Letitia James live tweets daily interest charges on Trump’s $464m fraud ruling (www.independent.co.uk)
New York Attorney General trolls former president as interest starts accruing on monster judgment...
A Texas school's punishment of a Black student who wears his hair in locs is going to trial (apnews.com)
A judge ordered Wednesday that a trial be held next month to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue being punished by his district for refusing to change a hairstyle he and his family say is protected by a new state law....
It's not just you: Christmas lights look different now, and can give you headaches — NPR (apple.news)
That story explains why I dislike led lights
Orcas Pummel Boat After Crew Tries To Deter Them With Heavy Metal Music (www.huffpost.com)
Blasting underwater tunes to try and keep killer whales away is a bad idea for multiple reasons, a researcher says.
CDC reports highest childhood vaccine exemption rate ever in the U.S. (www.nbcnews.com)
Forty states saw rises in parents citing religious or other personal concerns for not vaccinating their young children....
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....
Woman sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for trying to mail Trump ricin (www.axios.com)
A woman who mailed then-President Trump a threatening letter that contained ricin weeks before the 2020 election was sentenced to 262 months in prison on Thursday, the Department of Justice announced.
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after admitting to molestation claims in 1980s (www.independent.co.uk)
Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death (www.nbcnews.com)
In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse....
Supreme Court approval rating falls to one of lowest yet amid Trump cases (www.independent.co.uk)
The approval rating of the nation’s highest court stands at 40 per cent, according to a new poll...
Joe Rogan and Bret Weinstein Promote AIDS Denialism to an Audience of Millions (www.vice.com)
Live updates: Multiple victims in shooting near Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade (www.cnn.com)
The only thing more American than the Super Bowl is a mass shooting....
Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge (www.theguardian.com)
Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’...
A defiant Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel's war to crush Hamas, including the world court (apnews.com)
Alabama preacher F.L. ‘Bubba’ Copeland kills himself after being outed as ‘transgender curvy girl’ (nypost.com)
An Alabama preacher and politician killed himself Friday two days after being outed for having a secret life he shared online as a “transgender curvy girl.”
Judge Tells Ivanka She Can Probably Afford a Babysitter (newrepublic.com)
Ivanka Trump lost her appeal and is officially set to testify in the fraud trial against the Trump Organization.
California sues Chino school district, aiming to end policy notifying parents of student gender changes (www.latimes.com)
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Monday against the Chino school district, ordering an end to a policy that requires notifying parents if their children change their gender identity, alleging it is discriminatory and violates civil rights and privacy laws....
US citizens urged to leave Belarus immediately (thehill.com)
The Biden administration is urging U.S. citizens in Belarus to depart the country immediately and warned against travel there in a statement published Monday....
Justice Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose an ethics code on the Supreme Court (apnews.com)
U.S. University Did Something Crazy: Listened to Student Protesters Instead of Calling the Cops on Them (www.jezebel.com)
Plans for Saudi Arabia’s linear city cut from 170km to 2.4km (www.newcivilengineer.com)
Saudi Arabia’s wildly ambitious plan to build 500m tall, mirrored, 170km long parallel skyscrapers, forming a 1.5M population desert city has been curtailed to 2.4km long....
Trump is booted off Bloomberg’s Billionaire list after Truth Social stock price dives (www.independent.co.uk)
Too pretty? Easter poster depicting a handsome, fresh-faced Jesus prompts criticism in Spain (apnews.com)
A poster in the southern Spanish city of Seville that depicts a young, handsome Jesus wearing only a loincloth has unleashed a storm on social media, with some calling it an affront to the figure of Christ and others posting lewd remarks and memes poking fun at the image....
Donald Trump may "turn off the internet" if elected, former staffer says (www.newsweek.com)
Imported US sweets with illegal ingredients seized (www.bbc.com)
Jolly Ranchers and Mountain Dew are advertised on TikTok and Instagram but contain products banned in the UK.
