February 24, 2024 Vol. 13, No. 2121 BAD SHOT: Wayne Lapierre, who transformed the National Rifle Association from an organization that taught marksmanship and gun safety into one of the most powerful political lobbying organizations in the country fighting for the …

TO THE MOON: A Houston space company overcame last-minute technical difficulties to land the first privately built space vehicle on the moon as well as the first American craft to set down since 1972.   There were some tense moments after the …

DEFINING LIFE: Following a state Supreme Court decision that a fertilized embryo is an actual child with all protections of the law, the University of Alabama at Birmingham health system announced that it is putting a hold on in vitro fertilization …

INFORMED WITH LIES: The confidential FBI informant at the base of the House Republican investigation into Hunter Biden who was charged with lying last week was fed false information by Russian intelligence, according to a filing made yesterday by the Department of Justice.  …

MONEYWORLD: Capital One is buying Discover Financial in a $35.3 billion deal that would merge two of the largest credit card companies in the US and create a financial behemoth with more than 1.3 million card holders.   Capital One issues credit …

THE RUSSIA HOUSE: Russian authorities have not yet turned over the body of dissident Alexei Navalny to his family nor given the cause of his death. If they do not allow an independent autopsy, or even turn over the body, it’s …

SUDDEN DEATH: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny died in an Arctic prison camp, according to the state news agency, Tass. He was 47.   The Federal Penitentiary Service issued a statement saying Navalny had fallen unconscious after taking a walk. “All necessary resuscitation measures were …

END OF SEASON:  One woman was killed and at least 21 wounded or injured when shooting broke out yesterday at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory celebration. Nine of the injured were children and 15 of the …

THE GANG THAT COULDN’T VOTE STRAIGHT: House Republicans voted 214-213 last night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on charges of “high crimes and misdemeanors” for willfully refusing to enforce border laws. It’s the first impeachment of a cabinet secretary …

THE WAR ROOM: President Joe Biden is ramping up his opposition to how the war in Gaza is being conducted by Israel without calling an outright halt to the fighting. Biden joined other international leaders urging Israel to drop plans for an …