Idaho college murders: Judge denies both of Bryan Kohberger's attempts to toss out charges (abcnews.go.com)
Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea (abcnews.go.com)
Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses...
Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run (apnews.com)
Hindle was another replacement in what was a revolving door of county election officials across Nevada as the 2022 midterms approached. He had just unseated the interim clerk, who had stepped in after the prior clerk resigned....
Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content (www.theguardian.com)
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
'We're reclaiming what we believed was ours to begin with': Tonkawa tribe buys Sugarloaf Mountain (www.kxxv.com)
Judge puts hold on Trump's federal election interference case while appeals process plays out (abcnews.go.com)
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., has stayed proceedings in the case while the appeals process plays out....
Commissioners in a Montana county remove election oversight from fellow Republican (apnews.com)
A Montana clerk and recorder who expressed doubt about the integrity of the election process during her 2022 campaign lost her election oversight duties on Tuesday in a vote by county commissioners, reflecting some of the turmoil nationwide since conspiracy theories spread about the 2020 presidential election....
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants (arstechnica.com)
Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants....
Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically (www.propublica.org)
After a ProPublica investigation examined how giant insurers and their intermediaries are imposing fees on doctors and hospitals for electronic payment, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to end the practice.
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law (apnews.com)
The Biden administration said Monday it would provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips for military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 jets....
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces continue push into southern Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian situation (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas claims Israel launched series of ‘very violent raids’ targeting city of Khan Younis on Sunday, a day after ordering fresh evacuations
Feds grant $6 billion for high-speed rail projects (www.nbcnews.com)
Public support for the projects has overcome some concerns about costs, as the U.S. plays catchup with other parts of the world that have built extensive high-speed networks....
Texas DPS investigation finds no evidence of wrongdoing by troopers accused of mistreating migrants (www.keranews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/texas-dps-investigation-finds-n…...
Nepal: Twelve arrested for smuggling Nepalis into Russian army (www.bbc.com)
IDF appears to push back on ‘irresponsible’ US claim Hamas refusing to release raped hostages (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Israel Defense Forces says public discussions about the state of captives held in Gaza has moved into reckless territory, urging those responsible to knock it off....
Trump declines to rule out abusing power to seek retribution if he returns to the White House (apnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump declined to rule out abusing power if he returns to the White House after Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity asked him Tuesday to respond to growing Democratic criticism of his rhetoric....
France's parliament considers a ban on single-use e-cigarettes (apnews.com)
'Burns me to a crisp': Farmers allege link between popular herbicide paraquat and Parkinson's disease (abcnews.go.com)
Klete Keller, Olympic gold medalist swimmer, gets 6 months in home detention for Jan. 6 Capitol riot (apnews.com)
Amazon taps SpaceX for satellite launch even though Jeff Bezos has his own rocket company (www.cnn.com)
Amazon just inked a deal with chief competitor and Elon Musk-helmed SpaceX to launch internet-beaming satellites — a move that comes even as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pursues his own space dreams with his own rocket company, Blue Origin, and as SpaceX builds its own internet constellation....
City Council in Portland, Oregon, approves $2.6M for police body cameras (apnews.com)
The City Council in Portland, Oregon, approved $2.6 million for permanent police body cameras in a unanimous vote, a crucial step toward the city no longer being among the last major U.S. police agencies without the technology....
DNC Senator Dick Durbin blocks subpoena of Epstein Flight Logs. (www.blackburn.senate.gov)
Paraguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country (www.theguardian.com)
A Paraguayan government official has been replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of understanding with representatives of a fugitive Indian guru’s fictional country, who also appear to have duped several other officials in the South American country....
