Bob Menendez bleeds support from fellow Senate Dems (www.axios.com)
More than half of Senate Democrats are calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign after he was indicted on explosive federal bribery charges last week.
The Writers Strike Is Over: WGA Votes to Lift Strike Order After 148 Days (variety.com)
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike will end at 12:01 a.m. PT on Wednesday.
Costco now offering virtual medical care for $29 (www.cbsnews.com)
First congressional Democrat calls on Menendez to resign (thehill.com)
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) is calling on Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) to resign in the face of corruption charges, his office confirmed to The Hill. Phillips, a member of the bipartisan Problem Sol…
Credit card losses are rising at the fastest pace since the Great Financial Crisis (www.cnbc.com)
Schumer in talks with McConnell as shutdown fears grow: ‘We may now have to go first’ (www.cnn.com)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN that his chamber might have to take matters in its own hands and push through a must-pass bill to fund the government amid deep divisions in the House and a looming shutdown by next weekend....
Baton Rouge woman says she was 'sexually humiliated' by police in 'torture warehouse' (www.nbcnews.com)
An embattled Louisiana police department has been hit with a second lawsuit alleging officers from a street crime unit dragged detainees to an unmarked warehouse dubbed the “Brave Cave,” where they were assaulted, stripped and subjected to body cavity searches....
2 Gay Dads Helped Uncover $767,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Texas Town Where 'Officials Called Them Homophobic Slurs' (themessenger.com)
It all started after the dads moved to Aurora, Texas and opened a tacos shop. It ended with city hall mysteriously burning down
FDA clears new Covid boosters: 5 things to know (www.nbcnews.com)
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday greenlighted updated Covid boosters from Pfizer and Moderna. The shots, which are formulated to target the XBB.1.5 subvariant, are expected to be available later this week, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signs off....
Michigan woman charged with performing sex act on dog, caught by ex-boyfriend (www.foxnews.com)
Brittany McClure is charged with sodomy and animal abuse for the alleged acts with the dog
Why autoworkers' leader is calling for a 4-day work week from Big 3 car makers (www.npr.org)
What if you could work just four days a week but get paid for five?...
Chuck Todd Signs Off As Moderator Of ‘Meet The Press,’ *Successor Kristen Welker Says She’ll Approach New Role “As A Reporter”* (www.yahoo.com)
Prominent activist’s son convicted of storming Capitol and invading Senate floor in Jan. 6 riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Boston.com: Man tried to travel the Atlantic in a hamster wheel, U.S. says. Again. (www.boston.com)
All signs point to a rise in Covid (www.nbcnews.com)
Signs in the U.S. continue to point to a rise in Covid activity as fall approaches....
Cuba uncovers ‘human trafficking ring’ recruiting for Russia’s war in Ukraine (www.theguardian.com)
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring aimed at recruiting Cubans to fight as mercenaries for Russia in its war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry has said, as Moscow seeks to increase the size of its forces in Ukraine....
Nursing Homes Must Boost Staffing Under First-Ever National Standards (www.wsj.com)
Nursing homes will have to maintain minimum staffing levels under a Biden administration proposal despite furious lobbying from the industry, which says it will be too onerous amid a continuing labor shortage....
Hollywood strikes to cost US economy $5 billion-plus amid lost wages, film delays (finance.yahoo.com)
Foxconn founder Terry Gou announces run for Taiwan presidency, pledging to fix China ties (www.theguardian.com)
The billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, Terry Gou, has announced he will run for president of Taiwan as an independent candidate, pledging to fix cross-strait relations and boost Taiwan’s economy....
Doctors, patients try to shame insurers online to reverse authorization denials (www.nbcnews.com)
Insurers say prior authorization helps control costs by preventing medically unnecessary care, but patients say the process can delay or deny access to needed treatments.
Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday (apnews.com)
Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago.
GM’s Cruise autonomous vehicle unit agrees to cut fleet in half after 2 crashes in San Francisco (apnews.com)
General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicle unit has agreed to cut its fleet of San Francisco robotaxis in half as authorities investigate two recent crashes in the city....
Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials (www.cnn.com)
In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit.
Starting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law (apnews.com)
Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law and will go into effect on July 1, 2024.
