A Beautiful Newfound Fungus Mummifies Its Spider Prey (www.scientificamerican.com)
A striking purple species is one piece of the fungal kingdom’s uncharted diversity...
Attorney alleges client brutally beaten in Baton Rouge Police Department ‘torture warehouse’ (www.wafb.com)
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail....
Marijuana could be classified as a lower-risk drug. Here’s what that means. (www.vox.com)
A potential policy change could have big benefits for marijuana businesses.
Utah family YouTuber arrested on abuse charges after malnourished child in duct tape found (www.nbcnews.com)
12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment (www.npr.org)
October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.
Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else (www.axios.com)
Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada (www.bbc.com)
One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of "angry, confused and homeless" bees.
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....
Army officers say they are taking power in Gabon (www.bbc.co.uk)
Man struggling with mental health issues shot, killed by Jersey City police, family says (pix11.com)
Andrew Jerome Washington’s family said they called the Jersey City Medical Center Crisis Center for help around 3 p.m. Sunday, but police arrived instead.
Dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes set to enter a plea to charges (apnews.com)
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison is set to enter a plea in court to a first-degree murder charge on Tuesday....
Justice Amy Coney Barrett says she welcomes public scrutiny of Supreme Court (www.politico.com)
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett told attendees at a judicial conference in Wisconsin on Monday that she welcomed public scrutiny of the court. But she stopped short of commenting on whether she thinks the court should change how it operates in the face of recent criticism....
Pet owner ‘bill shock’ worsening the mental health crisis among Australian vets, inquiry told (www.theguardian.com)
Father of veterinarian who took own life calls for more education on how much it really costs to own a pet
Walt Disney Pictures VFX Workers Move to Unionize (variety.com)
‘They would not listen to us’: inside Biden’s troubled $53bn chip plant (www.theguardian.com)
Taiwanese microchip manufacturer TSMC blames struggle to build Phoenix plant on skilled labor shortage but workers cite disorganization and safety concerns...
Security guard killed trying to stop car burglars in Midtown Atlanta, police say (www.fox5atlanta.com)
Investigators say the security guard had tried to stop two people attempting to break into vehicles inside a parking garage....
How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox (www.theguardian.com)
Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more...
China is launching an ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up (www.cnn.com)
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth health care sector....
GOP support for gun restrictions slips a year after Congress passed firearms law (apnews.com)
Republican support for gun restrictions is slipping a year after Congress passed the most comprehensive firearms control legislation in decades with bipartisan support, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research....
School district in South Texas temporarily closes due to uptick in COVID-19 cases (www.ksat.com)
A school district in South Texas is closing temporarily after seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases among students and staff members....
Man Dead At Rikers, Becoming 8th Inmate To Die In NYC Custody In 2023 (patch.com)
A man in Rikers Island died Tuesday morning, becoming the eighth New Yorker to die in city jail custody this year, advocates said....
CBC: B.C. urges co-operation in Shuswap as fire crews say they are facing 'threats and abuse' from defiant locals (bc.ctvnews.ca)
Early testing suggests variant BA.2.86 has been detected in US wastewater, according to new CDC report (www.cnn.com)
