FBI called in after ‘racially motivated’ Florida shooting kills three Black people (www.theguardian.com)
Federal authorities open civil rights investigation as Jacksonville sheriff says Dollar General shooter ‘hated Black people’ and left manifestos
‘Hundreds’ of Tough Mudder participants report rashes, infections after California race (www.sacbee.com)
Participants in a recent Tough Mudder event have come down with rashes and infections, California authorities say....
Tropical Storm Idalia threatens flooding in North Carolina after damaging thousands of Florida homes (www.cnn.com)
Tropical Storm Idalia keeps pounding the Southeast’s Atlantic coast, prompting flash flood warnings in North Carolina as parts of Florida’s west coast survey extensive damage from the most powerful hurricane to slam its Big Bend region in more than a century....
I Tracked an NYC Subway Rider's Movements with an MTA ‘Feature’ (www.404media.co)
…During all this monitoring, I wasn’t anywhere near the rider. I didn’t even need to see them with my own eyes. Instead, I was sitting inside an apartment, following their movements through a feature on a Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) website…
US, Indonesia and 5 other nations hold war drills amid China concerns (apnews.com)
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations began annual training exercises Thursday on Indonesia’s main island of Java while China’s increasing aggression is raising concern....
Drag shows are protected by 1st Amendment, performers tell federal judge (www.texastribune.org)
Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office (www.pbs.org)
One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday....
Republican presidential candidate files lawsuit to keep Trump off New Hampshire ballot. Suit claims Trump violated 14th Amendment of U.S. Constitution. (www.wmur.com)
A new Titanic expedition is planned. The US is fighting it, says wreck is a grave site (apnews.com)
The U.S. government is trying to stop a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the sunken Titanic, citing a federal law and an international agreement that treat the shipwreck as a hallowed gravesite....
COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in New York State (www.mynbc5.com)
Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced new steps to protect people from COVID-19 in the state of New York, following reports of a new variant, BA.2.86. This comes after COVID-19 hospitalizations increased across the state. So far, the new variant has not been detected in New York....
Former US Cardinal McCarrick not competent to face sex abuse trial, judge says (www.reuters.com)
A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday dismissed a criminal case charging former Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick with molesting a 16-year-old boy in 1974, saying the 93-year-old was not competent to stand trial after psychological experts found he had dementia....
New York AG’s office alleges Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in 1 year (www.cnn.com)
Donald Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.2 billion in one year, lawyers for the New York attorney general’s office alleged as part of their civil fraud lawsuit against the former president, his adult sons and the Trump Organization....
Court upholds Michael Avenatti's conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike (apnews.com)
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld disgraced lawyer Michael Avenatti’s conviction for plotting to extort up to $25 million from Nike – one of several legal messes that have landed him behind bars....
Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers (apnews.com)
The National Science Foundation, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program, published a report in 2022 in which 59% of women said they’d experienced harassment or assault while on the ice, and 72% of women said such behavior was a problem in Antarctica....
Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump's vision (www.pbs.org)
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance.
Alabama lawmaker arrested on voter fraud charge (abcnews.go.com)
An Alabama legislator was arrested Tuesday on felony voter fraud charges accusing him of voting in a district where he did not live....
Lucy Letby will die in prison after receiving 14 whole-life sentences (news.sky.com)
Pennsylvania men charged with trafficking homemade ‘ghost guns,’ silencers (apnews.com)
A man who allegedly trafficked “ghost guns” and silencers he assembled at his Philadelphia-area home has been charged along with two friends, authorities said Wednesday....
A judge told Kansas authorities to destroy electronic copies of newspaper's files taken during raid (apnews.com)
Kansas authorities must destroy all electronic copies they made of a small newspaper’s files when police raided its office this month, a judge ordered Tuesday, nearly two weeks after computers and cellphones seized in the search were returned....
Mother is arrested in Bangladesh after son in the U.S. criticizes government online (www.nbcnews.com)
“As a son, it is very upsetting that, because of your opinion, your mother has been detained,” said Tanzilur Rahman, a doctoral student in Michigan.
China Plans Emergency Food Assistance to Some African Nations (www.bloomberg.com)
Millet and rice goes a long way!
New study shows promising evidence for sickle cell gene therapy (medicalxpress.com)
Russia and North Korea 'actively advancing' in arms deal negotiations, says US (www.cnn.com)
Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine,...
A B.C. study gave 50 homeless people $7,500 each. Here's what they spent it on. (bc.ctvnews.ca)
A new B.C.-based study undercuts the persistent stereotype that homeless people can't be trusted with cash, according to the lead researcher who says it also highlights a different way to respond to the crisis.
Norway oil and gas exploration round attracts bids from 25 companies (www.reuters.com)
The latest offer added 78 new blocks in the western part of the Barents Sea and 14 blocks in northwestern part of the Norwegian Sea to the already existing APA area....
