Illinois man gets 5 years for trying to burn down planned abortion clinic (apnews.com)
A 73-year-old Illinois man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving a car into a planned abortion clinic and trying to set the building on fire last year....
Tennessee law denied Allie Phillips an abortion. So she's now running for office (www.kpbs.org)
The path to Tennessee politics for Allie Phillips began last year in her doctor’s office. She was 19 weeks pregnant when she got the devastating news about her unborn daughter: only two of the four chambers in her heart were formed....
A federal judge dismisses a suit to block U.S. support of Israel — but urges Biden to re-examine his approach. (www.nytimes.com)
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by Palestinian Americans who sought to force the White House to withdraw support for Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, as was widely expected based on constitutional precedent that only the political branches of U.S. government could determine foreign policy....
Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla pay package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules (apnews.com)
A North Carolina PFAS factory claims its emissions fell by 99.99%. A Guardian test reveals otherwise (www.theguardian.com)
21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage? (www.propublica.org)
ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky started investigating police oversight after an NYPD officer hit a teenager with a car in 2019. In the years since, he’s learned how police departments have undermined the promise of body-worn cameras....
Climate Disasters Prompt Another Home Insurance Company to Leave a State (www.scientificamerican.com)
IRS will start simplifying its notices to taxpayers as agency continues modernization push (apnews.com)
The IRS wants to rewrite its complicated letters to taxpayers and speak to people in plain English....
Supreme Court allows Border Patrol agents to remove razor wire installed by Texas at Mexico border (www.nbcnews.com)
"The brief order noted that four conservative members of the nine-justice court would have rejected the government’s request. They were Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh....
Mexico's one big advantage over the US right now could stall the 'Made in America' push (www.businessinsider.com)
California health officials shorten COVID isolation period to 1 day, previously 5 days (ktla.com)
Students walk out of class to stand with Gaza - Yale Daily News (yaledailynews.com)
At noon on Tuesday, hundreds of students gathered on Cross Campus for a walkout titled “There is No Back To School in Gaza.” Students listed demands of the University, including publicly supporting a ceasefire and boosting support for Palestinian studies and scholars.
Multiple Canadian universities facing class-action lawsuit, claiming antisemitism (www.ctvnews.ca)
Six prominent Canadian universities are facing a series of proposed class-action lawsuits with claims that Jewish students are unsafe on campus....
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
Human rights across the world are in a parlous state as leaders shun their obligations to uphold international law, according to the annual report of Human Rights Watch (HRW)....
At World Court, Israel to Confront Accusations of Genocide (www.nytimes.com)
The International Court of Justice, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, will begin hearings this week in a case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza....
Experts: Jack Smith’s “dramatic new proof” so “overwhelming” reluctant witnesses may decide to flip (www.salon.com)
Gazans to IDF: Hamas steals URNWA food, kills civilians who ask for aid (m.jpost.com)
Danny Masterson sent to state prison to serve sentence for rape convictions, mug shot released (apnews.com)
DELANO, Calif. (AP) — “That ‘70s Show” actor Danny Masterson has been sent to a California state prison to serve his sentence for two rape convictions....
For the first time in nearly 50 years, a Pennsylvania animal shelter doesn’t have any dogs left after hundreds of adoptions (www.cnn.com)
Just two weeks ago, the Adams County, Pennsylvania, SPCA was near capacity as its kennels were filled with dogs needing homes. Now, for the first time in nearly 50 years, there are no dogs at the facility and the recent residents are spending the holidays with their new families....
How the anti-vaccine movement is gaining power in statehouses (www.washingtonpost.com)
A wave of lawmakers who oppose vaccine requirements are winning elections for state legislatures amid a national drop in childhood vaccination rates and a resurfacing of preventable deadly diseases....
Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say (apnews.com)
After 11 weeks of war in Gaza, the Israeli military campaign against Hamas now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in history, experts say.
Georgia's governor says the state will pay a $1,000 year-end bonus to public and school employees (apnews.com)
Georgia’s government will put a little extra jingle in the pockets of state, university and public school employees, paying them a $1,000 year-end bonus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday....
FDA finds 'extremely high' lead levels in cinnamon at Ecuador plant that made tainted fruit pouches (apnews.com)
U.S. food inspectors found “extremely high” levels of lead in cinnamon at a plant in Ecuador that made applesauce pouches tainted with the metal, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. The recalled pouches have been linked to dozens of illnesses in U.S. kids....
Volcano Erupts in Iceland Near Power Plant, in ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ (www.nytimes.com)
