Prison officers traumatized by rate of executions in US death penalty states (www.theguardian.com)
Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executions...
U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick - CBS Detroit (www.cbsnews.com)
The pace of babies born each year in the U.S. has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis of 2023 birth certificate data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Prosecutors seek to jail Miami mom for posting news stories about cop who shot son (www.miamiherald.com)
Calling her “an inherent danger to the community,” prosecutors on Friday asked a Miami judge to throw a 51-year-old mother back into jail for posting news articles on Facebook recounting her arrest on charges of stalking a Miami-Dade police officer who had shot and killed her mentally ill son. Prosecutors say Gamaly Hollis...
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
‘Underground hell’: Hamas publishes first video of mutilated American hostage, says 70 have been killed (www.news.com.au)
Police arrest more than two dozen pro-Palestine protesters on UT-Austin campus amid tense standoff (www.texastribune.org)
Dali ship that wrecked Baltimore bridge was 'unseaworthy' before it left port, city claims (www.usatoday.com)
Baltimore battles ship owners’ effort to limit liability in bridge collapse (www.nbcnews.com)
The city said the companies’ effort to limit responsibility for the vessel and the cargo’s value to $43.6 million is “substantially less than the amount that will be claimed for losses and damages” arising out of the Dali’s collision with the Key Bridge....
California exodus of home insurance companies continues (www.latimes.com)
Two more insurers are pulling out of California’s troubled homeowners insurance market, straining a marketplace that already has seen the pullback of several other companies that have cited increase costs related to wildfire risks....
Israel has attacked Iran, US official tells CNN (www.cnn.com)
Hyundai pauses X ads over pro-Nazi content on the platform (www.nbcnews.com)
Mysterious object that hit Florida man's roof was part of the International Space Station (www.cbc.ca)
Missouri mother accused of allowing 8-year-old son to drive after drinking too much (www.usatoday.com)
A mission of mercy, then a fatal mistake: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel's target (apnews.com)
The path to the April 1 attack started months ago, as aid groups desperately looked for ways to feed millions cut off from regular food deliveries. Gaza was sealed off by Israeli forces within hours of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants that ignited the war. Since then, more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed and more...
Many 911 call centers are understaffed, and the job has gotten harder (www.npr.org)
Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power (finance.yahoo.com)
Gaza's al-Shifa hospital in ruins after two-week Israeli raid (www.bbc.com)
Israel’s military has pulled out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after a two-week raid that has left most of the major medical complex in ruins....
US judge receptive to Trump documents claims in warning sign for prosecutors (www.reuters.com)
A federal judge overseeing the criminal case that accuses Donald Trump of mishandling classified documents has signaled an openness to the former U.S. president’s defense claims, in a sign that prosecutors might face a difficult road ahead....
In Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore lost a piece of its cultural identity (www.independent.co.uk)
Generations of working-class Marylanders watched in disbelief this week as an iconic symbol of their maritime culture crumbled into the Patapsco River...
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn't meant to kill? (apnews.com)
Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor....
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu (apnews.com)
Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday....
Blinken: US condemns ‘heinous’ Moscow attack and ‘stands with people of Russia’ (www.theguardian.com)
Statement comes after shooting and fire at Russian concert hall kills more than 100 people and injures more than 100 more...
Why is US energy demand soaring – putting climate goals at risk? (www.theguardian.com)
New industries such as cryptocurrency and cannabis are boosting industry forecasts, straining efforts to cut emissions...
Why Florida might sue Maine over abortion, transgender health care shield law. What to know (www.floridatoday.com)
Florida’s attorney general is one among many from red states across the country threatening Maine with legal action as the New England state considers a shield law that would protect those seeking abortions and health care from criminal repercussions in Florida....
Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Plans (www.rollingstone.com)
The influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested by Romanian authorities on Monday on U.K. charges based on a tip that they had planned to flee Romania — information that was revealed on a Kick livestream by their friend and fellow “alpha male” streamer, Adin Ross, Rolling Stone has confirmed....
