Chicago mass shooting leaves 8-year-old girl dead, 10 others injured (www.nbcnews.com)
Police say among the injured are a 1-year old and a 7-year-old who are in critical condition....
New Boeing Whistleblower Says 787 Fuselages Are Improperly Fastened Together, Could Break Apart (futurism.com)
Washington state ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines ruled unconstitutional, but state appeals (apnews.com)
A judge in Washington state ruled Monday that the state’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines is unconstitutional — but the law will remain in effect while the state appeals the decision....
Bloomberg: Republican Senators Poised to Kill $78 Billion Tax-Cut Deal (www.bloomberg.com)
I’m so confused as to what Republicans stand for that is legit and can be worked into a compromise....
‘In 24 Hours, You’ll Have Your Pills’: American Women Are Traveling to Mexico for Abortions (www.wired.com)
Since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, more women have been crossing the border to Mexico for abortion medications and procedures....
José Andrés Says Israel Targeted World Central Kitchen Workers 'Systematically' (www.rollingstone.com)
World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés said in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday that the seven World Central Kitchen workers who were killed by an Israeli strike while delivering aid Gaza earlier this week were targeted “systematically, car by car.”...
The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement (www.nytimes.com)
Gift Link to read on NY Times.
White Supremacist Propaganda Incidents Soar to Record High in 2023 (www.adl.org)
This Startup Founder Wants to Sell Cocaine (www.thedailybeast.com)
Oath Keepers’ son emerges from traumatic childhood to tell his own story in a long shot election bid (apnews.com)
KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — The eldest son of one of America’s most infamous seditionists is building a new life since breaking free from his father’s control — juggling work, college classes and volunteer firefighting....
Lack of buses keeps Los Angeles jail inmates from court appearances and contributes to overcrowding (abcnews.go.com)
Up to one-third of the 12,000 inmates in Los Angeles County jails can’t get to their court appearances because of a shortage of functioning buses, and county supervisors this week advanced a proposal to try and fix the problem....
Reddit Opens Up 38%, as Shares Begin Trading (www.nytimes.com)
Reddit shares opened up about 38 percent on Thursday in their first day of trading, in a sign of investor eagerness that set the stage for more tech companies to reach the stock market this year....
Cuba's president blasts 'interventionist' U.S. amid protests over shortages (www.nbcnews.com)
House passes bill that could lead to a TikTok ban; fight shifts to the Senate (www.cnbc.com)
New Orleans police evidence room overrun by rodents, officials say: "The rats are eating our marijuana" (www.cbsnews.com)
At the edge of Gaza, Israelis try to stop aid trucks | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Liberty University will pay $14 million, the largest fine ever levied under the federal Clery Act (apnews.com)
The fine is by far the largest ever levied under the Clery Act, a law that requires colleges and universities that receive federal funding to collect data on campus crime and notify students of threats. Schools must disseminate an annual security report that includes crime reports and information on efforts to improve campus...
Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading. (www.propublica.org)
Last June, Pfizer, the lone U.S. manufacturer of the injections, notified the Food and Drug Administration of an “impending stock out” that it anticipated would last a year. The company blamed “an increase in syphilis infection rates as well as competitive shortages.”...
Jury convicts first rioter to enter Capitol building during Jan. 6 attack (apnews.com)
The first rioter to enter the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack was convicted on Friday of charges that he interfered with police and obstructed Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory....
Texas battles second-biggest wildfire in US history - BBC (www.bbc.com)
Texas’s San Antonio airport will get a 420lb autonomous security robot (www.theguardian.com)
Amid Florida’s Measles Outbreak, Surgeon General Goes Against Medical Guidance - The New York Times (Free article) (www.nytimes.com)
China demands the US stop any official contact with Taiwan following a congressional visit (apnews.com)
China is responding sternly to a U.S. congressional delegation’s visit to Taiwan, demanding the U.S. stop any official contact with the self-governing island.
Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for length of his hairstyle (www.texastribune.org)
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination....
Israeli ground offensive in Rafah ‘aimed at making Gaza uninhabitable’ (www.france24.com)
Israel has announced plans to launch a full-scale offensive on the town of Rafah in the southern Gaza strip, claiming it is the only way to “completely destroy” Hamas. But according to former French military officer and author Guillaume Ancel, a large-scale military operation in the city that is now host to half of Gaza’s...