Federal judge affirms MyPillow's Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Wednesday affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell in favor of a software engineer who challenged data that Lindell said proves China interfered in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and tipped the outcome to Joe Biden....
Rebels linked to the Islamic State group kill at least two dozen civilians in eastern Congo (apnews.com)
Oklahoma police say nonbinary teen's death was not result of injuries from high school fight (apnews.com)
Police in Oklahoma say a teen who died a day after an altercation at school did not die as a result of injuries sustained in the fight.
Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents (apnews.com)
A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore....
After 2-year-old girl shoots self, man becomes first person charged under Michigan's gun storage law (apnews.com)
A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns....
Argentina's poverty levels hit 57% of population, a 20-year high in January, study finds (apnews.com)
Poland is concerned by pro-Putin slogans at farmers' protests, saying Russian agents may be to blame (apnews.com)
Polish authorities voiced grave concerns Wednesday after slogans praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war against Ukraine appeared at Polish farmers’ protests....
Jury selection begins for trial of "Rust" armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin (apnews.com)
Prosecutors in New Mexico want more accountability for the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was fatally shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.”...
Election officials in the US face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn't coming to help (apnews.com)
With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff....
First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hate-crime-south-carolina-trans…...
2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration (apnews.com)
Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday....
Republican DA asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide abortion lawsuit without lower court ruling (apnews.com)
A Republican prosecutor asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday to decide whether a 174-year-old state law bans abortion in the state without waiting for a ruling from a lower appellate court....
Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens had Russian intelligence contacts, prosecutors say (apnews.com)
A former FBI informant charged with making up a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company had contacts with Russian intelligence-affiliated officials, prosecutors said in a court paper Tuesday....
Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont (apnews.com)
Hundreds are set to descend on Tahiti for Olympic surfing. Can locals protect their way of life? (apnews.com)
In response to criticism, now 98% of Olympic housing will be within the homes of locals, with athletes accommodated on a cruise ship anchored nearby. The size of the judging tower has been scaled back and new infrastructure plans are being drawn up to minimize the need for new construction....
FBI investigates after letter with white powder sent to House Speaker Johnson's Louisiana church (apnews.com)
Federal and state authorities are investigating suspicious mail containing a white powder that was received by a north Louisiana church attended by House Speaker Mike Johnson....
Welcome to the 'Hotel California' case: The trial over handwritten lyrics to an Eagles classic (apnews.com)
On a lined yellow pad, Don Henley, with input from band co-founder Glenn Frey, jotted thoughts about “a dark desert highway” and “a lovely place” with a luxurious surface and ominous undertones. And something on ice, perhaps caviar or Taittinger — or pink Champagne?...
First federal gender-based hate crime trial starts in South Carolina over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity is set to begin Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York....
A UN agency says it can't deliver aid to northern Gaza because of chaos, and famine fears are rising (apnews.com)
The report by the Global Nutrition Cluster, an aid partnership led by UNICEF, says more than 90% of children under 5 in Gaza eat two or fewer food groups a day, known as severe food poverty. A similar percentage are affected by infectious diseases, with 70% experiencing diarrhea in the last two weeks....
The US vetoes an Arab-backed UN resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza (apnews.com)
The United States vetoed an Arab-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in the embattled Gaza Strip....
White House promises 'major sanctions' on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny's death (apnews.com)
Even more major than the current major sanctions…
Ex-gang leader charged in Tupac Shakur killing due in court in Las Vegas (apnews.com)
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the 1996 killing of hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, is due back in court Tuesday....