13 states will join the IRS direct income tax filing pilot in 2024 - The Verge (www.theverge.com)
Family of man killed by police responding to wrong house in New Mexico files lawsuit (www.cbsnews.com)
The family of a man fatally shot in New Mexico by police officers responding to the wrong house sued the department for wrongful death and other claims in federal court, according to a complaint filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court of New Mexico....
Landlord Party In Berkeley Ends In Fights (www.berkeleyside.org)
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse? (time.com)
First Lady tests positive for COVID (thehill.com)
First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday night, according to a statement. Jill Biden is experiencing mild symptoms and will stay at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., her commu…
Neo-Nazi groups spew hate outside Disney World and near Orlando, officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
Groups of neo-Nazis and white supremacists spread antisemitic, white supremacist and anti-LGBTQ messages outside Disney World and in the nearby Orlando, Florida, area Saturday in the latest examples of rising antisemitism in the U.S., officials said....
It seems like everyone has Covid-19. Here’s why this wave is probably worse than official data suggests (www.cnn.com)
Rates of severe disease may be staying at relatively low levels, but experts agree that there are probably more infections than the current surveillance systems can capture....
Kentucky school district cancels classes less than two weeks into year due to Covid, flu and strep (www.nbcnews.com)
Attendance in the Lee County School District dropped to 81% just nine days after the first day of school....
MAGA fans call for boycott of Dunkin Donuts: ‘The Bud Lite treatment’ (www.independent.co.uk)
Democrats hail Biden's decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign (apnews.com)
Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, office, then he’s unable to serve as president....
In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids (www.npr.org)
Millennials' retirement and homebuying plans may be a fantasy (www.businessinsider.com)
Cats suffer H5N1 brain infections, blindness, death after drinking raw milk (arstechnica.com)
Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog (apnews.com)
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate...
Trump gripes he can't reject 'unlimited' jurors in New York hush money trial (www.cnbc.com)
Neo-Nazi to face trial in killing of former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein (www.theguardian.com)
Sam Woodward, former member of Atomwaffen Division, was arrested in 2018 for murder of gay, Jewish pre-med student...
‘I am so scared of them now’: Burned from overspending, some ‘buy now, pay later’ users warn others away (www.nbcnews.com)
After racking up thousands of dollars in debt, some borrowers are deleting the apps from their phones to avoid getting prodded to spend more....
Boeing: How much trouble is the company in? (www.bbc.co.uk)
“It’s as if I’m watching a troubled child” is how Captain Dennis Tajer describes flying a Boeing 737 Max....
Putin warns the West: Russia is ready for nuclear war (www.reuters.com)
President Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war and that if the U.S. sent troops to Ukraine it would be considered a significant escalation of the war....
Nikki Haley to end presidential campaign, ceding GOP nomination to Trump (www.nbcnews.com)
A lot of people thought she was going to go all the way to the RNC, but I didn’t think she would last that long....
San Jose bakery loses thousands of dollars after Tesla reportedly cancels large order (www.nbcbayarea.com)
Two days after taking a job for Tesla, owner of The Giving Pies got a simple text message canceling the order...
Texas' standoff with the feds in Eagle Pass is igniting calls for secession and fears of violence (www.texastribune.org)
The calls for Texas to defend itself and defy the federal government have set fire to a long-simmering fight over states’ rights, emboldening right-wing figures....