Indianapolis police shootings highest in years. What is going on? (www.indystar.com)
Paywall on this one was a bit stubborn, so best workaround I have is this screenshot - lemmy.world/…/844c7b3f-86cb-4c69-92b1-5b55d541e69…...
George Tyndall, former USC gynecologist accused of abusing hundreds of women, found dead (abc13.com)
George Tyndall, the former University of Southern California campus gynecologist accused of sexually abusing hundreds of women, was found dead Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, his attorney told ABC News. He was 76....
Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building (www.cnn.com)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building....
The Climate Crisis Is Driving People to Substance Abuse (www.wired.com)
Extreme weather has decimated crops and incomes in northern India. To soothe their anxiety, agricultural workers are turning to tobacco and alcohol....
Baltimore CEO, 26, was killed by a repeat offender who should have never been on the street, officials allege (www.nbcnews.com)
In 2015, Billingsley was sentenced to 30 years in prison, with 16 years suspended, after he pleaded guilty to a first-degree sex offense, court records show....
America’s Crisis of Confidence: Rising Mistrust, Conspiracies, and Vaccine Hesitancy After COVID-19 - The Survey Center on American Life (www.americansurveycenter.org)
America is experiencing a crisis of expertise—one that has worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic and shows little sign of abating. A nationally representative survey conducted by the Survey Center on American Life finds that a growing number of Americans are distrustful of scientific and medical experts. This phenomenon cuts...
Further evidence points to footprints in New Mexico being the oldest sign of humans in Americas (apnews.com)
New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct evidence of human presence in the Americas, a finding that upends what many archaeologists thought they knew about when our ancestors arrived in the New World....
"We have the technology, but we’re not going to save your kid because we can’t make any money on you’? Really?" (www.nature.com)
Muslims and left Groups Protest against an Exmuslim Atheist Novelist's Views on Islam. (europeanconservative.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6281406...
US set to resume deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants (www.theguardian.com)
The Biden administration is going to resume deporting migrants to Venezuela, two US officials told the Associated Press on Thursday....
Widow of driver killed in Troy collision files negligence suit (www.timesunion.com)
Sabeeh Alalkawi, 30, died after his Honda was broadsided by a police SUV traveling at high speed through a red light
Cop outted as OnlyFans model after pulling over subscriber: ‘I saw you have sex’ (www.dexerto.com)
Even the cops are making OnlyFans. She should have just given him an autograph.
Tulsa mom pleads guilty to allowing 12-year-old daughter to get pregnant by grown man (www.fox23.com)
It was one of the most bizarre sex crimes in recent Tulsa history. Now it’s over, and both adults involved are headed to prison....
A livid Donald Trump rants against judge hearing his New York fraud case (www.dailykos.com)
Donald Trump has been in a New York court today to defend himself against charges of longtime financial fraud, but during a recess in the proceedings, he targeted the judge hearing his case with a livid, deluded eight-minute rant....
Simone Biles leads U.S. women to record 7th straight team title at gymnastics world championships (apnews.com)
Simone Biles and her teammates were far from perfect, and yet nothing could stand in the way of a victory that set a record for both the U.S. women’s team and the greatest gymnast in history....
FBI arrests redheaded cosplayer dubbed 'Conan O'Riot' by Jan. 6 sleuths (www.nbcnews.com)
An alleged Jan. 6 participant who online sleuths dubbed “Conan O’Riot” due to his resemblance to former late-night talk show host Conan O’Brien was arrested by the FBI this week....
Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card. The CDC has stopped printing them (apnews.com)
Arizona to cancel leases allowing Saudi-owned farm access to state's groundwater (apnews.com)
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Australian Aboriginal child separation at ‘devastating rates’: Commissioner (www.aljazeera.com)
UN Indigenous experts are visiting Australia while a new report warns of the risk of a new stolen generation.
In reversal Biden to build more US border wall, Trump demands apology (www.reuters.com)
Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term (www.cnn.com)
The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get...
Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and Births. (www.propublica.org)
Reposting from local post on SDF instance:...
The adoptive parents of 2 children found locked inside a barn in West Virginia are facing felony child neglect charges, authorities say (www.cnn.com)
Two children were found locked inside a barn in West Virginia without any running water or bathroom facilities and their adoptive parents are now facing felony child neglect charges, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says....
Pope Says There Could Be Ways to Bless Same-Sex Unions (time.com)
Pope Says There Could Be Ways to Bless Same-Sex Unions...