‘Stop the Steal’ Organizer Apologizes After Being Accused of Asking Teen Boys for D*ck Pics  —  “I apologize for any inappropriate messages sent over the years,” said Ali Alexander, an ally of former President Trump and white nationalist Nick Fuentes.  —  A key figure in the pro-Trump …

Accused shooter in Kansas City shooting of Black teen who went to the wrong house is White man in his 80s  —  A white man in his 80s is the individual who apparently shot and seriously wounded Ralph Yarl, a Black teen, on April 13 in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a CNN review of property records …

Disney announces LGBTQ event night at its California resort immediately after DeSantis threats  —  The Disneyland resort in California will hold a new LGBTQ-themed event night, according to the company in a tweeted statement on Monday.  —  “The first-ever Disneyland After Dark …

FBI investigating GOP Oklahoma officials caught on tape talking about lynching Black people, murdering newspaper reporters  —  GOP officials from McCurtain County, Okla. are being investigated by the FBI after they were caught on tape expressing their frustration about it not being socially acceptable beat …

What Dominion Has to Prove in Its Case Against Fox News  —  Did the hosts of the country's most popular cable news network know that Trump's lies about the election were untrue?  —  Downtown Wilmington was already lousy with reporters when the news broke, on Sunday evening, that the Dominion v. Fox trial would be delayed by a day.

Saratoga County woman killed after turning into wrong driveway  —  Kaylin Gillis of Saratoga County was shot Saturday evening; a 65-year-old stands charged with second-degree murder  —  HEBRON — A 65-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly shot and killed …

McCarthy Proposes One-Year Debt Ceiling Increase Tied to Spending Cuts  —  Clashing with President Biden, who has called for a debt limit hike with no conditions, the Republican speaker went to Wall Street to pitch what he called a “responsible, sensible” solution.

Judge Who Could Shift N.Y.'s Highest Court Left Sails Through Hearing  —  Judge Rowan Wilson, a prominent liberal jurist, would become the state's first Black judge to lead the Court of Appeals, the state's highest court.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul's newest nominee to become …

Jim Jordan Tried to Pull Some D.C. Bullshit on New Yorkers  —  It went over exactly as well as you'd expect … It didn't get better from there.  —  As the hearing began, members of the public who were denied access shouted at cops and sundry congressional staffers outside the meeting room, demanding admittance.

Senate Dems weighing a Clarence Thomas invite to future Supreme Court ethics hearing  —  If he's asked to appear, the justice is likely to face questions about reports on his relationship with a billionaire GOP donor.  —  Senate Democrats are eyeing an invitation to Justice Clarence Thomas …

As Migrant Children Were Put to Work, U.S. Ignored Warnings  —  The White House and federal agencies were repeatedly alerted to signs of children at risk.  The warnings were ignored or missed.  —  In the spring of 2021, Linda Brandmiller was working at an arena in San Antonio that had been converted …

F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York  —  Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the men with conspiring with the People's Republic of China and destroying evidence in connection with a Chinese police outpost in Lower Manhattan.

Pro-Russia propagandist unmasked as New Jersey tropical fish seller  —  Sarah Bils identified as the woman behind ‘Donbas Devushka’ social media accounts, notorious for spreading disinformation about the war  —  To her devoted followers, “Donbas Devushka” - or Donbas Girl …

Senate COVID origins report details lab leak theory  —  The coronavirus pandemic appeared to originate from a laboratory accident, based on biosafety issues in the epicenter in Wuhan, China, and factors observed in the nature and early spread of the virus, according to a 302-page Senate report obtained by Axios.

Trump remains silent on DeSantis' six-week abortion ban  —  It's not clear where Trump, a Florida resident, stands on the question of whether abortion should be illegal at six weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law last week.  —  Donald Trump isn't quiet about much.

40 Officers of China's National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents  —  Defendants Accused of Creating Fake Social Media Accounts to Harass PRC Dissidents, and Working with Employees of a U.S. Telecommunications Company to Remove Dissidents from Company's Platform

Construction Company Owner Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison and Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Restitution for Rigging Bids and Bribing a Public Official  —  Case Involved Public Works for the California Department of Transportation  —  A construction company owner in California …

A War Crimes Team Investigated the Portland Police.  The Results Are Damning  —  A forensic investigation found the police used dangerous amounts of tear gas in an attempt to put down Black Lives Matter protests  —  A BRITISH RESEARCH group that typically investigates war crimes …

Creationist Theme Park Pal Charged with Child Sex Abuse—Again  —  The leader of Dinosaur Adventure Land brushed off allegations that his friend abused a child at the theme park.  Now the friend is facing new charges of assaulting a 9-year-old.  —  A conspiracy theorist at the center …

Tarrant County's lauded elections chief resigns, citing differences with new county executive  —  Heider Garcia, like many other election officials across the country, faced death threats that stemmed from lies about the outcome of the 2020 election.  —  A North Texas elections official …

The So-Called Platinum Coin Option is Illegal, Even on Its Own Terms  —  Conventional wisdom holds that the 2022 midterm elections went surprisingly well for Democrats.  They defended all of their US Senate seats and even picked up Pennsylvania's vacant seat, won back some governors' mansions …

Rep. Paul Gosar promotes pro-Hitler and Holocaust-denying site after it praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers”  —  Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) used his House.gov newsletter to direct people to a story posted on a Holocaust-denier website that praised him for attacking “Jewish warmongers” for their support of Ukraine.

Egypt nearly supplied rockets to Russia, agreed to arm Ukraine instead, leak shows  —  Egypt made detailed plans to export rockets at Moscow's request, but after a diplomatic offensive from Washington, later approved artillery production for Kyiv  —  Egypt paused a plan to secretly supply rockets …