Semiautomatic firearm ban passes Colorado's House, heads to Senate (apnews.com)
Colorado’s Democratic-controlled House on Sunday passed a bill that would ban the sale and transfer of semiautomatic firearms, a major step for the legislation after roughly the same bill was swiftly killed by Democrats last year....
Extremists Call for ‘Civil War’ and ‘Secession’ Over Texas Border Ruling (www.vice.com)
They do this all the time. Maybe Biden should call their bluff, execute his powers as Commander in Chief, and order the National Guard in Texas to turn on State Police.
'An economic divide that is widening': Almost one third of Americans earning $150,000 a year or more say they're living paycheck to paycheck and many rely on credit cards to close the gap (finance.yahoo.com)
$3 for a single McDonald's hash brown? Some customers are fed up and pushing back (www.ksl.com)
“Even though we’re pushing through pricing, the consumer is tolerating it well,” he said in October analyst call....
Biden Campaign Starts Reminding America Why It Dumped Trump In The First Place (www.huffpost.com)
Both the president and his reelection campaign are going after his coup-attempting predecessor even before the first GOP primary ballots are cast....
Airbnb bookings dry up in New York as new short-stay rules are introduced (www.theguardian.com)
Under the new restrictions, short-term renters will need to register with the city and must be present in the home for the duration of the rental...
Donald Trump vows to lock up political enemies if he returns to White House (www.theguardian.com)
Former president tells Glenn Beck he would have ‘no choice’ but to lock up opponents ‘because they’re doing it to us’
Videos show Chicago police fired nearly 100 shots over 41 seconds during fatal traffic stop (apnews.com)
Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday....
Ashton Kutcher Resigns From His Anti-Child Sex Abuse Organization Amid Danny Masterson Support Backlash (www.etonline.com)
Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak' (www.rawstory.com)
Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told h...
Transgender athletes face growing hostility: four tell their stories in their own words (www.usatoday.com)
A former US surgeon general says he went to the ER for dehydration and ended up with a $5,000 bill. He called the healthcare system 'broken.' (www.businessinsider.com)
Kevin McCarthy is ousted as House speaker in a historic vote pushed by conservatives (www.nbcnews.com)
McDonald's is promising 'attention to affordability' after the price of Big Mac meals hits $18 (fortune.com)
Costco is testing out a new system for entering stores (www.cnn.com)
Bad news if you’re mooching off of someone else’s Costco membership: The retail giant is cracking down....
Why Americans feel gloomy about the economy despite falling inflation and low unemployment (apnews.com)
Elon Musk appearance at Valorant Champions tournament met with boos, crowd chanting 'Bring back Twitter' (www.pcgamer.com)
Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions.
Pro-Palestinian protesters block traffic on Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (www.cbsnews.com)
A pro-Palestinian protest action briefly blocked all traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Wednesday morning....
Texas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity' (themessenger.com)
A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.
A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US (apnews.com)
Communities around the U.S. have seen shootings carried out with weapons converted to fully automatic in recent years, fueled by a staggering increase in small pieces of metal or plastic made with a 3D printer or ordered online. Laws against machine guns date back to the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters. But the...
Justin Roiland used his ‘Rick and Morty’ fame to pursue young fans, text messages show (www.nbcnews.com)
In the years following the 2013 debut of Adult Swim’s cartoon phenomenon “Rick and Morty,” its star and co-creator Justin Roiland became a titan of the animation and video game industry and a rock star of youth counterculture. His artistic style and caricatures became ubiquitous in cannabis culture, and his career expanded...
Proposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going 10mph over speed limit (abc7.com)
Starbucks accused of violating Americans with Disabilities Act by charging extra for non-dairy (www.kiro7.com)
Man accidentally shot child while officiating wedding near Lincoln, deputy says (www.klkntv.com)
A Texas man accidentally shot a child while officiating a wedding in Lancaster County on Saturday, the sheriff’s office says....