Everyone in California seems to be sick with respiratory illness. Here's why (www.latimes.com)
For many migrant families at the southern US border, going back is not an option (www.cnn.com)
A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN heard outside a shelter for migrants in Eagle Pass, Texas....
‘God is under the rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s subdued Christmas (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The Israel-Hamas war has cast a pall over the birthplace of Jesus.
Manuel Ellis: US jury clears police officers in death of unarmed black man (www.bbc.com)
Prosecutors accused the officers of using deadly force on Manuel Ellis during his arrest in Washington state....
More than 20,000 dead in Gaza, a historic human toll (www.washingtonpost.com)
More than 20,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the war between Israel and Hamas, according to the Gaza Health Ministry....
This Agency Is Supposed to Monitor New York's Jails. Is Anyone Monitoring It? (nysfocus.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/new-york-jail-prison-correction…
A Frederick Douglass mural in his hometown in Maryland draws some divisions (www.npr.org)
A mural depicting Frederick Douglass in a chunky wristwatch, a slim-cut suit and crisp white Converse has divided the town of Easton, Md., in his birth county of Talbot.
After Dallas reporter’s sudden exit, colleagues allege ‘culture of fear’ (www.washingtonpost.com)
Dallas Morning News reporter Miles Moffeit left his job after a sarcastic email interview with D.A. John Creuzot led to a rare front-page retraction.
Anglers find 16-ton sea creature dead along NC’s Outer Banks, igniting investigation (www.newsobserver.com)
Rite Aid’s ‘reckless’ use of facial recognition got it banned from using the technology in stores for five years (www.cnn.com)
Rite Aid has agreed to a five-year ban from using facial recognition technology after the Federal Trade Commission found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted people of color....
Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for Capitol riot plot (apnews.com)
A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago....
Utah Women Tried to Report Sexual Assaults to Police. They Say They Faced Delays and Language Barriers. (www.propublica.org)
Arredondo, who has worked with Latino victims of crimes since 2012, said this was the first time she’s involved a consulate in order to get a callback from the police....
Idaho college murders: Judge denies both of Bryan Kohberger's attempts to toss out charges (abcnews.go.com)
Hallucinations, thirst and desperation: How migrants endured 36 days at sea (abcnews.go.com)
Too often migrants disappear without a trace and witnesses...
Some Trump fake electors from 2020 haven't faded away. They have roles in how the 2024 race is run (apnews.com)
Hindle was another replacement in what was a revolving door of county election officials across Nevada as the 2022 midterms approached. He had just unseated the interim clerk, who had stepped in after the prior clerk resigned....
Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content (www.theguardian.com)
Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges (www.theguardian.com)
On Wednesday Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma’s governor, signed an executive order in effect banning diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at agencies and public colleges and universities across the state....
'We're reclaiming what we believed was ours to begin with': Tonkawa tribe buys Sugarloaf Mountain (www.kxxv.com)
Judge puts hold on Trump's federal election interference case while appeals process plays out (abcnews.go.com)
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference case in Washington, D.C., has stayed proceedings in the case while the appeals process plays out....
Commissioners in a Montana county remove election oversight from fellow Republican (apnews.com)
A Montana clerk and recorder who expressed doubt about the integrity of the election process during her 2022 campaign lost her election oversight duties on Tuesday in a vote by county commissioners, reflecting some of the turmoil nationwide since conspiracy theories spread about the 2020 presidential election....
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants (arstechnica.com)
Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants....
Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically (www.propublica.org)
After a ProPublica investigation examined how giant insurers and their intermediaries are imposing fees on doctors and hospitals for electronic payment, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a bill to end the practice.
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds (www.washingtonpost.com)
Biden administration says New Hampshire computer chip plant the first to get funding from CHIPS law (apnews.com)
The Biden administration said Monday it would provide $35 million to BAE Systems to increase production at a New Hampshire factory making computer chips for military aircraft, including F-15 and F-35 jets....
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces continue push into southern Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian situation (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas claims Israel launched series of ‘very violent raids’ targeting city of Khan Younis on Sunday, a day after ordering fresh evacuations
