Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics....
Russia attempting to develop nuclear space weapon to destroy satellites with massive energy wave, sources familiar with intel say (www.cnn.com)
Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites that the world below depends on to talk on cell phones, pay bills, and surf the internet, according to three sources...
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress....
Elderly Alaska man is first reported person to die of recently discovered Alaskapox virus (www.seattletimes.com)
The man was undergoing cancer treatment and had a suppressed immune system because of the drugs, which may have contributed to the severity of his illness, the bulletin said. It described him as elderly but didn’t provide his age....
GOP-led standalone Israel aid bill fails in the House (www.cnn.com)
The House on Tuesday failed to pass a standalone package for $17.6 billion in Israel aid amid opposition from both Republicans and Democratic leaders....
Jan. 6 rioter may be seeking to delay sentencing because he likes being locked up, prosecutors say (www.nbcnews.com)
Brandon Fellows, who has called incarceration “awesome and very fun,” wants to push back his sentencing until the Supreme Court rules in a case that may affect one of his charges....
Erdoğan: "hostility to Sharia is hostility to Islam" (www.turkishminute.com)
6 activists convicted of illegally blocking abortion clinic in Tennessee (apnews.com)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee jury has convicted six anti-abortion protesters of violating federal laws after they blocked the entrance of a reproductive clinic outside Nashville nearly three years ago....
Pennsylvania man arrested after allegedly killing his father and displaying his decapitated head on YouTube (www.nbcnews.com)
A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after allegedly killing his father, before displaying his decapitated head in a gruesome YouTube video while spouting right-wing conspiracy theories…...
Trump’s $50 Million Mystery Debt Looks Like ‘Tax Evasion’ (www.thedailybeast.com)
N.S.A. Buys Americans’ Internet Data Without Warrants, Letter Says (www.nytimes.com)
The disclosure comes amid congressional scrutiny and a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on commercial data brokers....
Gaza officials say Israeli fire struck a crowd waiting for aid, killing at least 20 (www.euronews.com)
At least 20 people were killed and 150 wounded on Thursday after a crowd of people waiting for humanitarian aid at a roundabout in Gaza City was struck by Israeli fire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry....
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says 2024 is going to be a 'very good' year for the US economy (abcnews.go.com)
United Airlines CEO says the airline will consider alternatives to Boeing's next airplane (apnews.com)
The United Airlines CEO says he is “disappointed” in ongoing manufacturing problems at Boeing that have led to the grounding of dozens of United jetliners, and the airline will consider alternatives to buying a future, larger version of the Boeing 737 Max....
American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Uber shuts down alcohol delivery service Drizly three years after its purchase (www.engadget.com)
Back in 2021, Uber purchased Drizly for $1.1 billion shortly after it reported that its food delivery segment kept its losses manageable during the pandemic. Three years later, the company is shutting down the US-based alcohol delivery service, Axios has reported. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, Uber’s SVP of delivery, told the...
State trooper plunges into icy Vermont pond to save 8-year-old girl (apnews.com)
A Vermont state trooper plunged into a frigid pond and pulled out an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings. The child survived and fully recovered after a brief hospital stay....
Johnson Says He’ll Stand by Deal to Avert Shutdown, Spurning Hard-Right Demands (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson said on Friday that he stood by the spending deal he negotiated with Democrats to avert a government shutdown, spurning demands from ultraconservatives who have pressured him to jettison the agreement....
Starbucks sued for allegedly using coffee from farms with rights abuses while touting its ‘ethical’ sourcing (www.nbcnews.com)
The lawsuit calls for the coffee chain to end its “unfair and deceptive” trade practices and argues that the company is aware of the child and forced labor on some of its supplier farms....
Judges skeptical of Trump’s immunity appeal at court hearing for 2020 election interference case (www.nbcnews.com)
The judges also questioned the attorneys about whether they should even render a decision on his claim of immunity and instead allow the case to move forward in the trial court....
Billionaire Bill Ackman Flip-Flops on Plagiarism After Wife Gets Caught (www.thedailybeast.com)
Ackman also complained on Sunday morning that Business Insider broke “the code of the road” by going after his family.
US seizes more illegal e-cigarettes, but thousands of new ones are launching (apnews.com)
Federal officials are seizing more shipments of unauthorized electronic cigarettes at U.S. ports, but thousands of new flavored products continue pouring into the country from China, according to government and industry data reviewed by The Associated Press....
‘Incompetent dumpster fire’: Michigan GOP rocked by financial turmoil and infighting (www.cnn.com)
The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll....