Indianapolis Zoo says online reports of escaped lions were a hoax (www.wishtv.com)
It's not just you: Christmas lights look different now, and can give you headaches — NPR (apple.news)
That story explains why I dislike led lights
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli airstrikes kill 100 people in one of war’s deadliest nights, say Gaza officials (www.theguardian.com)
Medics have now said that an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza killed 23 people, bringing total Palestinian fatalities overnight to more than 100, Reuters reports.
Child dies after accidentally being shot in the chest at a target practice area (www.azfamily.com)
Childhood vaccine exemptions are at an all-time high. Doctors worry diseases like measles could return (abcnews.go.com)
Israeli Evidence of Hamas Command Center in al-Shifa Hospital Falls Short: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
A Washington Post investigation found no proof of a Hamas command center under al-Shifa Hospital following Israel’s attack on the medical complex.
CT hits highest level of homelessness on record. A baby was born in a shelter; people are dying (www.courant.com)
Judge suggests change to nitrogen execution to let inmate pray and say final words without gas mask (apnews.com)
A federal judge who is weighing whether to allow the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia to go forward next month, urged Alabama on Thursday to change procedures so the inmate can pray and say his final words before the gas mask is placed on his face....
International traveler tests positive for measles after arriving in Colorado, visiting several counties (www.cbsnews.com)
An international traveler to Colorado has tested positive for measles. The adolescent arrived at Denver International Airport on Dec. 13 and visited several counties in the state in the past week....
Uttar Pradesh: School van driver booked for raping 12-year-old girl (www.edexlive.com)
Matthew Perry’s Cause of Death Revealed as ‘Acute Effects of Ketamine’ (variety.com)
New York governor vetoes bill that would make it easier for people to challenge their convictions (apnews.com)
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill days before Christmas that would have made it easier for people who have pleaded guilty to crimes to challenge their convictions, a measure that was favored by criminal justice reformers but fiercely opposed by prosecutors....
Woman who said she was ‘too good looking’ to be arrested is jailed for murder (www.independent.co.uk)
Colorado releases additional 5 gray wolves as part of reintroduction effort (apnews.com)
Wildlife officials in Colorado have released an additional five gray wolves in the state, bringing the total so far under a voter-approved reintroduction program to 10....
When Immigrant Dairy Farm Workers Get Hurt, Most Can’t Rely on Workers’ Compensation (www.propublica.org)
Wisconsin’s exemption for small farms is one of many federal and state carve-outs that have historically left farm workers — and dairy workers in particular — with fewer rights and protections than others....
Massachusetts cop with body-cam searches middle school for LGBTQ-themed book: report (www.rawstory.com)
A cop’s decision to sport a body camera and search a Massachusetts middle school for a book has raised serious concerns among civil liberties experts, a new report shows....
Mexico's president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba (apnews.com)
Mexico’s president said Friday that he is willing to help out with a surge of migrants that led to the closure of border crossings with the United States, but he wants the U.S. government to open talks with Cuba and send more development aid to migrants’ home countries....
Mass shooting in the center of Prague: 15 deaths confirmed (www.telegraph.co.uk)
New migrants face fear and loneliness. A town on the Great Plains has a storied support network (apnews.com)
Magdalena Simon’s only consolation after immigration officers handcuffed and led her husband away was the contents of his wallet, a few bills....
A Black woman in Ohio was charged after miscarrying in her bathroom. Experts warn of the dangerous precedent. (www.nbcnews.com)
Brittany Watts, 33, was charged after police searched her toilet following her miscarriage in September....
Jury finds two Aurora paramedics guilty in 2019 death of Elijah McClain (www.axios.com)
A jury on Friday found Aurora paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide in Elijah McClain's 2019 death....
These Oklahomans Needed Mental Health Care. Instead, They Died in Jail. (oklahomawatch.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/these-oklahomans-needed-mental-…
State attorney argues Iowa schools have been too broad in banning books under SF 496 (www.desmoinesregister.com)
The attorney representing the state of Iowa suggested in federal court Friday that school districts have been too broadly interpreting a new state law that restricts schools from teaching about LGBTQ-related topics and requires them to ban books depicting sex acts....
Iowa won't participate in US food assistance program for kids this summer (apnews.com)
Iowa will not participate this summer in a federal program that gives $40 per month to each child in a low-income family to help with food costs while school is out, state officials have announced....
