Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as Cuban agent, source (abcnews.go.com)
Scientists Warn Vampire Bats May Soon Spread Into The Southern US (www.sciencealert.com)
The Pentagon says US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships (apnews.com)
The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war as multiple vessels found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi assault for the first time in the conflict....
US announces rule to slash powerful planet-warming gas by nearly 80% from fossil fuels (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration has finalized a rule to significantly cut the US oil and gas industry’s emissions of methane, a powerful planet-warming gas that scientists and climate advocacy groups have pressed nations to rapidly reduce as global temperature soars....
One of the three Palestinian-American students shot in Vermont is paralyzed (www.theguardian.com)
Twenty-year-old Hisham Awartani paralyzed from the chest down after a bullet lodged in his spine, his family say...
Greenhouse gas emissions soar – with China, US and India most at fault (www.theguardian.com)
Demonstrators march to protest L.A. City Council’s approval of rent hikes (ktla.com)
Trump calls on supporters to 'guard the vote' in Democratic-run US cities (www.reuters.com)
Speaking at a campaign event in Iowa, Trump said it was important to scrutinize the vote in the battleground states likely to determine the general election. He singled out the biggest cities in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia....
Georgia Man Who Threw Hot Grease at Popeyes Employee Sentenced to Prison (toofab.com)
Casino workers with MGM Grand Detroit ratify deal, ending 47-day strike (apnews.com)
Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP source says (apnews.com)
1 dead, 4 injured in Las Vegas shooting of homeless: Police (abcnews.go.com)
At least one person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a homeless encampment in Las Vegas on Friday, police said....
Colorado strikes “excited delirium” from all law enforcement diagnosis, training documents (www.cpr.org)
Colorado’s law enforcement officers will no longer recognize “excited delirium” after a state regulatory board voted to strike the controversial diagnosis on Friday from all training documents starting in January....
Breaches by Iran-affiliated hackers spanned multiple U.S. states, federal agencies say (apnews.com)
Two federal programs vital to national security may end unless Congress acts, DHS officials say (www.nbcnews.com)
Mobile internet ban lifted in Manipur in most areas after 7 month (www.hindustantimes.com)
‘Right to speak’ is a lie
Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder, prosecutors say (www.politico.com)
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison 22 times by a former gang leader and one-time FBI informant who told investigators he targeted the ex-Minneapolis police officer because of his notoriety for killing George Floyd, federal prosecutors said Friday....
Broadcom CEO tells VMWare workers to 'get butt back to office' after completing a $69 billion merger of the two companies (fortune.com)
Broadcom is laying off 1,267 Palo Alto-based VMware workers following its acquisition of the company...
COVID-19 now increasing again, especially in Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, CDC says (www.cbsnews.com)
Several key COVID-19 trends that authorities track are now accelerating around the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. It’s the first major nationwide uptick in the spread of the virus seen in months....
Kentucky two-year-old’s high IQ makes her youngest female member of Mensa (www.theguardian.com)
Isla McNabb’s ability to read back words written on an erasable tablet led her parents to contact Guinness World Records...
Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy (apnews.com)
As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed.
PrEP: Preventative HIV drug highly effective, study says (www.bbc.com)
A drug which stops HIV infecting the body has proved to be a highly effective “real-world” preventative treatment, a study has confirmed. The results of the research on 24,000 people taking it across England, have been described as “reassuring”....
Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records (www.propublica.org)
The ruling by 261st Civil District Court Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle calls on DPS to fulfill 28 records requests filed by the news organizations, which include ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, subject to redactions such as personal information of police officers and blurring the faces of minor victims in crime scene...
Amazon broke federal labor law by calling Staten Island union organizers 'thugs,' interrogating workers (www.cnbc.com)
Pet wolf hybrid attacks, kills 3-month old baby in Alabama (www.cbsnews.com)
