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....
Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC (www.bbc.com)
It has increased the pressure on Israel to fulfill its legal responsibilities to protect Palestinian civilians, and to allow adequate supplies of humanitarian aid to reach the people who need it....
White House looks to repeal funding bill provision that would keep US embassies from flying Pride flags (abcnews.go.com)
The White House on Sunday slammed Congressional Republicans for including a provision in the government funding bill that essentially stops LGBTQ+ Pride flags from being flown over U.S. embassies and vowed to repeal it....
World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Despite splashy climate pledges, firms including BP and Saudi Aramco have plans to expand fossil fuel production, says analysis...
Laurent de Brunhoff, author of Babar children’s books, dies at 98 (www.theguardian.com)
Babar author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture-book series about an elephant-king and presided over its rise to a global multimedia franchise, has died at the age of 98....
How rightwing groups used junk science to get an abortion case before the US supreme court (www.theguardian.com)
Anti-abortion researchers ‘exaggerate’ and ‘obfuscate’ in their scientific papers – but by the time they’re published, it’s too late...
US embassy in Russia warned Americans about imminent attack by ‘extremists’ weeks ago (www.independent.co.uk)
US embassy on 7 March repeatedly urged all American citizens to leave Russia immediately, giving no further details about nature of threat...
Christian TV evangelicals fire up Trump support with messianic message (www.reuters.com)
The Nebraska pastor, who was speaking on cable news show “FlashPoint” last summer, is among several voices in Christian media pressing a message of Biblical proportions: The 2024 presidential race is a fight for America’s soul, and a persecuted Trump has God’s protection....
MLB opens formal probe into Shohei Ohtani betting scandal (www.washingtonpost.com)
DOJ escalates price-fixing probe on housing market (www.politico.com)
Medicare will cover Wegovy to reduce heart disease risk (www.nbcnews.com)
Women are getting off birth control amid misinformation explosion (www.washingtonpost.com)
Search for “birth control” on TikTok or Instagram and a cascade of misleading videos vilifying hormonal contraception appear: Young women blaming their weight gain on the pill. Right-wing commentators claiming that some birth control can lead to infertility. Testimonials complaining of depression and anxiety....
Georgia executes death row inmate Willie Pye for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough (www.cnn.com)
The state of Georgia on Wednesday executed death row inmate Willie Pye, who was convicted and sentenced to die for the 1993 murder of Alicia Lynn Yarbrough....
3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men (apnews.com)
May I introduce to you … the Goon Squad....
The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows (www.nbcnews.com)
Why does the public think it’s going up? “There is definitely more disorder in cities than there was five years ago," said one expert. “People confuse disorder and crime."...
Man to plead guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market (apnews.com)
A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to shooting eagles on an American Indian reservation in Montana and selling their feathers and body parts on the black market....
FBI returns 22 looted artifacts to Japan after discovery in Massachusetts attic (www.theguardian.com)
Investigation of items that were stolen during the Okinawa battle began after family discovered them in late father’s belongings...
'Others also affected by religiophobia': India abstains on vote in UNGA on Islamophobia (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’ (www.advocate.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/nex-benedict-drugs-toxicology-e…
Nex Benedict’s death illustrates the hostility of Oklahoma’s anti-trans laws (www.independent.co.uk)
Nex Benedict’s tragic February death has raised more questions than answers, including after the medical examiner this week ruled it a suicide. But studies suggest the teen’s case is all too common in a society where acceptance, remains elusive – and Oklahoma activists point angrily to a raft of recent anti-trans state...
