Idaho Lt. Gov’s Crony Can’t Stop Talking About Killing Cops

By William Bredderman

A dark money think-tank analyst working for Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s office and campaign urges violence against law enforcement on social media.

Exploited Hollywood Assistants Are Fed Up and Fighting Back

By Laura Bradley

No movie or TV show could function without assistants, yet many are stuck making minimum wage. Enough, they say. “If you’re not gonna promote us, you’ve got to pay us.”

How Black Women Helped Expose Celebrity Chef Darius Cooks

By Ernest Owens

He’s denied their claims, and says his haters are “jealous” as reports of bad behavior have kept pouring in.

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Things You Probably Don't Know About the Olympics

By Candida Moss

Though most people know that the Olympics are based on an ancient Greek athletic tradition, there’s a lot about our modern Olympics that we conveniently overlook.

Pelosi: I ‘Plan’ to Name Adam Kinzinger to Jan. 6 Committee

By Justin Baragona

Kinzinger would join Rep. Liz Cheney as the second Republican on the committee. Kevin McCarthy pulled his recommendations after Pelosi rejected Jim Jordan and Jim Banks.

Julie K. Brown Doesn’t Think Jeffrey Epstein Killed Himself

By The Daily Beast

Julie K. Brown, the reporter who pursued the Jeffrey Epstein story and author of “Perversion of Justice,” gives four reasons why she doesn’t believe he died by suicide.

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Road-Tripping Through the Landscape That Spawned El Chapo

By Noah Hurowitz

In a territory as remote and secretive as Mexico’s Sinaloa, you can’t look to the outside world for help.

Prince Harry’s Memoir May Reveal How Meghan ‘Liberated’ Him

By Tim Teeman

Plus, the queen heads to Balmoral, Fergie says she and Prince Andrew are “the most contented divorced couple in the world,” and it’s 40 years since Charles and Diana’s wedding.

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1. Iraqi PM: American Combat Troops No Longer Needed

 ‘SPECIAL TIMETABLE’ 

Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Sunday that U.S. training and military intelligence gathering will still be required, but American combat troops can now be redeployed elsewhere.

2. Naomi Osaka at the Olympics: ‘I’m Happy Again’

 ‘REFRESHED’ 

Naomi Osaka spoke after winning her first match in two months: “The Olympics has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so I feel like the break that I took was very needed.”

3. Jackie Mason, Legendary Comedian, Dies at 93

 ‘THE ULTIMATE JEW’ 

The 93-year-old made his name in “Borscht Belt” standup comedy, before endearing himself to a new generation of fans as Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky in “The Simpsons.”

4. Japanese Pharma Firm Joins Race to Make COVID Pill Cure

 GULP 

Osaka-based Shionogi has joined Pfizer and Merck in a race to develop a daily pill that will neutralize COVID-19 in infected patients.

5. Fossil Hunting Couple Used Google Earth to Make Rare Find

 NICE DIGS 

Neville and Sally Hollingworth spent their lockdown in the Cotswolds scanning imagery to find Britain’s largest collection of Jurassic starfish fossils.

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