Seven killed, 90 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city of Chernihiv (www.reuters.com)
Federal judges rule against provisions of GOP-backed voting laws in Georgia and Texas (apnews.com)
Federal judges in Georgia and Texas have ruled against key provisions of two controversial election laws passed two years ago as the Republican Party sought to tighten voting rules after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 presidential contest....
AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence in newsrooms (apnews.com)
The Associated Press has issued guidelines on artificial intelligence, saying the tool cannot be used to create publishable content and images for the news service while encouraging staff members to become familiar with the technology....
Rail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation (apnews.com)
Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had been harassed for years by managers who said he reported too many flaws in rail cars he inspected and had his job changed after reporting an injury.
Americans will likely run out of excess pandemic savings this quarter: study (thehill.com)
Americans will likely deplete the rest of the excess savings they accumulated during the pandemic this quarter, according to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco....
Little Rock Nine criticize Arkansas’s AP African American Studies course restrictions (thehill.com)
Some surviving members of the Little Rock Nine are pushing back against the Arkansas Department of Education’s decision to drop the Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course from its schools.
Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Biden to sign strategic partnership deal with Vietnam in latest bid to counter China in the region (www.politico.com)
The new strategic partnership agreement opens the door to closer diplomatic, economic and technological cooperation with former foe — and China’s neighbor — Hanoi.
Autonomous AI-Generated Artwork Cannot Be Copyrighted, Judge Rules (www.rollingstone.com)
A new federal ruling states human authorship remains an “essential part of a valid copyright claim”
Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought push the industry into crisis | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Revealed: WHO aspartame safety panel linked to alleged Coca-Cola front group (www.theguardian.com)
Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic and life-threatening’ flooding in Mexico and California (apnews.com)
Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California Saturday as the U.S, National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where it is forecast to make land as a tropical storm on Sunday.
China launches military drills around Taiwan as US wraps up landmark summit with South Korea and Japan (www.cnn.com)
China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders from the United States, South Korea and Japan wrapped up a landmark summit at Camp David aimed at shoring up their alliances....
Florida ethics commission chair can't work simultaneously for Disney World governing district (apnews.com)
Glen Gilzean, the new administrator of Walt Disney World’s governing district, can’t continue to work in his new job and chair the Florida Commission on Ethics at the same time since Florida law prohibits public employees from serving as members on the commission, according to a legal opinion issued Thursday....
95% of Yellowknife has now been evacuated due to N.W.T. wildfires (www.cbc.ca)
Northwest Territories officials said on Friday evening that more than 19,000 people have fled from Yellowknife due to wildfires and urged those who remain to also leave as soon as possible....
The young Honduran drowned in Greg Abbott’s Texas had a name: Norlan Bayardo Herrera (www.inquirer.com)
We need to name the refugees needlessly killed by Texas' cruel border demagoguery.
Trump expected to surrender to Fulton County jail on Thursday or Friday next week (www.cnn.com)
Former President Donald Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Fulton County jail at the end of next week – on Thursday or Friday, a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the surrender told CNN.
FBI joins investigation of threats to grand jurors in Trump Georgia case (www.washingtonpost.com)
The FBI has joined an investigation into a barrage of threats against Fulton County officials in recent days, including members of the Atlanta-area grand jury that voted to indict former president Donald Trump and 18 of his allies in a sweeping criminal case focused on alleged 2020 election interference.