Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values (apnews.com)
As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians....
Could bird flu in cows lead to a human outbreak? Slow response worries scientists (www.nature.com)
Researchers also say more sampling is needed. Almost 50 herds of dairy cattle across 9 US states have had confirmed cases of H5N1, and one infected person has been linked to the outbreak. But the actual numbers are probably much higher, scientists say. “There’s almost certainly been a lot more human cases than just the...
A Black police chief in Colorado files a racial discrimination lawsuit after his firing (www.nbcnews.com)
He claims leaders and officers in the mountain town of Leadville worked to force him from his job after an independent investigator cleared him of wrongdoing...
First they tried to "cure" gayness. Now they're fixated on "healing" trans people. (www.motherjones.com)
Two people caught on camera stealing artifacts at national park (www.sfgate.com)
Coroner's Report Reveals Boeing Whistleblower's Cause of Death (gizmodo.com)
Blinken orders crackdown on leaks (www.politico.com)
Blinken crackdown on leaks, leaked to the press
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Top Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash (thenarinder.in)
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been confirmed dead following a helicopter crash, according to Iranian state media on Monday....
First Black astronaut candidate, now 90, reaches space in Blue Origin flight (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-air force captain Ed Dwight, passed over by Nasa in 1961, now oldest person to reach edge of space with Jeff Bezo’s space firm...
UCLA’s Unholy Alliance - Boston Review (www.bostonreview.net)
Between April 25 and May 2, UCLA experienced the worst episode of both anti-Semitic and anti-Palestinian/Islamophobic/racist violence in the university’s century-long history. White nationalists and neo-Nazis joined forces with Zionists (including some saying they were Israelis) to attack UCLA’s Palestine Solidarity...
‘How do you get hypothermia in a prison?’ Records show hospitalizations among Virginia inmates (apnews.com)
The Virginia State Police investigator seemed puzzled about what the inmate was describing: “unbearable” conditions at a prison so cold that toilet water would freeze over and inmates were repeatedly treated for hypothermia....
U.S. student shortage, falling birth rates threaten school closures (www.axios.com)
Large U.S. cities are grappling with too many underpopulated schools, forcing school districts to make difficult decisions on closures....
Four minors found working at Alabama poultry plant run by firm found responsible for teen's death (www.nbcnews.com)
Mar-Jac Poultry has denied it knowingly hired minors for its Jasper, Alabama, plant, and also argued some workers were doing jobs that are not banned by federal rules....
Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says without further details (apnews.com)
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating....
Americans are down on the economy (again), with inflation topping election concerns (www.washingtonpost.com)
Paywall removed: archive.is/oFXIl
Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/32365208...
Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father (www.theguardian.com)
Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it...
US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip (apnews.com)
Rescuers struggle to find helicopter carrying Iranian president (live updates) (www.washingtonpost.com)
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi** **crashed in foggy weather Sunday, according to state-run media, which said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and other officials were also on board. Their condition is not yet known, and the helicopter has not been found.
College Professors Are Being Fired for Activism on Gaza War (theintercept.com)
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Paul Pelosi attacker sentenced to 30 years in prison (www.bbc.com)
The man who attacked the husband of former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been sentenced to 30 years in prison....