Five dead as Texas man kills family, including niece, 8 (www.independent.co.uk)
A Texas man shot four family members including his eight-year-old niece, before turning the gun on himself, authorities have said....
Peregrine, aiming to be first private lunar lander, burns up in Earth's atmosphere (www.nbcnews.com)
An early malfunction left the Peregrine lander with no way to reach the moon....
Miscarriages in Gaza Have Increased 300% Under Israeli Bombing (jezebel.com)
Humanitarian agencies say women and menstruating people are also facing alarming rates of severe infections due to Israel's blockade of supplies and water.
Organized crime is mining sand from rivers and coasts to feed demand worldwide, ruining ecosystems and communities (www.scientificamerican.com)
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Hospitals owned by private equity are harming patients, reports find (arstechnica.com)
Hospital ratings dive and medical errors rise when private equity firms are in charge....
Congress Clears Stopgap Spending Bill for Biden, Moving to Avert Shutdown (www.nytimes.com)
Congress on Thursday raced to send legislation to avert a partial government shutdown to President Biden, moving to fund federal agencies through early March one day before money was to run out....
Arnold Schwarzenegger held at Munich airport over luxury watch (www.theguardian.com)
Customs officials reportedly charge actor €35,000 after alleged failure to declare item intended for climate charity auction...
Mexican marines detain alleged leader of Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped, killed Americans (apnews.com)
Mexican marines detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them in March 2023....
Texas refuses to comply with Biden administration's cease-and-desist letter about border access (www.nbcnews.com)
The Department of Homeland Security had directed the state to stop blocking the U.S. Border Patrol’s access to roughly 2½ miles of the U.S.-Mexico border...
Prosecutors arrest flight attendant on suspicion of trying to record teen girl in airplane bathroom (apnews.com)
Police arrested an American Airlines flight attendant on Thursday on suspicion of trying to secretly record a 14-year-old female passenger using a bathroom aboard an airplane he was working on last September....
Police chief fired after twice asking captain’s wife for nude photos on Snapchat (nypost.com)
Walmart pay raise: Store managers, hourly workers to get wage increase, restructure store manager bonuses (www.axios.com)
Hate Crime and Stalking Charges Against Ex White House Adviser to Be Dropped (www.vice.com)
Stuart Seldowitz has agreed to complete an anti-bias course after telling a halal food cart worker that 4,000 dead Palestinian children “wasn’t enough.”
New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say (www.desmog.com)
Newly-discovered Shell documents dating back decades could help strengthen lawsuits aiming to hold the oil major to account for climate damages, climate attorneys say. Among the files, reported for the first time today by DeSmog and Follow The Money, and published on Climate Files, there is a 1970 industry journal article where...
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance (www.propublica.org)
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing....
Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state (www.foodsafetynews.com)
Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison (apnews.com)
A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show....
A Dover Massachusetts man hid financial ruin from his family. Then he got a gun. [TW: family annhilator] (www.bostonglobe.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/kamal-family-dover-killing-fina…...
Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it (www.theguardian.com)
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups...
A California man dies after 3 different drivers hit him but never stop (www.nbcnews.com)
A Southern California pedestrian died after he was struck by three separate vehicles and none of them stopped to help, authorities said....
Man arrested after allegedly planning to bomb Satanic Temple in Salem (www.boston.com)
According to a Jan. 12 press release by the Salem Police Department, 30-year-old Luke Isaac Terpstra was arrested and charged with possession of bombs with unlawful intent, after an investigation by the Grant Police Department in Michigan....
NYPD officer's lawsuit highlights police union practice of distributing 'get out of jail free' cards for traffic offenses (www.nytimes.com)
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Toddler Dies of Starvation After Father Suffered Heart Attack, Leaving Him Alone at Home (thefashioncentral.co.uk)
Missouri abortion rights groups launch effort to place constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot (www.nbcnews.com)
Missouri is the latest state where abortion-rights advocates have sought to put the issue directly on the ballot in the post-Roe era....
Israel forbids doctors from speaking to UN group investigating Oct. 7 atrocities (www.timesofisrael.com)
The Health Ministry on Monday instructed members of the healthcare system not to cooperate with the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, citing its perceived anti-Israel stance....