A baby and a dog died after being left in a car for about six hours, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
FDA says common over the counter decongestant phenylephrine does not work in oral form (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows (www.theguardian.com)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states...
The first Bob Ross work from ‘The Joy of Painting’ is on sale (www.cnn.com)
It’s hard to quantify the value of painter and all-around cultural icon Bob Ross, but $9.85 million is a good start....
Parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada are under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Lee nears (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Lee will take a swipe at parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada starting Friday with heavy rain and strong winds that could lead to localized flooding and knock out power across communities....
UAW members go on strike at three key auto plants after deal deadline passes (www.cnbc.com)
11-year-old boy to stand trial for mother's murder, motive suspected to be VR headset (abcnews.go.com)
An 11-year-old Wisconsin boy accused of murdering his mother has been ordered to stand trial....
'The Donald' forum user gets more than 6 years in prison for battling officers at Capitol riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Supporters of Native activist Leonard Peltier hold White House rally, urging Biden to grant clemency (apnews.com)
Hundreds of activists and Indigenous leaders rallied outside the White House on Tuesday to support Leonard Peltier on the imprisoned activist’s 79th birthday, holding signs and chanting slogans urging President Joe Biden to grant clemency to the Native American leader....
Explosion at world’s largest railyard in Nebraska prompts evacuations because of heavy toxic smoke (apnews.com)
An explosion inside a shipping container at the world’s largest railyard prompted evacuations in western Nebraska Thursday because of the toxic smoke generated when one of the chemicals aboard caught fire....
Some traders bet on a cataclysmic stock sell-off in December (creditnews.com)
Some traders are betting that the stock market will go into a cataclysmic selloff that could make the Covid crash look like a picnic....
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
LAPD assistant chief is investigated over allegations he stalked a subordinate (www.latimes.com)
An assistant Los Angeles police chief is under internal investigation after a subordinate he was dating filed a police report alleging he tried to stalk her.
UAW to target strikes at Ford, GM and Stellantis at midnight if no deal reached (www.cnn.com)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain on Thursday night said the union will strike all the Big Three automakers – GM, Ford and Stellantis – at the same time as of midnight if the companies do not reach tentative labor deals with the auto workers....
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways (abcnews.go.com)
California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws (apnews.com)
California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states....
Frost rips into McCarthy, GOP: They ‘care more about themselves and their politics than you’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) attacked House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on the floor of the House on Thursday, saying that his caucus is a “circus” and can’t gather enough votes to pass any significant legislation....
Republicans soften on federal marijuana reform in a shift that could make it a reality (www.nbcnews.com)
Cannabis reform is moving one step closer to reality at the federal level, with a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill to expand banking services for legal marijuana businesses expected to take place at the end of the month, according to multiple people directly involved in the process....
Federal judge again declares Obama-era DACA program unlawful (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge in Texas ruled Wednesday that a regulation intended to preserve the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful, delivering a major blow to the Biden administration....
Humans Have Crossed 6 of 9 'Planetary Boundaries' (www.scientificamerican.com)
Pig kidney works a record 2 months in donated body, raising hope for animal-human transplants (apnews.com)
Dozens of doctors and nurses silently lined the hospital hallway in tribute: For a history-making two months, a pig’s kidney worked normally inside the brain-dead man on the gurney rolling past them....
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating (www.bbc.com)
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape have been referred to as surgery’s open secret....
'I did the right thing,' Jan. 6 rioter says before being sentenced to 2.5 years in prison (www.nbcnews.com)
At her sentencing hearing, Yvonne St Cyr did not express regret or accept any responsibility for her actions on Jan. 6, 2021....
Suella Braverman pushes for ban of 'lethal danger' XL Bully dogs (uk.yahoo.com)
Wow this post got popular. I got called into work and didnt see the replies, sorry ladies and gentlemen! Trying to catch up tonight.
Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin to resume abortion care after judge’s ruling (www.theguardian.com)
Announcement comes after July ruling that 1849 abortion law does not apply in significant victory for abortion rights in midwest...
