‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade (www.nytimes.com)
Proposed federal law would put limits on use of $50 billion in opioid settlements (www.mprnews.org)
Some members of Congress are demanding federal oversight of billions of dollars in opioid settlements, which state and local governments began spending over the past two years — with some using it to plug budget holes rather than fight the addiction crisis....
American Debt: Auto Loan Balances Hit Record $1.6 Trillion in Q3 2023 (www.investopedia.com)
An Idealistic Cop, a Forbidden Ticket and a Police Career on the Brink (www.nytimes.com)
Mathew Bianchi took routine traffic stops seriously and handed out tickets regardless of people’s connections within the Police Department. He says he was punished for it....
Jury selection begins in trial of 2 men accused in murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay (abcnews.go.com)
The World Hasn’t Seen Cicadas Like This Since 1803 (www.nytimes.com)
Brood XIX and Brood XIII will both emerge this spring. The last time these bugs showed up at the same time in the United States, Thomas Jefferson was president....
Down and out: How DeSantis tried to fight on two fronts – and cowered in both (www.independent.co.uk)
Florida governor’s refusal to take on Trump or his ignoring the non-Maga flank of the GOP means he ends his White House run in a no-man’s land...
National Archives censor files showing late queen concealed relative’s wealth (www.theguardian.com)
Kansas couple charged with collecting man's retirement while keeping his body in their home 6 years (apnews.com)
A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years....
Haley Questions if Trump Is ‘Mentally Fit’ After He Confused Her With Pelosi (www.thedailybeast.com)
Gaza hostage relatives burst into Israeli parliament, calls for action (www.reuters.com)
JERUSALEM, Jan 22 (Reuters) - A group of relatives of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday, demanding that the lawmakers do more to try to free their loved ones....
DNA proves a long-dead man attacked 3 girls in Indiana nearly 50 years ago, police say (apnews.com)
A man who died in a Texas prison decades ago has been identified as the person who abducted and stabbed three Indiana girls and left them in a cornfield nearly 50 years ago, police said, citing DNA evidence....
EU chief says Israel was responsible for Hamas' surge to power in Gaza: 'Financed by the government' (news.yahoo.com)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said very plainly during a speech at the University of Valladolid in Spain that Israel financed Hamas in an effort to weaken the then-governing Palestinian Authority....
Kentucky GOP’s New Bill Decriminalizes Use of Deadly Force Against the Unhoused (truthout.org)
“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.
Pro-Israel lawmakers in both U.S. parties are losing confidence in Netanyahu (www.nbcnews.com)
Feds look to drastically cut recreational target shooting within Arizona's Sonoran Desert monument (apnews.com)
The U.S. just expanded its territory by one million square kilometers (www.earth.com)
The expansion is based on internationally established definitions of the continental shelf, and comes from research and surveys conducted by various groups going back to 2003, confirming where the continental shelf actually is....
Mexico's one big advantage over the US right now could stall the 'Made in America' push (www.businessinsider.com)
As folks freeze to death in Milwaukee, Ohio pastor charged for offering shelter (www.jsonline.com)
Whose responsibility is it to protect unhoused when it's freezing outside? An Ohio pastor opened his church to the homeless and was charged by city.
Father of American teen killed in West Bank by Israeli fire rails against US support for Israel (apnews.com)
The father of an American teen killed by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank has railed against Washington’s military support for Israel.
Quebec Man Pleads Guilty to What He Accused the Government Of: Starting Wildfires (www.nytimes.com)
A man who pleaded guilty to setting 14 fires in 2023 also shared misinformation and conspiracy theories about wildfires and climate change....
Microsoft network breached through password-spraying by Russian-state hackers (arstechnica.com)
Oregon State Police hid repeated use of racist slur by supervisor, other misconduct in field office (www.oregonlive.com)
A sergeant who repeatedly used an anti-Black racist slur on duty for years was demoted but the agency never informed the state certification department of the reason for his demotion.
DOJ: Ex-IRS employee who leaked Trump's tax returns intentionally got job to disclose records (www.usatoday.com)
A former Internal Revenue Service contractor, who leaked tax information about Donald Trump and other wealthy individuals to news organizations, got his job to intentionally to spread the confidential records, according to Justice Department prosecutors....
Frigid weather can cut electric vehicle range and make charging tough. Here's what you need to know (apnews.com)
For nearly a week, frigid temperatures from Chicago to northern Texas have made life painful for electric-vehicle owners, with reduced driving range and hours of waiting at charging stations....
