Putin casts war as a battle for Russia's survival  —  President Vladimir Putin cast the confrontation with the West over the Ukraine war as an existential battle for the survival of Russia and the Russian people - and said he was forced to take into account NATO's nuclear capabilities.

Doctors who touted ivermectin as covid fix now pushing it for flu, RSV  —  First, the group of doctors championed ivermectin as a covid panacea.  It failed to live up to the hype.  Now, they're promoting the anti-parasitic to prevent and treat the flu and RSV.

Joe Manchin Declines to Describe Himself as a Democrat  —  The moderate West Virginia senator hasn't said whether he will run for re-election in 2024  —  WASHINGTON—West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin declined to describe himself as a Democrat during a television interview on Sunday …

Recession or not, Americans feel like they're poorer  —  The nation may not be in recession, but Americans are reckoning with a classic recessionary symptom: feeling poorer.  —  Half of American respondents say they are worse-off financially than a year ago, according to a Gallup poll released this month.

James Bond books edited to remove racist references  —  Reissued versions of Ian Fleming's classic works will feature a disclaimer following a review by sensitivity readers  —  James Bond novels have been rewritten to remove a number of racial references from Ian Fleming's work, The Telegraph can reveal.

Biden's student loan forgiveness program comes before Supreme Court  —  Tuesday's oral arguments will focus on the limits of executive power — and who has standing to challenge the $430 billion loan initiative  —  By Robert Barnes and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

Congresswoman Cori Bush marries campaign security guard in secret wedding  —  Marriage records filed St. Louis show U.S. Rep. Cori Bush tied the knot in a private ceremony earlier this month.  —  ST. LOUIS — Congresswoman Cori Bush, the progressive Democrat who has long described herself as a single mom, is no longer single.

Contaminated waste shipments from Ohio derailment to resume  —  Shipment of contaminated waste from the site of a fiery train derailment earlier this month in eastern Ohio near the Pennsylvania state line will resume Monday to two approved sites in Ohio, according to federal environmental authorities.

Texas asks a Trump judge to declare most of the federal government unconstitutional  —  Ordinarily, this lawsuit would be laughed out of court.  But you never can tell with Trump's judges.  —  Earlier this month, Texas's Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit claiming …

Lutheran Church official calls for white nationalists to be excommunicated  —  A top Lutheran church official is calling for the excommunication of unrepentant white nationalists, attacking their beliefs as “evil.”  —  “This is evil.  We condemn it in the name of Christ,” Matthew Harrison …

How the Fed Opened Pandora's Box  —  Jerome H. Powell's no-holds-barred response to the pandemic was made possible by history.  It raises questions about the future.  —  It was July 2019 when Representative Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan Democrat, asked Jerome H. Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve …