‘You won’t take my son’ | Fort Wayne mom fights to keep disabled adopted son from being deported (www.21alivenews.com)
CDC director says U.S. isn't yet near peak Covid or flu levels for the season (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate swiftly confirms top military brass, ending months-long campaign by GOP Sen. Tuberville (apnews.com)
The Senate unanimously confirmed 11 top-ranking military officers late Tuesday, ending a months-long blockade staged by a single Republican, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama....
The FDA is investigating whether lead in applesauce pouches was deliberately added (www.npr.org)
The Food and Drug Administration is working with Ecuadorian authorities to investigate Negasmart, who has been supplying cinnamon to the three recalled applesauce brands.
Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Now Work for Insurers (www.propublica.org)
Doctors working for health insurers can rule on 10,000 or more requests for care a year. At least a dozen were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments.
New York Suspends Engineer Who Inspected Bronx Building That Collapsed (www.nytimes.com)
Officials said the inspector had “misdiagnosed” as a “decorative” element a column that was holding up the seven-story building....
Why Wall Street Is Suddenly Having an Everything Rally (nymag.com)
1 in 5 seniors still work — and they're happier than younger workers (www.cbsnews.com)
Municipalities ordered to strip Palestinian children of Belgian nationality (www.brusselstimes.com)
Belgium's Foreigners' Office has instructed dozens of municipalities to strip children born in Belgium to Palestinian parents of their Belgian nationality, L'Echo reports.
Israel-Hamas latest: IDF determined despite heavy losses in Gaza; ambassador says two-state solution not possible (news.sky.com)
The Israeli ambassador to the UK has rejected the idea of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile, Israel has vowed to continue its bombardments in Gaza in the face of wavering international support - despite heavy losses.
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza (apnews.com)
UNLV gunman resigned as tenured professor after making sexual comment in class, former student says (www.nbcnews.com)
He blamed East Carolina University for costing him his career and destroying his reputation, his previously posted online ramblings show....
23andMe frantically changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing (www.engadget.com)
New California laws taking effect in 2024 impact speed cameras, hotel reservations, minimum wage and more (abc7.com)
Congress provided $7.5B for electric vehicle chargers. Built so far: Zero. (www.politico.com)
Woman who threw hot burrito bowl at Chipotle worker sentenced to fast food job (www.cbc.ca)
A woman who threw a hot burrito bowl in a Chipotle worker’s face because she didn’t like the way it was prepared may soon learn what it’s like to be on the other side of the counter....
Candidate for Santos' old seat is convicted on Jan. 6 charges after testifying he had 'no idea' Congress met in the Capitol (www.nbcnews.com)
The Race to Find What’s Making America’s Dogs Sick (www.wired.com)
The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea (apnews.com)
Montana's first-in-the-nation ban on TikTok blocked by judge who says it's unconstitutional (apnews.com)
MSNBC cancels Mehdi Hasan, a truth-teller in a time of crisis (presswatchers.org)
No high-profile journalist has been more assertive about Palestinian rights than Mehdi Hasan, and MNSBC punished him on Thursday by taking away his shows.
Police: [Tennessee] Man shot at women who wouldn’t open their door (wreg.com)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man who appeared to be intoxicated allegedly tried to get inside the wrong house in Midtown last month, then shot at two women inside when they wouldn’t let him in, police said.
Man sentenced to life after Canadian judge says incel-inspired attack was terrorism (www.washingtonpost.com)
A Toronto court sentenced a Canadian man to life imprisonment in a deadly stabbing attack at a massage parlor, in a landmark case that saw a Canadian judge designating an incel-inspired crime as terrorism for the first time....
CIA warns staff about social media posts after senior officer shares pro-Palestinian image (www.nbcnews.com)
Canadian man sentenced to life in prison for ‘incel’-motivated murder (www.theguardian.com)
Man who used machete to murder Toronto massage parlour employee in 2020 pleaded guilty in July
