‘Zombie deer disease’ epidemic spreads in Yellowstone as scientists raise fears it may jump to humans (www.theguardian.com)
Massachusetts cop with body-cam searches middle school for LGBTQ-themed book: report (www.rawstory.com)
A cop’s decision to sport a body camera and search a Massachusetts middle school for a book has raised serious concerns among civil liberties experts, a new report shows....
Judge suggests change to nitrogen execution to let inmate pray and say final words without gas mask (apnews.com)
A federal judge who is weighing whether to allow the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia to go forward next month, urged Alabama on Thursday to change procedures so the inmate can pray and say his final words before the gas mask is placed on his face....
Yacouba Sawadogo, African Farmer Who Held Back the Desert, Dies at 77 - The New York Times (www.nytimes.com)
He took barren and dry lands and turned them into incredible forests. People thought he was insane as they fled dying villiages. They burned his forests. He replanted his forests and tripled his crop yields, becoming a hero to farmers all over.
Weed farmer outraged over cops throwing pizza party after raid (www.newsweek.com)
A weed farmer in California recently filed a lawsuit against the a local sheriff’s office alleging that they conducted an illegal raid of his farm and then threw a pizza party to celebrate....
USAF to reclaim Pacific airfield that launched atomic bombers (www.mercurynews.com)
Suspect in killing of TV news anchor's mother captured at Connecticut hotel (www.cbsnews.com)
Scappoose woman fatally stabbed by man was providing him with a place to shower, court docs say (www.kgw.com)
Wife of Iowa trucker seeks answers a month after his disappearance (www.freightwaves.com)
Prosecutors in Idaho murder case request new trial date for defendant Bryan Kohberger (www.idahostatesman.com)
Fuel found in some homes on Navy water system, new EPA report finds (www.staradvertiser.com)
Fishermen and community leaders react to Trident announcement to sell a third of its Alaska plants (alaskapublic.org)
Israeli Evidence of Hamas Command Center in al-Shifa Hospital Falls Short: Report (www.rollingstone.com)
A Washington Post investigation found no proof of a Hamas command center under al-Shifa Hospital following Israel’s attack on the medical complex.
Wayfair CEO: Employees need to work longer hours (www.cnn.com)
Wayfair’s CEO has an end-of-year message for employees of the online furniture company: Don’t shy away from doing more work and blending your work with your life....
Animal shelters overflow as Americans dump 'pandemic puppies' in droves. They're too broke to keep their dogs (fortune.com)
Anti-democracy playbook has new threats in store for the US in 2024 (www.theguardian.com)
Woman who said she was ‘too good looking’ to be arrested is jailed for murder (www.independent.co.uk)
St. Louis Police Crash Into LGBTQ Bar, Arrest Its Owner (www.riverfronttimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/st-louis-police-crash-into-lgbt…
Gunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic's worst mass shooting (apnews.com)
A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting....
Family shares 5 photos showing how daughter escaped sex trafficking (www.cbsnews.com)
More patients are losing their doctors – and their trust in the primary care system (www.npr.org)
First, her favorite doctor in Providence, R.I. retired. Then her other doctor, at a health center a few miles away, left the practice. Now, Piedad Fred has developed a new chronic condition: distrust in the American medical system....
A YouTuber was accused of plagiarism. His apology highlighted a larger issue among creators. (www.nbcnews.com)
Video essayist James Somerton was among several people Harris Brewis, known as “hbomberguy” on YouTube, called out in a viral video.
Dukes of Hazzard actor John Schneider called for public hanging of Joe Biden (www.theguardian.com)
Pornhub owner agrees to pay $1.8M and independent monitor to resolve sex trafficking-related charge (www.nbcnews.com)
Look closely, and you’ll find America’s ‘climate abandonment areas’ (www.theverge.com)
