Two people facing more than 200 animal cruelty charges after more than 100 animals found living in deplorable conditions (www.cbsnews.com)
Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines (www.seattletimes.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021....
Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M civil fraud fine (abcnews.go.com)
The New York attorney general made the remarks in an interview with ABC News....
Ukraine war: Dozens of Russian troops 'die in air strike' - BBC (www.bbc.com)
Israel-Gaza war: World Food Programme stops deliveries to northern Gaza - BBC (www.bbc.com)
‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/4CKoY
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk....
Russia Arrests U.S. Citizen, Accusing Her of Treason by Aiding Ukraine (www.nytimes.com)
Russia’s main security agency said on Tuesday that it had arrested a dual citizen of Russia and the United States on accusations of committing state treason by raising funds for Ukraine....
Supreme Court turns down rent control challenge (www.latimes.com)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a major property-rights challenge to rent control laws in New York City and elsewhere that give tenants a right to stay for many years in an apartment with a below-market cost....
American woman goes missing in Madrid after helmeted man disables cameras (www.nbcnews.com)
Police in Madrid and Fort Lauderdale were notified, launching investigations on each side of the Atlantic....
Louisiana governor declares state of emergency due to police shortage (abcnews.go.com)
Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency due to a police officer shortage....
Truckers pour cold water on pro-Trump New York boycott: "Not happening" (www.newsweek.com)
Truckers are dispelling Donald Trump supporters amid their efforts to boycott New York following the former president’s civil fraud penalty stating it’s “not happening.”...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Over $56M for Kansas Drinking Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Upgrades, as Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda (www.epa.gov)
Unprecedented funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is transforming communities across the state...
Four police officers arrested in Kenya for human trafficking - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
More Wall Street Firms Are Flip-Flopping on Climate. Here’s Why. (www.nytimes.com)
Financial giants were already trimming their climate pledges amid Republican attacks. Then came concerns about legal risks....
US man sues Powerball lottery after being told $340m win is an error (www.bbc.com)
First federal trial for a hate crime based on gender identity starts over trans woman's killing (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/hate-crime-south-carolina-trans…...
Vanderbilt guarantees full-tuition scholarships to all students with family incomes below $150,000 (vanderbilthustler.com)
Hunter Biden asks judge to dismiss tax charges, arguing that prosecutors bowed to political pressure (www.nbcnews.com)
this whole investigation was a textbook definition of a witch hunt. and now it’s come to light that the entire basis of investigating hunter was from an fbi informant with close ties to russian counterintel. the same people who talked with rudy and the laptop....
'Gun-loving' GOP governor reportedly seen 'running scared for his life' from mass shooting (www.rawstory.com)
Run, you fucking piece of shit. Go go go gogogogogogog!...
Brazil fires back at ‘outrageous’ Israeli response to Lula comments (thecradle.co)
Israeli officials have accused Brazil’s president of antisemitism following his comparison of Israeli violence to that of the Nazis...
Israeli soldiers are looting Gaza homes en masse (www.972mag.com)
Soldiers describe how stealing Palestinian property has become totally routine in the Gaza war, with minimal pushback from commanders.
Death and Redemption in an American Prison (kffhealthnews.org)
Steven Garner doesn’t like to talk about the day that changed his life. A New Orleans barroom altercation in 1990 escalated to the point where Garner, then 18, and his younger brother Glenn shot and killed another man. The Garners claimed self-defense, but a jury found them guilty of second-degree murder. They were sentenced...
Meet the Delaware judge who keeps foiling Elon Musk | Washington Post (www.yahoo.com)
Kathaleen McCormick’s no-nonsense rulings have earned the Tesla chief’s ire -— and the corporate law world’s respect...
How far can cities go to clear homeless camps? The U.S. Supreme Court will decide (wamu.org)
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a major case that could reshape how cities manage homelessness. The legal issue is whether they can fine or arrest people for sleeping outside if there’s no shelter available. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has deemed this cruel and unusual punishment, and this case is a...