1. Bruce Willis ‘Puppeted’ on Film Sets Despite Poor Health

‘WHY AM I HERE?’

Filmmakers say the star’s waning health became such an issue in recent years that he had to have his lines shortened and often “looked so lost” on set.

ENTERTAINMENT

2. Head of French Intelligence Is Out Over Ukraine ‘Failure’

SHAKEUP

Gen. Eric Vidaud reportedly took flak for “insufficient briefings” and a “failure to master the issues” on Ukraine.

WORLD

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SCOUTED

4. U.S. to Tap Largest Ever Amount From Strategic Oil Reserves

PUMPED UP

The Biden administration is expected to announce the extreme measure Thursday as prices at the pump continue to soar.

U.S. NEWS

5. Feds Expand Jan. 6 Probe to Include Rally, Trump Allies: NYT

DIGGING DEEPER

One subpoena reportedly sought information on those “classified as VIP attendees” of the rally.

POLITICS

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SCOUTED

7. Florida Woman Charged With Setting Circle K Clerk on Fire

‘HORRIFIC’

Betty Jean McFadden, 30, allegedly doused the employee in gas and threw matches at her until she went up in flames.

U.S. NEWS

8. Clinton Campaign and DNC Will Pay Steele Dossier Fine

THAT’S SETTLED

Will cough up $113,000 to settle a Federal Election Commission investigation into their alleged misreporting on how the dossier that claimed an infamous Pee Tape came to be.

POLITICS

9. Putin Palace Architect Accused of Tax Evasion in Italy

CRACKDOWN

Finance police seized millions in assets belonging to Lianfranco Cirillo, the architect who built the massive palace in Gelendzhik, Russia, thought to belong to Putin.

WORLD

10. Concern Grows Over Beijing Spy Trial of Australian Anchor

CENSORED

TV journalist Cheng Lei has been in solitary confinement without access to lawyers or family while she awaits her trial for allegedly spilling state secrets.

WORLD

11. Actress Susan Lucci Mourns the Death of Her Husband

‘LARGER-THAN-LIFE’

Helmut Huber, who married the “All My Children” star in 1969, was 84.

ENTERTAINMENT

12. Man Beat Woman to Death With Set of Bongo Drums, Cops Say

BRUTAL

Tyrone Bernard Wells, Jr., 41, was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the killing of Randee Leeann Rios.

U.S. NEWS

13. Man Arrested for Kidnapping Was on Bail for Other Kidnapping

HABIT, BROKEN

Timothy Schultheis, 23, was wearing his court-ordered ankle monitor when cops showed up Wednesday.

U.S. NEWS

14. Alex Jones Fined $25K a Day for Going AWOL on Sandy Hook

TICK TOCK

Last week, Jones appeared on his show at the same time that he was supposed to be giving a deposition in court. Now he will pay escalating fines.

U.S. NEWS

15. CBS: We’re Hiring Republicans Because They’re Taking Over

‘EMBARRASSED’

In a meeting just ahead of Mick Mulvaney’s hiring, which network staffers have trashed, a CBS News executive said they needed more Republicans to gain “access.”

MEDIA

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