When Veterans in Crisis Can’t Get Help (www.propublica.org)
Marty and Candy Larsen were in their pajamas, getting ready to watch a movie in the living room, when they heard their 27-year-old daughter scream....
People left homeless from Social Security Administration benefits repayment burden (www.youtube.com)
Hyundai and Kia thefts soar more than 1000% since 2020 (edition.cnn.com)
Nude man nabbed by police after 'cannonball' plunge into giant aquarium at Bass Pro Shop in Alabama (apnews.com)
The ordeal happened Thursday night in front of shocked shoppers in the town just outside Birmingham, Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said....
N.Y. AG calls for $370 million fine against Trump and lifetime ban from real estate industry (www.nbcnews.com)
Attorneys from James’s office requested the punishment in post-trial motions filed Friday in the Trump fraud case....
Baltimore celebrates historic 20% drop in homicides even as gun violence remains high (apnews.com)
Long plagued by rampant gun violence, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade, ending a surge that began in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray, which sparked civil unrest and prompted widespread calls for police reform....
Trump's Colorado appeal may force US Supreme Court to rule on his future (www.reuters.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a Colorado ruling barring him from the ballot may force the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in directly on his 2024 election prospects, a case that legal experts said will likely pull its nine justices into a political firestorm....
New York City announces lawsuit against bus companies sending migrants to city, seeks $708 million (abcnews.go.com)
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a lawsuit against 17 bus and transportation companies helping to send asylum-seekers to the city as it deals with major budget issues surrounding the crisis....
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Keep Him on Colorado Ballot (www.nytimes.com)
Former President Donald J. Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to keep him on the primary ballot in Colorado, appealing an explosive ruling from the state Supreme Court declaring him ineligible based on his efforts to overturn the 2020 election that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol....
Israel 'in secret talks to send Gazans to Congo' as part of resettlement plan (inews.co.uk)
Bernie Sanders calls on Congress to block funding to Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Texas can ban emergency abortions despite federal guidance, court rules (www.theguardian.com)
The ruling by a unanimous panel of fifth US circuit court of appeals comes amid a wave of lawsuits focusing on abortion exceptions...
Asian American officials cite unfair scrutiny and lost jobs in China spy tensions (www.nytimes.com)
When Thomas Wong set foot in the United States Embassy in Beijing this summer for a new diplomatic posting, it was vindication after years of battling the State Department over a perceived intelligence threat — himself....
Israel-Gaza war: Displaced Gazans 'living in the open', UN says (www.bbc.com)
Many displaced Gazans are living “in the open, in the parks,” Juliette Touma of the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has told the BBC....
Ukrainian Missile Attack on a Russian City Kills at Least 18, Officials Say (www.nytimes.com)
The Russian authorities said on Saturday that a Ukrainian attack on the city of Belgorod had killed at least 18 people and injured more than 110 others, in the deadliest strike against a Russian city since the beginning of the war nearly two years ago....
At least 13 million people lost Medicaid this year, with Texas an epicenter of the 'unwinding' (www.nbcnews.com)
Eligibility checks for Medicaid were paused during the pandemic. Many people are still losing coverage in the bureaucratic jumble that has ensued since they resumed....
The Biden administration once more bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel (www.ctvnews.ca)
Cocaine bricks that washed up on NSW beaches this week may have been pushed ashore by king tides and Cyclone Jasper, police say (www.abc.net.au)
Don’t all rush … over 120kg of cocaine packages have washed up on NSW (Australia) beaches over the last few days....
DeWine vetoes controversial bill banning trans kids from girls' sports and some medical treatments (www.ideastream.org)
Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a bill that nearly all of his Republican colleagues supported but many in LGBTQ communities and child health leaders opposed. The bill DeWine turned away would have banned trans youth from participating in girls’ sports and would have limited the access of trans children under 18 to some medical...
Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California (www.wired.com)
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In reversal, Biden administration to heighten efforts to collect billions in unpaid covid loans made to small businesses (www.washingtonpost.com)
Mayor Adams announces executive order aimed at restricting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's migrant busing (www.politico.com)
The executive order mandates migrant charter buses must announce their arrival 32 hours in advance and can only drop off migrants between 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m....
Starting in 2024, Californians can redeem empty wine and liquor containers for cash (abc7news.com)
It's a 'massive student debt strike' activist says, as millions of borrowers still aren't making payments (www.cnbc.com)
Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Set to Be Freed From Prison Thursday Dec. 28, Regrets Murdering Mother: 'She Didn’t Deserve That' (people.com)
