A court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says (apnews.com)
Police say University of South Carolina student fatally shot while trying to enter wrong home (apnews.com)
A University of South Carolina student was shot and killed as he apparently tried to enter the wrong home on his off-campus street early on Saturday, police said....
Female soldiers in Army special operations face rampant sexism and harassment, military report says (apnews.com)
U.S. Army Special Operations Command, in a lengthy study, reported a wide range of “overtly sexist” comments from male soldiers, including a broad aversion to females serving in commando units. The comments, it said, are “not outliers” but represent a common sentiment that women don’t belong on special operations...
A 96-year-old federal judge is barred from hearing cases in a bitter fight over her mental fitness (apnews.com)
A 96-year-old U.S. federal appeals court judge was barred Wednesday from hearing cases for a year after a panel said she refused to undergo medical testing amid concerns that she is no longer mentally fit to serve on the bench....
States sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children's mental health (apnews.com)
Israeli settler shoots and kills Palestinian harvester as violence surges in the West Bank (apnews.com)
A Jewish settler has shot dead a Palestinian man harvesting olives near the West Bank city of Nablus, the man’s uncle said.
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
China appears to be building an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island (apnews.com)
China appears to be constructing an airstrip on a disputed South China Sea island that is also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press.
Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia (apnews.com)
A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison....
Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work (apnews.com)
Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work::Three visual artists are suing artificial intelligence image-generators to protect their copyrights and careers.
Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEO (apnews.com)
A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure....
Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material (apnews.com)
After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com has started requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the company in advance that their work includes artificial intelligence material....
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years (apnews.com)
A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack....
Political leader in Ecuador is killed less than a week after presidential candidate’s assassination (apnews.com)
The unprecedented violence shaking Ecuador claimed the life of another political leader Monday, bringing the number of politics-related slayings within the last four weeks to three, including that of a presidential candidate.
Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval (apnews.com)
The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new study published Thursday....
Millions of dollars of psychedelic mushrooms seized in a Connecticut bust (apnews.com)
Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens of dog-food-size bags of psychedelic mushrooms worth an estimated $8.5 million at a home in rural Connecticut.
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint (apnews.com)
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin quantified its damage: Roughly 40 million people drank water with dangerous levels of lead, degrading the intelligence of thousands of kids....
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (apnews.com)
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public....
Carbon markets are 'bogus solutions' as rich world keeps polluting, African Climate Summit is told (apnews.com)
The summit has sought to reframe the African continent, which has enormous amounts of clean energy minerals and renewable energy sources, as less of a victim of climate change driven by the world’s biggest economies and more of the solution....
Georgia school district is banning books, citing sexual content, after firing a teacher (apnews.com)
Georgia’s second-largest school district says that it has removed two books from 20 school libraries, saying the books had “highly inappropriate, sexually explicit content.”...
US suicides hit an all-time high last year (apnews.com)
2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine (apnews.com)
A second Denver-area police officer has been acquitted in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. The 23-year-old Black man was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store.
Suzanne Somers, of ‘Three’s Company,’ dies at 76 (apnews.com)
Tennessee hospital faces civil rights investigation over release of transgender health records (apnews.com)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general, hospital officials have confirmed.
A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far (apnews.com)
It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover....
