Colorado teen accused of trying to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group (apnews.com)
An 18-year-old from suburban Denver who allegedly planned to go to Iraq to fight for the Islamic State group was arrested last week as he tried to board a flight to Turkey.
A 12-year-old is facing charges for allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a Detroit playground, officials say (www.cnn.com)
A 12-year-old girl in Detroit is facing charges after allegedly throwing acid on an 11-year-old girl at a playground, officials said.
Iowa judge temporarily halts 6-week abortion law (abcnews.go.com)
Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin on Monday temporarily blocked Iowa’s six-week abortion ban bill that ceased nearly all abortions in the state for 72 hours. The legislation was signed on Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds after state lawmakers held a special session Tuesday with the “sole purpose” of passing the...
New Arkansas law removes work permit requirement for children under 16 (katv.com)
Beginning on August 1, children in Arkansas under the age of 16 will no longer need employment certificates to work, thanks to a law passed in the last legislative session.
Former US Army civilian employee sentenced to 15 years for stealing nearly $109 million (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families....
Bob Menendez to quit US Senate after bribery conviction - reports (www.bbc.com)
Bob Menendez is to resign from the US Senate, according to US media, after being convicted of accepting bribes including gold bars to help foreign governments....
Trump world has been preparing to run against Kamala Harris for weeks (www.nbcnews.com)
Donald Trump says Xi Jinping wrote him a ‘beautiful note’ after rally shooting (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/18256433
Salt Lake City wildfire prompts mandatory evacuations. (www.voanews.com)
Scientists sound the alarm after new research points to growing invisible threat putting coastal cities at risk: 'We need very dramatic action' (www.yahoo.com)
How bodies of frozen climbers were finally recovered from Everest 'death zone' (www.bbc.com)
Oklahoma court rules moms who use medical marijuana while pregnant aren’t breaking the law - The court urged the Legislature to change the law to allow prosecutions for child neglect (www.readfrontier.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/oklahoma-court-rules-that-moms-…
More Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs settle at higher levels in recent weeks (apnews.com)
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose again last week and appear to be settling consistently at a slightly higher though still healthy level that the Federal Reserve has been aiming for....
How Russian propagandists spun the Trump assassination attempt (dfrlab.org)
Neo-Nazi ‘murder cult' leader plotted for Santa to poison NYC Jewish kids with candy, prosecutors say (www.nbcnewyork.com)
The leader of a neo-Nazi extremist group based in eastern Europe has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City to sow terror, prosecutors said Tuesday....
Hackers Claim to Have Leaked 1.1 TB of Disney Slack Messages (www.wired.com)
RNC official: Nothing in our platform says we won't ban abortion nationwide (www.motherjones.com)
White House Dings Tommy Tuberville for Boasting on Funding He Voted Against (www.thedailybeast.com)
Malfunctioning swamp coolers, air conditioning confirmed at Nevada prisons amid heat wave (nevadacurrent.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/malfunctioning-swamp-coolers-ai…
Mike Lindell's MyPillow facing another eviction notice in Shakopee (www.startribune.com)
MyPillow is facing possible eviction at its outlet store, warehouse and primary manufacturing plant in Shakopee just months after the Minnesota company was forced out of a different warehouse for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent....
World's First Dragon Ball Theme Park to Open in Saudi Arabia - IGN (www.ign.com)
A look at how settlements have grown in the West Bank over the years (apnews.com)
US to expand security review of land purchases near military installations, Treasury says (www.reuters.com)
Cross-posted from sh.itjust.works/post/21971374...
Swing state's [PA] Capitol building reportedly evacuated over bomb threat mentioning Biden (www.rawstory.com)
