Why Was This 11-Year-Old Brownsville ISD Honor Student Put in Solitary For Three Days? (www.texasobserver.org)
A fifth-grader reported being bullied by his principal. Five days later, he was handcuffed and detained.
Ex-Americans are suing America to get back some of the money they paid to renounce their citizenship (www.insider.com)
Massachusetts couple denied foster care application over LGBTQ views, complaint says (www.nbcnews.com)
Michael and Catherine Burke allege that the state’s Department of Children and Families discriminated against them for their Catholic viewpoints.
AOC backs Hunter Biden verdict and says its proof Dems are ‘willing to accept when our justice system works’ (www.independent.co.uk)
210 Palestinians reportedly killed during Israeli hostage recovery operation (thehill.com)
The bodies of 109 Palestinians including 23 children and 11 women were taken to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, and spokesperson Khalil Degran told the Associated Press that more than 100 wounded also arrived to the hospital. In addition, he said the rest of the 210 Palestinians killed were taken to Al-Awda Hospital after the...
Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place' (apnews.com)
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
Bentley CEO says sales are down because the rich are experiencing ‘emotional sensitivity’ due to the cost of living and don’t want to flaunt their wealth with a new luxury car (fortune.com)
They panic-bought bidets during the pandemic. It changed their lives. (archive.ph)
Four years after the toilet paper shortage of 2020, bidet converts say they’re never going back...
McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for ‘disgraceful’ Jan. 6, 2021, attack (apnews.com)
With McConnell’s endorsement of Trump, it gives the green light to other remaining skeptical Republicans — and the deep-pocketed donors who fuel campaigns — to fall in line despite any reservations they may have about a return to the Trump era....
Hobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’ (www.theguardian.com)
Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet
Everest Climbers To Bring Poop Down With Them As Mountain Starts To Stink (www.iflscience.com)
Working longer won’t solve the retirement crisis — seniors need a ‘Gray New Deal’ to retire with dignity, this economist says (finance.yahoo.com)
DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump's tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records (www.usatoday.com)
A former Internal Revenue Service contractor, who leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations, got his job to intentionally to spread the confidential records, according to Justice Department prosecutors....
US to relist Yemen's Houthis as specially designated global terrorists, AP sources say (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is expected to soon announce plans to redesignate Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as specially designated global terrorists, according to two people familiar with the White House decision and a U.S. official....
Body Cameras Were Sold as a Tool of Police Reform. Ten Years Later, Most of the Footage Is Kept From Public View. (www.propublica.org)
At least 1,201 people were killed in 2022 by law enforcement officers, about 100 deaths a month, according to Mapping Police Violence, a nonprofit research group that tracks police killings. ProPublica examined the 101 deaths that occurred in June 2022, a time frame chosen because enough time had elapsed that investigations...
High-income Americans rarely mix with poorer people. Restaurants like Applebee's and Olive Garden are the exception (www.msn.com)
Israel and Hamas reach tentative U.S.-brokered deal to pause conflict, free dozens of hostages (www.washingtonpost.com)
Israel, the United States and Hamas are close to an agreement to free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for the first sustained pause in conflict in Gaza, according to people familiar with its provisions.
Maine's mass shooter found dead (www.cbsnews.com)
Pelosi says interim House speaker McHenry has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building (www.cnn.com)
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said the newly named interim speaker, GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, has ordered her to vacate her office in the Capitol building....
Elon Musk ‘committed evil’ with Starlink order, says Ukrainian official (www.theguardian.com)
Ukrainian presidential adviser says deaths of civilians ‘the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego’...
College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic (apnews.com)
Colleges across the country are grappling with the same problem as academic setbacks from the pandemic follow students to campus. At many universities, engineering and biology majors are struggling to grasp fractions and exponents. More students are being placed into pre-college math, starting a semester or more behind for their...
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze again at a Kentucky event (www.nbcnews.com)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again Wednesday, this time during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election....
Firearms killed a record number of children in 2021, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. children and teens are more likely to die because of guns than car crashes, drug overdoses and cancer.
3-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 1-year-old sibling after getting ahold of unsecured handgun: SDSO (www.nbcsandiego.com)
Mike Lindell officially loses all his lawyers in $5M 'Prove Mike Wrong' cyber challenge (www.rawstory.com)
