McDonald’s once again sued after customer burns herself on hot coffee (www.cnn.com)
McDonald’s is being sued over a hot coffee spill, again....
Virginia shooting leaves 4 kids, 1 adult injured: Police (abcnews.go.com)
Canada imposes 63 sanctions against Russian individuals, entities – another big blow for Putin’s Russia (ptv-news.com.pk)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse (www.thetimes.co.uk)
Starfield is the latest game to be boycotted by conservatives. This time because of pronouns (theconversation.com)
Starfields is one of the biggest games of 2023 – but it’s joined other recent games like Baldurs Gate 3 in being boycotted by conservatives because of the way it interacts with gender.
Alabama band director tased by police for not stopping his students' performance (www.npr.org)
What began as a routine band performance of Talkin' Out the Side of Your Neck by Cameo at an Alabama high school football game ended in a troubling confrontation when a police officer tased the marching band director for refusing to stop the music....
Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents (apnews.com)
For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn’t sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by....
National Cathedral replaces windows honoring Confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice (apnews.com)
The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson....
Woman's body found in jaws of Florida alligator (www.cbsnews.com)
A body which was spotted in the jaws of a 13-foot alligator in Largo, Florida, has been identified as a 41-year-old woman, authorities said Saturday....
F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard (www.bbc.com)
The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed....
Baton Rouge woman says she was 'sexually humiliated' by police in 'torture warehouse' (www.nbcnews.com)
An embattled Louisiana police department has been hit with a second lawsuit alleging officers from a street crime unit dragged detainees to an unmarked warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave,” where they were assaulted, stripped and subjected to body cavity searches....
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals (www.politico.com)
NEW YORK — The migrant crisis is getting so hard for New York City to handle that Mayor Eric Adams sees a policy that could send thousands of people into the streets, many with nowhere to sleep and nowhere to work, as his next best move....
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US (arstechnica.com)
Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man (apnews.com)
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday....
13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its mouth in Florida canal (www.nbcnews.com)
A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida....
Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills (Paywall) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal officials promised the new covid shot would be free and covered by insurance, but some Americans have encountered a different reality this week as they tried to get vaccinated, only to be denied coverage or charged up to $200....
Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River could impact drinking water in Louisiana, officials say (abcnews.go.com)
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region....
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water (www.cnn.com)
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
Black Texas student given additional suspension for loc hairstyle (www.cnn.com)
A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN....
Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold at Costco recalled due to possible mold (abcnews.go.com)
Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure....
Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Growing Rapidly, New Research Shows (www.vice.com)
A new report shared with VICE News outlines the massive growth so-called Active Clubs, neo-Nazi fitness and fight clubs, have experienced in both the United States and internationally.
A climate scientist on how to recognize the new climate change denial (www.vox.com)
Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.
Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina and will now trek up the East Coast (www.cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Ophelia is heading up the East Coast after making landfall early Saturday near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, delivering heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding well beyond its center....
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
San Francisco bakery sparks debate by refusing to serve armed police (www.independent.co.uk)
Business says it doesn’t serve anyone who is armed
