'We're reclaiming what we believed was ours to begin with': Tonkawa tribe buys Sugarloaf Mountain (www.kxxv.com)
Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America's downtowns, and now they're fleeing back to suburbia (phys.org)
Norfolk, Virginia, approves military-themed brewery despite some community pushback (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden goes into 2024 with the economy getting stronger, but voters feel horrible about it (abcnews.go.com)
President Joe Biden goes into next year’s election with a vexing challenge: Just as the U.S. economy is getting stronger, people are still feeling horrible about it....
Indiana suspect arrested after leaving debit card at scene of killing (www.theguardian.com)
Police in Gary were able to track down the man after he allegedly shot a fellow customer during a fight at a grocery store...
Wisconsin schools superintendent wants UW regents to delay vote on deal to limit diversity positions (apnews.com)
In a surprising about-face, the Universities of Wisconsin regents approved a deal Wednesday evening with Republican legislators to limit diversity positions at the system’s two dozen campuses in exchange for money to cover staff raises and construction projects....
Panera Bread’s Charged Lemonade blamed for a second death, lawsuit alleges (www.nbcnews.com)
Panera Bread’s highly caffeinated Charged Lemonade is now blamed for a second death, according to a lawsuit filed Monday....
6,000 Los Angeles buildings are not retrofitted for earthquakes. Look up if yours is. (www.latimes.com)
Diplomas for sale, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools (abcnews.go.com)
Nearly 9,000 schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees....
Boston Mayor Wu, city councilors answer questions after email invite to ‘Electeds of Color Holiday Party’ mistakenly sent to entire city council - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News (whdh.com)
US agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving....
After Water System Privatization, Consumers Get Hosed (substack.perfectunion.us)
In Pennsylvania, residents are resisting a corporate takeover of their water system as state lawmakers attempt to change a law that incentivizes privatization.
China has another massive headache now: It can’t stem deflation (www.cnn.com)
While many central banks around the world are still trying to cool inflation, China is grappling with falling prices....
Turkish MP has heart attack while saying Allah punishes pro-Israel people (www.newsweek.com)
Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity (apnews.com)
A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday....
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants (arstechnica.com)
Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants....
‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective system that monitors drivers using Autopilot (apnews.com)
Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it sold in the U.S., more than 2 million across its model lineup, to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot....
Kentucky woman sues state over abortion ban so she can terminate her pregnancy (www.kentucky.com)
A Kentucky woman Friday filed an emergency class-action lawsuit, asking a Jefferson County judge to allow her to terminate her pregnancy. It’s the first lawsuit of its kind in Kentucky since the state banned nearly all abortions in 2022 and one of the only times nationwide since before Roe v. Wade in 1973 that an adult woman...
The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn. (www.nytimes.com)
Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest....
Idaho Keeps Some Psychiatric Patients in Prison, Ignoring Decades of Warnings About the Practice (www.propublica.org)
A temporary program for “dangerously mentally ill” patients has continued for five decades, despite calls from critics to provide better care. Soon, Idaho will be the only state still using prisons to house patients who face no criminal charges....
When will Mickey Mouse enter the public domain? (www.deseret.com)
This iconic mouse is weeks away fromn being in the public domain Jan. 1, 2024, is the day when ‘Steamboat Willie’ enters the public domain
Alleged Maine mass shooter's brain being studied for CTE linked to military service (abcnews.go.com)
The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change (apnews.com)
Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and by increasingly brutal winter storms has all but destroyed El Bosque, leaving piles of concrete and twisted metal rods where houses used to line the sand. Forced to flee the homes they built, locals are waiting for government aid and living in rentals they can...
Heirs of Power (www.reuters.com)
The forebears of three members of Congress regained – and passed forward – wealth and power their families lost when slavery was abolished. Their success shows how the Southern elite exploited Black Americans in new ways....
