Car crashes into second floor of Pennsylvania house (www.nbcnews.com)
An investigation determined that the crash was “intentional” and charges are pending, Pennsylvania State Police said.
In Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe (apnews.com)
State courts have become hot spots in the national abortion debate, with Utah’s top court and a Kansas judge considering Tuesday whether their state constitutions require them to block or invalidate laws regulating the procedure more than a year after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Tampa mayor finds big catch off Florida Keys: 70 pounds of cocaine (www.nbcnews.com)
Mayor Jane Castor, a former police chief, recognized the package floating in the Atlantic as a bundle of cocaine, a city spokesperson said.
Previously Secret Memo Laid Out Strategy for Trump to Overturn Biden’s Win (www.nytimes.com)
A lawyer allied with President Donald J. Trump first laid out a plot to use false slates of electors to subvert the 2020 election in a previously unknown internal campaign memo that prosecutors are portraying as a crucial link in how the Trump team’s efforts evolved into a criminal conspiracy....
Biden signs order protecting Grand Canyon lands sacred to tribes (www.politico.com)
The president pledged that he will continue to use his authority to protect more of “America’s natural wonders.”
Massachusetts governor declares emergency and urges help for migrants (www.theguardian.com)
Maura Healey calls on federal government to provide ‘urgent action’ as shelters housing migrants and refugees reach capacity
Supreme Court reinstates regulation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers.
No bail for Chicago man accused of fatally shooting 9-year-old girl 'completely unprovoked' (www.fox32chicago.com)
CHICAGO - A Cook County judge ordered a man accused of gunning down a 9-year-old girl last weekend in Portage Park to be held without bail.
US Navy sailor's mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says (apnews.com)
The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer, telling her son it might help him get a job with the Chinese government someday, the prosecution said Tuesday.
Fulton County district attorney is likely to present her case against Trump to grand jury next week (www.cnn.com)
The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating former President Donald Trump and his allies has been lining up witnesses to appear before a grand jury in order to craft a narrative around how Trump and his supporters tried to reverse the results of the 2020 presidential election in the Peach State, according to people familiar...
Biden says he plans to travel to Vietnam 'shortly' (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that he plans to soon visit Vietnam in an effort “to change our relationship,” with the Southeast Asian nation.
China’s consumer prices fall for the first time in 2 years, as fears of deflation grow (www.cnbc.com)
China’s central bank has pushed back against deflation fears and said it expects consumer prices to pick up after a dip in July.
Texas woman mowing lawn attacked by snake and hawk – at the same time (www.theguardian.com)
Uvalde shooter's cousin arrested in San Antonio for threatening to shoot a school (www.npr.org)
Students banned from using nicknames under new anti-trans Florida schools guidance (www.thepinknews.com)
The Orange County Public Schools system in Florida has announced guidance banning trans students from bathrooms and the use of nicknames.
What happened to Heather Mayer? (warning domestic violence, adult themes) (m.startribune.com)
Hillsborough schools cut back on Shakespeare, citing new Florida rules (www.tampabay.com)
The decision is aimed at better performance on state tests and avoiding sexual content found in some of the Bard’s work.
Over half of US student loan borrowers racked up credit card debt during the payment pause—now experts worry about 'shock' (www.cnbc.com)
Judges halt Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them (www.nbcnews.com)
Highland Park shooting suspect’s father asks to dismiss charges for ‘innocent conduct’ (www.independent.co.uk)
A father will ask a judge Monday to dismiss his case in which authorities say he helped his son obtain a gun license three years before the younger man fatally shot seven people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago.
ABC News: Boston man files lawsuit seeking to bankrupt white supremacist group he says assaulted him (abcnews.go.com)
Catholic Archdiocese of S.F. says bankruptcy filing ‘very likely’ over abuse suits (www.sfchronicle.com)
A Harvard library mystery: Was a Titanic victim's rare book a fake? (www.boston.com)
New Orleans archbishop ignored board findings on clerics accused of abuse (www.theguardian.com)
European scientists make it official. July was the hottest month on record by far (apnews.com)
Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a wide margin.
