NYPD misconduct settlements have cost the city half a billion dollars in 6 years (thehill.com)
New York Police Department (NYPD) misconduct lawsuits have cost the city more than $540 million the last six years, according to an analysis of government data released Thursday....
Texas farmers claim company sold them PFAS-contaminated sludge that killed livestock (www.theguardian.com)
A Texas county has launched a first-of-its-kind criminal investigation into waste management giant Synagro over PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge it is selling to Texas farmers as a cheap alternative to fertilizer....
Colorado paramedic sentenced to five years in prison over killing of Elijah McClain (www.theguardian.com)
Peter Cichuniec one of two paramedics convicted of criminally negligent homicide for roles in 23-year-old’s death after police stop...
More than a billion people worldwide are obese, research finds (www.theguardian.com)
Over past three decades. obesity rates increased fourfold among children and doubled among adults...
With trash bins now required in NYC, only the rats are sorry to see the garbage piles go (apnews.com)
NYC finally joins the 21st century....
Alleged cult leader 'Natureboy' learns his sentence after being found guilty of rape (www.11alive.com)
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A judge sentenced alleged cult leader Eligio Bishop to life without parole plus 10 years after a jury found him guilty of rape and other charges Friday....
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, accusing them of chasing profits (arstechnica.com)
US Prescription Market Hamstrung for 9 Days (so far) by Ransomware Attack (arstechnica.com)
Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescriptions for medicines, many of which are lifesaving....
Bill that would empower Oregon to penalize child labor law violators passes Legislature (www.oregonlive.com)
In Internal Meeting, Christiane Amanpour Confronts CNN Brass About “Double Standards” on Israel Coverage (theintercept.com)
CNN employees, including the renowned international news anchor Christiane Amanpour, confronted network executives over what the staffers described as myriad leadership failings in coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a leaked recording of a recent all-hands meeting obtained by The Intercept....
Surge in Wendy's complaints exposes limits to consumer tolerance of unstable prices (apnews.com)
Boeing agrees to pay $51m over export violations in China and other countries (www.theguardian.com)
Company accused of violations including Chinese employees improperly downloading files relating to Pentagon programs...
Senator Bernie Sanders Report Warns Nearly Half of Older Americans 'Have No Retirement Savings' (www.commondreams.org)
Biden Is Bankrolling Israel’s War Amid Growing Financial Hardship at Home (theintercept.com)
Paramedic Sentenced to Five Years in Death of Elijah McClain (archive.today)
The convictions of the two paramedics shook the world of emergency workers who have typically been shielded from criminal prosecution — and it forced questions about the dynamic between the police and paramedics at a scene....
Xi’s one-man rule over China’s economy is sparking trouble (www.smh.com.au)
Chinese leader’s consolidation of power makes him bigger target as economic slowdown that’s hit household wealth sees protests rise...
Developers Got Backing for Affordable Housing. Then the Neighborhood Found Out. (www.nytimes.com)
The push from an affluent community in South Carolina to kill a plan for 60 subsidized apartments brought into public view how hard it is give low-income families access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods....
Oprah Exits Weight Watchers Board After Admitting She Took Weight Loss Meds, Stock Tumbling (futurism.com)
South Dakota Senate gives final approval to abortion video plan (www.keloland.com)
The legislation calls for the department to describe South Dakota’s bans, which prohibit nearly all abortions, other than to preserve the life of the female....
University of Florida terminates all DEI employees to comply with state regulation (www.wcjb.com)
Former US diplomat pleads guilty to spying for Cuba for more than 40 years (www.bbc.com)
A former career US diplomat who had served as the US ambassador to Bolivia has pleaded guilty to working as an agent of Cuba for more than 40 years....
Paramedic gets 5 years in prison for Elijah McClain’s death in rare case against medical responders (apnews.com)
A Colorado paramedic has been sentenced to five years in prison for the death of Elijah McClain in a rare prosecution of medical responders that has left officials rethinking how they treat people in police custody.
'Excess deaths' in Gaza for next 6 months projected in first-of-its-kind effort (www.npr.org)
A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?
Mississippi police unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines, Justice Department says (apnews.com)
A Mississippi police department in one of the nation’s poorest counties unconstitutionally jailed people for unpaid fines without first assessing whether they could afford to pay them, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday....