Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war (cpj.org)
Editor’s note: The list below is CPJ’s most complete account of journalist deaths in the war. Our database will not reflect many of these casualties until we have fully investigated the circumstances surrounding them. For more information, read our FAQ. The Israel-Gaza war has taken a severe toll on journalists since Hamas...
UAW workers at major Ford and GM truck plants vote 'no' on record contract deals (www.npr.org)
Mississippi River hit record-low levels in October (www.noaa.gov)
U.S. struck with record 25 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year
Worst-ever contamination of Ireland’s largest lake: What’s to blame? (www.aljazeera.com)
Families demand answers after two men with autism died in Arlington homes run by the same company (www.wfaa.com)
Joshua and Conner lived seven miles from each other in homes operated by the same company, EduCare Community Living Corp. – part of a network of homes in the U.S.
Report: 7 October testimonies strike major blow to Israeli narrative (www.middleeastmonitor.com)
Disclaimer: This is very biased source. **However, ** the quoted Israeli sources indicate a number of Israeli civilians were killed in a panicked response by the IDF on October 7th.
Jezebel [women-focused news site] Is Dead. Long Live Jezebel (www.rollingstone.com)
New Speaker Mike Johnson grasps for a funding plan with a government shutdown rapidly approaching (apnews.com)
With just a week left to avert a government shutdown, new House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan — a task that looks increasingly difficult amid stubborn divisions in the party over federal spending....
Andy Kim launches formal challenge to Menendez: ‘It’s about being a decent human being’ (thehill.com)
Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) officially launched his campaign to unseat Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Friday at a packed brewery in South Jersey....
Moody's turns negative on US credit rating, draws Washington ire (www.reuters.com)
The move follows a rating downgrade of the sovereign by another ratings agency, Fitch, this year, which came after months of political brinkmanship around the U.S. debt ceiling....
(US) EPA sides with tribes on petition to regulate toxic tire chemical that kills salmon (www.kuow.org)
In the radio segment, they also mentioned that this chemical might be responsible for many other environmental and human health conditions. This is likely the tip of the iceberg....
Suspect in Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Surrenders After Two-Day Manhunt (www.nytimes.com)
Clashes over Israel-Hamas war shatter students' sense of safety on US college campuses (apnews.com)
As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month’s Hamas incursion into Israel....
Despite being filled with irreligious, many still visit shrines in japan. (www.dailysabah.com)
Republicans demand Biden challenge China's Xi on fentanyl, prisoners (www.reuters.com)
Astronaut Frank Borman, commander of the first Apollo mission to the moon, has died at age 95 (apnews.com)
Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95....
Liberal and moderate candidates take control of school boards in contentious races across US (apnews.com)
Voters in some of the highest-profile school board elections across the U.S. rebuked conservative candidates in local school board elections who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender....
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses (www.bbc.com)
China tells Britain to stop efforts to 'enhance' ties with Taiwan (www.reuters.com)
Russia-Ukraine war: current US funds for Ukraine are 96% depleted, says White House – as it happened (www.theguardian.com)
Why Wisconsin didn’t issue an Amber Alert for missing 5-year-old later found dead (www.nbcnews.com)
State Sen. LaTonya Johnson wants to overhaul the state’s Amber Alert system after Prince McCree’s death.
A $10 billion battle is brewing over ownership rights to a 300-year-old sunken warship believed to hold the biggest maritime treasure ever (www.businessinsider.com)
A US salvage company is suing Colombia for half of a shipwreck’s estimated $20 billion treasure....
Red Cross ‘deeply troubled’ as aid convoy attacked in Gaza City (www.aljazeera.com)
A convoy carrying “lifesaving medical supplies” has come under fire in Gaza City.
Captain found guilty of 'seaman's manslaughter' in boat fire that killed 34 off California coast (apnews.com)
A scuba dive boat captain was convicted Monday of criminal negligence in the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019, the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history....
