People Keep Dying At This Memphis Jail — And The Lawsuits Are Piling Up (www.huffpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/shelby-county-memphis-jail-deat…
Sudan: 3,8 million kids under 5 years old affected by malnutrition - International Monitor (intlmonitor.com)
Israeli airstrike kills two people in Damascus, Syrian state TV says - Reuters (www.reuters.com)
German central bank warns of recession, citing strikes – DW (www.dw.com)
Israeli air strikes target Ghaziyeh in southern Lebanon (www.aljazeera.com)
Pope prays for peace in Sudan, and Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province | Africanews (www.africanews.com)
What's at stake for Trump, Haley in South Carolina's primary (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump wants to make South Carolina the end of the road for Nikki Haley in their battle for the Republican nomination. Haley aims to survive and take their fight into the multistate Super Tuesday contest in March....
Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps (www.kpbs.org)
People living alone are more likely to report feeling depressed compared to those living with others, according to a new study by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. And that effect is particularly stark for people living alone who say they have little or no social and emotional support....
Newly-released Tyre Nichols documents show police and city officials lied about or misstated numerous key facts (news.yahoo.com)
The internal investigator who initially investigated the beating spoke with now former Lt. Dewayne Smith, who seemed to be at the hospital, the night Nichols was beaten. According to the internal investigative report, at 11:49 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2023, Smith told the investigator that Nichols was in intensive care, on a ventilator...
Chun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North Korea teenage escapees (www.bbc.com)
Hailed as "Asia's Schindler" for helping North Koreans flee, he has been jailed for sexual abuse.
Officers looking for missing fishermen instead find "narco sub" loaded with 4 tons of cocaine (www.cbsnews.com)
Cyberattacks on hospitals are likely to increase, putting lives at risk, experts warn (apnews.com)
Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital, and that the U.S. government is doing too little prevent such breaches....
Las Cruces man arrested after making hot chocolate, noodles during home invasion (kfoxtv.com)
Fuller Seminary fires senior director over refusal to comply with statement of faith (www.christianpost.com)
Usher Marries Jennifer Goicoechea After the Super Bowl (www.nytimes.com)
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust (archive.ph)
China’s baby bust is happening faster than many expected, raising fears of a demographic collapse. And coping with the fallout may now be complicated by miscalculations made more than 40 years ago.
Proposed mine outside Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp nears approval despite environment damage concerns (apnews.com)
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division said it will take public comments on the draft permits for 30 days before working up final versions to send to the agency’s director for approval....
Ecuador officials name likely source of tainted cinnamon that poisoned U.S. children (apnews.com)
Pounding rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage to spill from L.A. County sewers (www.latimes.com)
Heavy rains pummeling Southern California for the last several days are forcing millions of gallons of raw sewage to spew from sewer connections across Los Angeles County and flow into coastal waters off Long Beach and San Pedro, according to health and sanitation officials....
Judge denies Trump’s motion for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case (edition.cnn.com)
A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s motions for a mistrial in the defamation case brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll saying the former president’s arguments had no “merit” and are “entirely pointless.”...
Tech Layoffs Full Steam Ahead in 2024 (cybernews.com)
In an effort to maximize profits and satisfy shareholders, tech leaders often choose to cut jobs and then cloak the bad news with fancy terms such as ‘company restructuring’ or ‘corporate downsizing.’
Louisiana plant's emissions don't warrant emergency EPA lawsuit, chemical company says (www.reuters.com)
A Denka Co. subsidiary has told a U.S. court that alleged toxic air pollution from its southern Louisiana chemical plant does not warrant emergency action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, claiming the emissions do not pose an imminent cancer threat to the nearby community....
Credit card debt hits a 'staggering' $1.13 trillion. Here's why so many Americans are under pressure (www.cnbc.com)
Dearborn mayor ramps up security measures after Wall Street Journal op-ed calling city 'Jihad Capital' (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/dearborn-wsj-article-jihad-capi…
Family of Black girls handcuffed by Colorado police, held at gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement (apnews.com)
A Black woman and a group of four young girls who were wrongfully forced out of their car, held at gunpoint and handcuffed by police in suburban Denver in 2020 have reached a $1.9 million legal settlement.
