Michigan supreme court rules that Trump will stay on state ballot (www.theguardian.com)
Ex-president can participate in state primary despite accusations of insurrection stemming from the January 6 Capitol attack...
Lose a limb or risk death? Many in Gaza face an agonizing choice, more than 54,500 war-wounded (www.nbcnews.com)
Daihatsu pauses production over safety scandal (www.bbc.com)
Toyota-owned carmaker Daihatsu has closed all four of its plants until the end of January, after admitting it had falsified safety tests....
Southwest Airlines cancels hundreds of flights, disrupting some holiday travelers (www.cbsnews.com)
After thousands of U.S. flights were canceled or delayed over the holidays in 2022, most holiday travelers this year are off to a cheerier start this Christmas. But a few trouble spots were emerging on Christmas Day....
Christmas weather alerts issued for 3 states, with snow, freezing rain (www.newsweek.com)
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter weather messages for several states as snow and gusty winds are expected on Christmas Day....
He Was Ready to Die, but Not to Surrender: Ukrainian Soldier Escapes Capture 125 Miles Behind Enemy Lines - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
Once he got back to Ukraine, he signed back up for military service.
Deputy AG says GOP attacks on DOJ have contributed to an ‘unprecedented rise’ in threats (www.nbcnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly disparaged Lisa Monaco and other Justice Department officials involved in the various legal cases against him....
Lawmakers condemn vandalism of California Hindu temple thought to be hate crime (thehill.com)
Lawmakers are condemning a recent defacement of a Hindu temple in Newark, Calif., that local authorities are looking into as a possible hate crime....
A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Utah over strict new limits on app use for minors (www.nbcnews.com)
Indianapolis Zoo says online reports of escaped lions were a hoax (www.wishtv.com)
Flu and COVID infections are rising and could get worse over the holidays, CDC says (apnews.com)
Look for flu and COVID-19 infections to ramp up in the coming weeks, U.S. health officials say, with increases fueled by holiday gatherings, too many unvaccinated people and a new version of the coronavirus that may be spreading more easily....
Florida district pulls many Jewish and Holocaust books from classroom libraries (www.timesofisrael.com)
Removed works include Saul Bellow’s ‘Herzog’ and ‘Black, White and Jewish’; no individual reasoning given for books’ removal....
U.S. and Europe Eye Russian Assets to Aid Ukraine as Funding Dries Up (www.nytimes.com)
The Biden administration is quietly signaling new support for seizing more than $300 billion in Russian central bank assets stashed in Western nations, and has begun urgent discussions with allies about using the funds to aid Ukraine’s war effort at a moment when financial support is waning, according to senior American and...
Trump’s deal with LIV Golf is awkward for his impeachment-happy allies (www.washingtonpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/9827143...
The world's most dangerous — and safest — countries for travel in 2024 (www.cnbc.com)
Drilling under Pennsylvania's 'Gasland' town has been banned since 2010. It's coming back. (apnews.com)
Coterra Energy Inc. has won permission from state environmental regulators to drill 11 gas wells underneath Dimock Township, in the state’s northeastern corner — the sweet spot of the largest natural gas field in the United States, according to well permit records reviewed by The Associated Press. Billions of dollars worth...
Would you drink toilet water? California wastewater approved for recycling (www.theguardian.com)
These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork (apnews.com)
After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person. Tameka was deeply afraid of COVID-19 and skeptical the schools could keep her kids safe from what she called “the corona.” One morning, in a test run, she sent two kids to school....
About 3 million Americans are already "climate migrants," analysis finds. Here's where they left. (www.cbsnews.com)
Climate change is already forcing millions of people around the world to leave their homes to seek refuge from the rising seas, devastating droughts and the other effects of global warming. But that migration is also happening within the U.S. as extreme weather makes parts of the country virtually inhospitable, according to a...
In Unprecedented Move, Close To 100 MPs Suspended From Parliament (www.ndtv.com)
College athletes open to unionization's potential (www.politico.com)
Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids (apnews.com)
A new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children....
Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement for December 2022 flight-canceling meltdown (apnews.com)
Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million agreement to settle a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when the airline canceled thousands of flights and stranded more than 2 million travelers over the holidays....
36 days at sea: How these castaways survived hallucinations, thirst and desperation (apnews.com)
** This is the problem …...
As Trump threatens to repeal Obamacare, these 'insurance godmothers' are signing Florida Latinos up (apnews.com)
Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for “ Obamacare,” where they hope to renew their health coverage plans before the year ends....
