SEC Grapples with Approval of Bitcoin Spot ETFs. (newsnotfound.com)
After nearly 30 years, Pennsylvania will end state funding for anti-abortion counseling centers (apnews.com)
Pennsylvania plans to end on Dec. 31 its longstanding contract with the nonprofit Real Alternatives, the first organization in the nation to secure significant state and federal subsidies to support anti-abortion counseling centers. Under the program, Real Alternatives distributed the state and federal funds to dozens of...
Easing restrictions on marijuana? HHS calls for classifying weed as less dangerous: report (www.usatoday.com)
The Department of Health and Human Services has moved to reclassify marijuana as less harmful than cocaine or heroin, a possible first step toward wider legalization, according to reports....
More than 150 injured in clash at Eritrean Embassy event in Tel Aviv (www.washingtonpost.com)
More than 150 Eritrean asylum seekers and dozens of police were injured Saturday in Tel Aviv after demonstrations outside an event sponsored by the Eritrean Embassy turned violent, Israeli officials said....
APNews: Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke charged with aggravated child abuse of 2 of her 6 children (apnews.com)
Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 found intact, miles off Wisconsin coastline (apnews.com)
Shipwreck hunters have discovered the intact remains of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan in 1881 and is so well-preserved it still contains the crew’s possessions in its final resting spot miles from Wisconsin’s coastline....
Shooting at Louisiana high school football game kills 1 person and wounds another (www.nbcnews.com)
A shooting during halftime of a high school football game Friday night in Louisiana left one teen dead and a man wounded, police said....
Nobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russia to prize ceremony following backlash (www.cnn.com)
The Nobel Foundation has U-turned on a controversial decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony after facing widespread criticism....
After outrage over Taylor Swift tickets, reform has been slow across the US (hosted.ap.org)
When thousands of fans couldn’t get tickets for megastar Taylor Swift’s summer stadium tour, some diehards paid upwards of 70 times face value to see their favorite artist in person — an outrage that prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures to better protect consumers....
Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing (apnews.com)
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are throwing their support behind efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing....
Chicago TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on a string of robberies (abcnews.go.com)
A Chicago television news crew reporting on a string of robberies ended up robbed themselves after they were accosted at gunpoint by three armed men wearing ski masks....
Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting. (www.texastribune.org)
Even in conservative corners of Texas, efforts to crack down on abortion travel are meeting resistance with some local officials who support Texas’s strict abortion laws, expressing concern that the efforts go too far....
Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation (www.cnn.com)
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead....
Ukraine's counteroffensive in the south has achieved 'some success against that 2nd line of Russian defenses,' top US official says (www.businessinsider.com)
Ukraine has broken the first line of Russian defenses in some places and has had "some success" against the second, US official John Kirby said....
From strikes to new union contracts, Labor Day's organizing roots are especially strong this year (apnews.com)
Labor Day is right around the corner, along with the big sales and barbecues that come with it. But the activist roots of the holiday are especially visible this year as unions challenge how workers are treated — from Hollywood to the auto production lines of Detroit....
This Texas town has about 250 people. It has 50 sworn police officers. (www.khou.com)
KHOU 11 Investigates discovered more than half of the cops in the Coffee City Police Department had been suspended, demoted or fired from their previous jobs....
With wary eye on China, U.S. moves closer to former foe Vietnam (www.washingtonpost.com)
The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region....
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns (apnews.com)
Newly discovered comet might be visible soon (cosmosmagazine.com)
A comet discovered just weeks ago by an amateur astronomer could soon be visible to the naked eye....
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years (apnews.com)
A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack....
Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car (abcnews.go.com)
A car driving with a bull in it was pulled over by police in northeast Nebraska’s biggest city....
Nobel Foundation retracts invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran representatives to attend ceremonies (apnews.com)
The Nobel Foundation retracted its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the controversial decision “provoked strong reactions”.
Hate Crime Charges in Stonewall Monument Flag Desecration (www.advocate.com)
Video surveillance footage showed three men attacking trans flags at the historic site during Pride month....
Texas law aims to punish prosecutors who refuse to pursue abortion cases (www.theguardian.com)
After the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade last year, district attorneys from major counties in Texas vowed not to vigorously prosecute people under the state’s anti-abortion laws....
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....
