F-35 crash: Pilot called 911 after parachuting into backyard (www.bbc.com)
The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed....
Baton Rouge woman says she was 'sexually humiliated' by police in 'torture warehouse' (www.nbcnews.com)
An embattled Louisiana police department has been hit with a second lawsuit alleging officers from a street crime unit dragged detainees to an unmarked warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave,” where they were assaulted, stripped and subjected to body cavity searches....
NYC shelters set to dump thousands of migrants to discourage new arrivals (www.politico.com)
NEW YORK — The migrant crisis is getting so hard for New York City to handle that Mayor Eric Adams sees a policy that could send thousands of people into the streets, many with nowhere to sleep and nowhere to work, as his next best move....
Worm that jumps from rats to slugs to human brains has invaded Southeast US (arstechnica.com)
Multiple rats in Atlanta test positive for calamitous, rapidly spreading parasite.
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man (apnews.com)
Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday....
13-foot alligator spotted with human remains in its mouth in Florida canal (www.nbcnews.com)
A 13-foot alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth in a canal in unincorporated Largo, Florida....
Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills (Paywall) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal officials promised the new covid shot would be free and covered by insurance, but some Americans have encountered a different reality this week as they tried to get vaccinated, only to be denied coverage or charged up to $200....
Saltwater intrusion in Mississippi River could impact drinking water in Louisiana, officials say (abcnews.go.com)
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region....
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water (www.cnn.com)
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
Black Texas student given additional suspension for loc hairstyle (www.cnn.com)
A Black Texas high school student who was suspended because his loc hairstyle violated the district’s dress code was suspended again upon his return to school Monday, an attorney for the family told CNN....
Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold at Costco recalled due to possible mold (abcnews.go.com)
Tens of thousands of mattresses that were sold exclusively at Costco stores have been recalled due to the risk of possible mold exposure....
Neo-Nazi Fight Clubs Are Growing Rapidly, New Research Shows (www.vice.com)
A new report shared with VICE News outlines the massive growth so-called Active Clubs, neo-Nazi fitness and fight clubs, have experienced in both the United States and internationally.
A climate scientist on how to recognize the new climate change denial (www.vox.com)
Delay, deflect, downplay, and other ways fossil fuel companies block climate action.
Tropical Storm Ophelia makes landfall in North Carolina and will now trek up the East Coast (www.cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Ophelia is heading up the East Coast after making landfall early Saturday near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, delivering heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding well beyond its center....
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
San Francisco bakery sparks debate by refusing to serve armed police (www.independent.co.uk)
Business says it doesn’t serve anyone who is armed
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs legislation to ban child marriage in Michigan (www.cbsnews.com)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation to prevent child marriage and protect minors....
New Jersey house explosion hospitalizes 5 people, police say (abcnews.go.com)
Fugitive convicted of attempted murder in US caught in Mexico after 32 years (www.theguardian.com)
Greg Lawson disappeared in 1991 during his trial for murder of Seth Garlington in Bienville parish, Louisiana...
September 21st, Starlink loses another 26 Satellites in one day. NOAA data from Goes Satellite missing (tiblur.com)
What is going on guys?
Postal worker accused of stealing $1.7M in checks arrested trying to board flight at Dulles (www.nbcwashington.com)
A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit (apnews.com)
Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US | CNN (www.cnn.com)
A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic (apnews.com)
Brett Eagleson, whose father, Bruce Eagleson, was killed when one of the hijacked planes destroyed the south tower of the World Trade Center, called the events that forced the sidelining of al-Shibh’s prosecution “another example of the lack of justice that the 9/11 community has received at the hands of our own...
Decades-Old Trove of DNA Evidence, Collected by a Maryland Doctor, Leads to a Serial Rape Arrest (www.propublica.org)
An alleged serial rapist was arrested last month with help from evidence saved by a Baltimore County doctor nearly half a century ago. ProPublica highlighted this rare trove of hospital microscope slides in its Cold Justice series and inspired a new Maryland law to protect the evidence....
