Teacher faces termination after calling in sick for 2 days to attend a concert in Nashville, district says (www.wsmv.com)
Women pinned cougar during 'hand-to-hand combat' to save friend trapped in its jaws (www.nbcnews.com)
The cat dialed back pressure through its crushing jaws, and the friend was able to pull away, fellow cyclists said in an interview one month after the incident east of Seattle....
Bill O’Reilly Outraged After School District Pulls His Books Under Florida Law He Supported: ‘It’s Absurd’ (www.mediaite.com)
Mom of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison in state case (abcnews.go.com)
‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis (www.theguardian.com)
Remote employees ‘don’t work as hard’, says head of world’s biggest commercial landlord (www.theguardian.com)
Steve Schwarzman of the Blackstone group said staff want to work from home so they can save money...
Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years for role in US Capitol attack (www.reuters.com)
Brigham Young University Adds Explicit Ban on 'Same-Sex Romantic Behavior' to Honor Code (www.advocate.com)
Students say Brigham Young University is policing this behavior even more than its parent church does....
Biden administration adds insulin to drug price negotiation list in major blow to big pharma (theintercept.com)
“This was an unexpected victory in a long fight against an illegal cartel of three corporations who have raised their insulin prices in lockstep.”...
‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating (www.theguardian.com)
Temperatures above 50C used to be a rarity confined to two or three global hotspots, but the World Meteorological Organization noted that at least 10 countries have reported this level of searing heat in the past year: the US, Mexico, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran, Pakistan, India and China....
Harris rejects Trump's idea to debate her on FOX with live audience. (www.voanews.com)
Donald Trump is now the oldest party nominee for president in US history (www.businessinsider.com)
At 78 years old, former President Donald Trump is now the oldest nominee running for president....
Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching US from Mexico poses threat to automakers (apnews.com)
Texas poised to get America's first bullet train (www.newsweek.com)
President Joe Biden is reportedly seeking to revive a project that would construct a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in Texas utilizing Japanese bullet trains....
Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools (calmatters.org)
A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit (apnews.com)
Is Trump disqualified for the N.H. primary? The secretary of state is seeking legal advice (www.bostonglobe.com)
“I will be asking the attorney general’s office for their input,” Secretary of State David Scanlan told the Globe. “And ultimately whatever is decided is probably going to require some judicial input.”...
Ex-Porsche Lawyer Sentenced After Throwing Her Newborn Out Window So It Wouldn't Disrupt Her Career (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The motive behind Jovanovic’s actions was reportedly her fear that motherhood would jeopardise her professional career as a lawyer for a prestigious car brand.
Lawyers for megachurch pastor blame 12-year-old for ‘initiating’ sexual contact (www.independent.co.uk)
Lawyers for Donald Trump’s former faith advisor Robert Morris accused a 12-year-old girl of initiating “inappropriate” sexual conduct with the ex-Dallas megachurch pastor, new documents have revealed....
Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden’s family used a Sunday gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions....
Average U.S. vehicle age hits record 12.6 years as high prices force people to keep them longer (www.nbcnews.com)
Biden: what would Trump have done if the Capitol riots had been led by Black Americans? (www.theguardian.com)
Joe Biden has launched one of his most scathing attacks yet on Donald Trump’s record of racism, suggesting that the former US president would have acted differently to the January 6 2021 insurrection if was led by Black people....
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chile consumption and had a heart defect, autopsy says (apnews.com)
'I will not feed a demon': YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse case rooted in religious extremism (apnews.com)
The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges in southern Utah....
Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them (www.nbcnews.com)
In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix on their phones during class. In Maryland, a chemistry teacher says students use gambling apps to place bets during the school day....
