Miami city commissioner charged with bribery and money laundering (abcnews.go.com)
A city of Miami commissioner accused of bribery and money laundering was arrested Thursday on multiple corruption charges, officials said....
U.S. school shootings hit another annual record high (www.axios.com)
Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know. (www.nature.com)
EPA Dragged Its Feet On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Train Derailment, Emails Show (www.huffpost.com)
The Environmental Protection Agency waited a month to consult some of its top experts about the risk of dangerous chemical exposure around East Palestine, Ohio, following the fiery derailment of a Norfolk Southern train hauling toxic materials, internal emails show....
Florida Man Arrested for Hanging Nazi Banners Over I-4 (www.newsdaytonabeach.com)
Georgia teacher who read book about gender identity appeals firing (www.axios.com)
The Cobb County teacher who was fired last month after reading a book about gender identity to her students has appealed her termination to the State Board of Education.
Secret records: Government says Marine's adoption of Afghan orphan seen as abduction, must be undone (www.independent.co.uk)
ITIA Publishes 126-Page Report Of Independent Tribunal's Decision To Suspend Simona Halep (www.itia.tennis)
The charges brought by the ITIA against Halep as captured in the document include a positive in-competition doping test for Roxadustat and a second count being irregularities in her biological passport after an analysis of 51 blood samples, with the panel in consensus that there was 'illicit blood manipulation'....
Psychedelic drug MDMA eases PTSD symptoms in a study that paves the way for possible US approval (apnews.com)
The psychedelic drug MDMA can reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers reported in a new study published Thursday....
Why autoworkers' leader is calling for a 4-day work week from Big 3 car makers (www.npr.org)
What if you could work just four days a week but get paid for five?...
City Has Paid $500K to Employee Who Hasn't Shown Up to Work in 7 Years: Report (themessenger.com)
Jumper at NYC's Mandarin Oriental hotel identified as Filipino American teen (news.yahoo.com)
ABC News: American XL Bully dogs to be banned in the UK following string of attacks (abcnews.go.com)
Hurricane Lee to strike weather-worn New England after heavy rain, flooding and tornadoes (apnews.com)
Bloomberg: ABC News May Be On Disney's Chopping Block (crooksandliars.com)
Mexico on track to break asylum application record (apnews.com)
Mexico is on track to receive more asylum applications this year than ever before as the flow of migrants threatens to overwhelm governments of several Latin American countries along the migratory route....
Jury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (apnews.com)
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election....
How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years (www.propublica.org)
For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working.
Biden and Zelensky to meet in US next week (www.cnn.com)
US President Joe Biden plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week around the United Nations General Assembly meetings, according to multiple officials familiar with the plans....
A baby and a dog died after being left in a car for about six hours, police say (www.nbcnews.com)
FDA says common over the counter decongestant phenylephrine does not work in oral form (www.nbcnews.com)
Texas was state with most book bans in 2022, report shows (www.theguardian.com)
Number of book challenges nationwide doubled from 2021 as book ban movement gathers speed in Republican-led states...
The first Bob Ross work from ‘The Joy of Painting’ is on sale (www.cnn.com)
It’s hard to quantify the value of painter and all-around cultural icon Bob Ross, but $9.85 million is a good start....
Parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada are under tropical storm warnings as Hurricane Lee nears (www.cnn.com)
Hurricane Lee will take a swipe at parts of coastal New England and Atlantic Canada starting Friday with heavy rain and strong winds that could lead to localized flooding and knock out power across communities....
UAW members go on strike at three key auto plants after deal deadline passes (www.cnbc.com)
