3-year-old migrant girl dies aboard bus headed from Texas to Chicago ( www.cbsnews.com )
Not just any bus as the headline implies, but one of Texas Gov Greg Abbott’s trafficking asylum seekers to Democratic cities as a political stunt.
The death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins ( apnews.com )
As the Taliban Hunts Prosecutors, Afghan and U.S. Lawyers Team Up to Bring Their Colleagues to Safety ( theintercept.com )
“People are being killed, and there appears to be no action, or limited action, by those who should be acting,” he said. “What we’re trying to do right now is just get people to safety, get them food, and get them housing, and then we can worry about the process of what country will ultimately protect them.”
Video shows officers beat, arrest wrong suspect holding baby ( yt.artemislena.eu )
A viral video is prompting calls for accountability for a group of Kenosha police officers....
Chrissy Stroop: What young Americans really think about guns ( www.opendemocracy.net )
Since my openDemocracy column in late April about gun violence in the United States, there have been more than 250 mass shootings in the country, bringing the total for the year so far (as of yesterday) to 430. That’s just shy of two mass shootings a day for 2023 so far....
US Senator Joe Manchin says 'thinking seriously' about leaving Democratic Party ( www.reuters.com )
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, a maverick Democrat who has often bucked party leadership, told a radio station in his home state of West Virginia on Thursday that he is “thinking seriously” about leaving the party....
The death toll from wildfires in Hawaii could climb, officials warn. Follow live updates ( apnews.com )
The historic capital of the hawai’ian kingdom has burned to the ground
‘Everything was gone’: Residents describe brush fire that tore through Lahaina ( www.hawaiinewsnow.com )
Soldier Who Called Out Torture in Iraq Is Laid to Rest at Arlington ( www.nytimes.com )
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
Voters in Ohio reject change to state’s constitution ( www.msn.com )
Delivering a win for abortion rights advocates, Ohio’s Issue 1 will fail, the Associate Press projects. The Republican-backed ballot initiative would have increased the threshold to amend the state’s constitution, making it more difficult for a measure that would enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution to...
Warwick sergeant faces assault charges ( turnto10.com )
Storm in Maryland traps 47 in vehicles under fallen utility poles ( wcyb.com )
What to know about Ohio special election at center of abortion fight ( thehill.com )
Ohio’s special election on Tuesday could raise the threshold for amending the state’s constitution and have a potentially critical impact on the future of abortion rights in the state. With few other elections happening in an off year, a ballot measure in Ohio that would enshrine abortion rights in its constitution will be...
Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings ( apnews.com )
EPA Approved Chevron Fuel Ingredient With Sky-High Cancer Risk ( www.propublica.org )
Over 11,000 L.A. workers plan to strike, hoping to ‘shut down’ city ( wapo.st )
WP gift article expires in 14 days....
War Criminal’s Bid to Become Lawyer Faces Obstacle: His Own Troops ( theintercept.com )
Clint Lorance, a former Army lieutenant convicted of second-degree murder for war crimes in Afghanistan, was one beneficiary of the many pardons issued to convicted war criminals by former President Donald Trump....
Georgia attorney sentenced for storming Capitol on Jan. 6 ( www.fox5atlanta.com )
3 new laws expand Illinois Native American protections ( www.ksdk.com )
'Barbenheimer' highlights U.S. ignorance of nuclear reality ( www.japantimes.co.jp )
When Help Shows Up After a House Fire, It Might Be Gang Members ( www.nytimes.com )
NYT gift article expires in 30 days....
Second deadly TB outbreak linked to tainted bone grafts ( wapo.st )
The same type of bone repair product was linked to tuberculosis outbreak in 2021...
Charles Ogletree, legal scholar who championed reparations, dies at 70 ( wapo.st )
The longtime Harvard Law professor also represented Anita Hill, rapper Tupac Shakur and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre...
Twitch streamer's giveaway sparks mayhem in Union Square ( abc7ny.com )
This is currently happening now.
OPINION: Why US homeschooling surge should concern us all ( www.opendemocracy.net )
Blattert, a chemical engineer, was jailed for over 11 years for strangling one of his children and beating her severely with glue sticks, a belt, and his hands – open palms and fists according to the testimony of his brave daughter. Her use of a mobile phone to capture part of the incident is likely the only reason the...
