Trump's history-making hush money trial starts Monday with jury selection (apnews.com)
In a singular moment for American history, the hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday with jury selection....
Who are the swing voters in America? | The Economist (www.economist.com)
The two percentage points of vote share that Mr Trump has gained since 2020 come from three sources. The largest group is people who supported Mr Biden last time, but are now undecided, backing minor candidates or not planning to vote, who outnumber those making the same shift from Mr Trump’s camp. These voters account for 0.9...
Tennessee GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion bill (www.nbcnews.com)
Vermont House committee recommends no impeachment for Franklin County Sheriff previously recorded kicking shackled inmate (vtdigger.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/vermont-house-committee-recomme…
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What” (www.propublica.org)
Another great American migration is now underway, this time forced by the warming that is altering how and where people can live. For now, it’s just a trickle. But in the corners of the country’s most vulnerable landscapes — on the shores of its sinking bayous and on the eroding bluffs of its coastal defenses —...
Judge denies Trump’s third attempt this week to delay hush-money trial (www.theguardian.com)
Case on Monday will be first ever criminal trial of an ex-president as Trump’s lawyers fight to put it off and try to remove its judge...
EPA imposes first national limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water (www.nbcnews.com)
PFAS is a class of chemicals that can linger almost permanently in air, water and soil. Research suggests they are associated with a variety of health issues, including cancer....
Miami shows how a new kind of gentrification is coming to US cities, climate change plays a role (www.businessinsider.com)
More Americans say they are living paycheck to paycheck this year than in 2023 (www.cnbc.com)
Saying prosecutors should focus on Antifa, judge frees white supremacist in beating (www.usatoday.com)
New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial (apnews.com)
A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he fights to move the case out of Manhattan — foiling the former president’s latest attempt to put off the historic trial....
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide and methane levels in the air last year spiked to record highs again (apnews.com)
The levels of the crucial heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere reached historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....
Autoworkers at Alabama’s Mercedes-Benz Plant File for a Union Election (prospect.org)
Mother’s Custody In Danger After Officer Shot 11-Year-Old Son (www.mississippifreepress.org)
A Sunflower County, Miss., woman could lose custody rights to her children nearly a year after an Indianola police officer shot her then-11-year-old son, Aderrien Murry, in the chest at the family’s home in May 2023. In court filings, Sunflower County Prosecuting Attorney Gwendolyn Jimison cited the shooting while accusing...
For some Christians, a solar eclipse signals the second coming of Christ (theconversation.com)
In Mexico, a mayoral candidate is murdered on her first day of campaigning (www.nbcnews.com)
Mayoral candidate Gisela Gaytán had requested security protection from authorities and had not received a response....
Judge rejects Donald Trump's request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity (apnews.com)
A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases — spurning another of the former president’s ploys to put off the historic trial. Several more are pending....
Florida's manatees are addicted to power plants. Scientists are weaning them off (www.bbc.com)
Pollution drove Florida’s manatees from warm springs to power plants. As the state switches to renewable energy, their new manmade homes are disappearing....
Major Russian refinery hit by Ukrainian drone 1,300 km from the front lines (www.reuters.com)
Ukraine struck one of Russia’s biggest refineries on Tuesday with a drone 1,300 km (800 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine and said it had inflicted significant damage on a military target....
After Reforms to Solitary Confinement, Massachusetts Prisoners Say Officials Just Renamed It (boltsmag.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/massachusetts-solitary-confinem…
Dog named 'Hero' kept stuck owner warm and safe from coyotes for 2 days: police (calgary.ctvnews.ca)
A dog named Hero lived up to his name earlier this week after spending two days by his stranded master’s side, keeping his owner warm and even fending off coyotes while the man waited to be rescued from a muddy ditch in southern Alberta....
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped....
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13696784...
Woman jailed on murder charge after abortion sues Starr County (www.valleycentral.com)
STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman who was arrested on a murder charge, which was later dismissed, following an abortion is now suing Starr County and its district attorney....
The federal government plans to kill half a million West Coast owls (www.latimes.com)
A federal government plan for hunters to kill thousands of invasive owls to protect the rapidly declining northern spotted owl has ruffled the feathers of dozens of animal advocacy groups....
