Trump Hush Money Trial Live: The ex-president loses another bid to oust judge (www.reuters.com)
This is a live feed from the courthouse. As such the title may change from the original....
Family Balks at Donating O.J. Simpson’s Brain for Research (www.thedailybeast.com)
Hawaii is "on the verge of catastrophe," locals say, as water crisis continues (www.cbsnews.com)
In Hawaii, one of the most important sayings is ola i ka wai, “water is life” — a phrase that not only sums up what it means to exist on an island, but what it means to live, period. But now, one of the largest of the island chain’s land masses is facing a triple threat to its sole freshwater source, and if it isn’t...
California Governor Gavin Newsom orders state workers back to office (thehill.com)
Trump Media shares drop by more than 8%, putting market cap under $5 billion (www.cnbc.com)
NYPD Officials Orchestrated Smear Campaign of Police Critic Using Confidential Details of Her Rape, Lawsuit Alleges (www.thecity.nyc)
In the lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District of New York on Monday, Rachlin alleges that in mid-2020 NYPD officials cut off her access to the North Brooklyn precincts her nonprofit serves and told precinct leaders not to work with her....
Michigan school shooter's parents sentenced to at least 10 years in prison (apnews.com)
NOTE: article updated....
These are the most challenged library books in America — yes, most are LGBTQ+ (www.advocate.com)
Israeli military fires two senior officers as report finds strike on aid workers was in ‘violation of commands’ (www.cnn.com)
US Navy Veteran Who Feds Say Rammed FBI Headquarters Had QAnon-Linked Online Presence (www.wired.com)
An Iowa woman is sentenced in a ballot box stuffing scheme that supported husband's campaign (apnews.com)
The wife of an Iowa county supervisor was sentenced Monday to four months in jail after being convicted in a scheme to stuff the ballot box to support her husband’s unsuccessful campaign for a congressional seat....
Iowa Fertilizer Spill Kills Nearly All Fish Across 60-Mile Stretch of Rivers (www.nytimes.com)
“I refer to this one as ‘the big one,’” said the official, Matt Combes, an ecological health unit science supervisor for the Missouri Department of Conservation. He added: “Calling something a near-total fish kill for 60 miles of a river is astounding and disheartening.”
‘Shortcuts Everywhere’: How Boeing Favored Speed Over Quality (www.nytimes.com)
Utah basketball team’s experience in Coeur d’Alene shows history of racism still ‘very much alive’ in North Idaho (www.spokesman.com)
The Utah team was staying at the Coeur d’Alene Resort after it was selected to play in the NCAA Tournament hosted by Gonzaga University. As team members walked from the hotel to a downtown restaurant, they were followed by a driver in a truck who was shouting racial slurs at them....
The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave: Mickey Barreto’s five-year stay cost him only $200.57. Now it might cost him his freedom. (www.nytimes.com)
On a June afternoon in 2018, a man named Mickey Barreto checked into the New Yorker Hotel. He was assigned Room 2565, a double-bed accommodation with a view of Midtown Manhattan almost entirely obscured by an exterior wall. For a one-night stay, he paid $200.57....
Trump can appeal ruling that kept Georgia prosecutor on case, judge says (www.reuters.com)
A Georgia judge on Wednesday said Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and eight of his co-defendants in the state’s criminal election subversion case could appeal a ruling that let lead prosecutor Fani Willis remain on the case....
US abortions reach highest level in over a decade, sparked by surge in medication abortion (www.cnn.com)
Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022....
Searches for VPNs spike in Texas after Pornhub pulls out of the state (www.cnn.com)
Searches for virtual private networking (VPN) software briefly spiked in Texas this week after Pornhub suspended service in the state over a law forcing adult websites to verify the age or identities of their users....
Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer, study finds (www.cbsnews.com)
Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ found guilty of spending $90,000 of his parishioner’s savings on luxury goods (www.cnn.com)
A flashy, jewelry-wearing Brooklyn pastor was convicted Monday in federal court of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman while touting he had connections to the New York City mayor....
House GOP launch new probe of Jan. 6 and try shifting blame for the Capitol attack away from Trump (apnews.com)
House Republicans are launching a vast re-investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, seeking to push the blame away from Donald Trump who has been indicted over his actions or his supporters in the mob siege trying to overturn the 2020 election....
Uvalde police chief announces his resignation in wake of independent investigation (abcnews.go.com)
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American Academy of Dermatology votes to keep its diversity policies after anti-DEI proposal (www.nbcnews.com)
The American Academy of Dermatology on Sunday voted to reject a proposal to end its diversity, equity and inclusion programs, in what Black dermatologists are calling a small victory for the organization and the field in general....
U.S. ‘prepper’ culture diversifies amid fear of disaster and political unrest (www.nbcnews.com)
Princess of Wales: Kate admits editing Mother's Day photo recalled by agencies (www.bbc.com)
The Princess of Wales has apologised “for any confusion” her Mother’s Day photograph caused, after five agencies retracted it over editing concerns. Catherine, in a statement posted on Kensington Palace social media, said: “Like many amateur photographers, I do occasionally experiment with editing.”
