Alec Baldwin indicted for involuntary manslaughter in fatal gunfire on film set (www.theguardian.com)
Grand jury in New Mexico charged the actor for a shooting on Rust set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...
Neo-Nazis march in Nashville, leave after being challenged (www.nbcnews.com)
The group left in a U-Haul box truck that was driven out of the county, police said, indicating the demonstrators were outsiders....
Trump's lawyers call for dismissal of classified documents case, citing presidential immunity (www.seattletimes.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s legal team filed multiple motions Thursday night urging a Florida judge to dismiss the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents, claiming in part that presidential immunity protects him from prosecution — an argument they have already submitted to the U.S....
After Nex Benedict’s death, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans vow to ‘not let the hate take over’ (www.pbs.org)
The recent death of nonbinary student Nex Benedict, who died one day after a physical altercation inside a school bathroom, has sent shockwaves throughout the LGBTQ+ community in Oklahoma....
US man accused of making $1.8m from listening in on wife’s remote work calls (www.theguardian.com)
US regulators have accused a man of making $1.8m (£1.4m) by trading on confidential information he overheard while his wife was on a remote call, in a case that could fuel arguments against working from home....
You aren’t imagining things — drivers are more distracted by their phones than ever (www.vox.com)
During the pandemic, distracted driving increased, and it hasn’t gone down since....
Former funeral home owner arrested after a corpse lay in a hearse for 2 years (abcnews.go.com)
A former funeral home owner accused of keeping a woman’s corpse in the back of a hearse for two years and hoarding the cremated remains of 35 people has been arrested, authorities said....
Pauses on embryo transfers out of Alabama leave IVF patients with few options (www.nbcnews.com)
Some fertility clinics and transport services are worried about shipping embryos following the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that embryos are children....
Officials warn of environmental disaster after attack on cargo ship in Red Sea causes oil slick (www.pbs.org)
An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometer) oil slick, the U.S. military said Saturday....
A Marketplace of Girl Influencers Managed by Moms and Stalked by Men (www.nytimes.com)
Seeking social media stardom for their underage daughters, mothers post images of them on Instagram. The accounts draw men sexually attracted to children, and they sometimes pay to see more....
Jury convicts Southern California socialite in 2020 hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers (apnews.com)
A Southern California socialite was found guilty Friday of murder and other charges in the hit-and-run deaths of two young brothers in a crosswalk more than three years ago....
A 32-year market vet warns the US economy is hurtling toward a recession as inflation flares back up — and shares 2 technical indicators that show stocks could be on the verge of a significant decline (www.businessinsider.com)
Cops and gun owners could get immunity from most wrongful death lawsuits under proposed Louisiana legislation (lailluminator.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/cops-and-gun-owners-could-get-i…
Trump warns of enemies ‘within our country’ to Christian media gathering (www.theguardian.com)
The ex-president told the National Religious Broadcasters that ‘the greatest threat’ to the US is ‘people from within our country’...
Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape (apnews.com)
Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday....
Alabama IVF ruling puts spotlight on state plans for tax breaks and child support for fetuses (apnews.com)
The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S....
Trump's lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdict, citing 'strong probability' it won't stand (apnews.com)
Donald Trump’s lawyers asked a New York judge Friday to suspend an $83.3 million defamation verdict against the former president, saying there was a “strong probability” that it would be reduced on appeal, if not eliminated....
‘House of horrors’ rabbi takes cushy deal after pleading guilty to enslaving 30 women: reports (www.msn.com)
San Jose bakery loses thousands of dollars after Tesla reportedly cancels large order (www.nbcbayarea.com)
Two days after taking a job for Tesla, owner of The Giving Pies got a simple text message canceling the order...
Judge hands NCAA another loss, says compensation rules likely violate antitrust law, harm athletes (apnews.com)
The NCAA lost another legal battle Friday as a federal judge barred the organization from enforcing its rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation for recruits by granting a preliminary injunction demanded by the states of Tennessee and Virginia....
Republicans prefer rapists having babies over IVF, Gavin Newsom says (www.newsweek.com)
Illinois judge who reversed rape conviction removed from bench after panel finds he circumvented law (apnews.com)
An Illinois judge who sparked outrage by reversing a man’s rape conviction involving a 16-year-old girl has been removed from the bench after a judicial oversight body found he circumvented the law and engaged in misconduct.
‘Highway to horror’: 14 wrecked slavers’ ships are identified in Bahamas (www.theguardian.com)
Largest cluster of sunken vessels from the 18th and 19th centuries have been identified, bearing ‘silent witness’ to the colonial past...
Lawsuits claim South Carolina kids underwent unnecessary genital exams during abuse investigations (kffhealthnews.org)
Three ongoing federal lawsuits filed in South Carolina accuse the state of forcing boys and girls to undergo traumatic genital exams during child abuse investigations, even when no allegations of sexual abuse have been raised....
Tennessee firm employed minors to clean meat saws, head splitters at slaughterhouses (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/fayette-janitorial-hired-minors…
