World's ugliest dog? Meet Wild Thang, the 8-year-old Pekingese who took the 2024 crown (www.usatoday.com)
A U.S. Army veteran, deported almost 20 years ago, finds home (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal firefighters left in limbo as fire season heats up (www.nbcnews.com)
After a year of funding uncertainty in Congress, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain firefighters....
Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples (www.commondreams.org)
Living in tents on the beach and surviving on sea water. This is what Gazans go through every day (www.abc.net.au)
Lauren Boebert, Paragon of Virtue, Says 10 Commandments Should Be in Every U.S. Classroom (www.jezebel.com)
Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)
Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....
'Sale-leasebacks' offer to help homeowners needing cash. Some lose thousands (www.npr.org)
Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures (www.washingtonpost.com)
Texas Republican vows to pass bill on Ten Commandments in public schools (www.theguardian.com)
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win (arstechnica.com)
California school board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote (www.theguardian.com)
Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters...
Bisexual student challenges Pope Francis over use of antigay slurs (www.advocate.com)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
Woman busted giving Botox injections in Florida mall’s parking lot for $150 to $350, cops say (www.independent.co.uk)
Accused adulterer Trump who paid to keep Stormy Daniels affair secret professes ‘love’ for the Ten Commandments (www.independent.co.uk)
An 8-year-old girl was sucked into a swimming pool pipe at a Hilton hotel. The management company blamed her parents (www.independent.co.uk)
Busiest transit hub in U.S. rocked by delays as infrastructure breakdowns hit during heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service was severely disrupted this week, leaving some commuters stranded for hours on the hottest days of the year....
India's Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi's election win (www.pbs.org)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce crackdown on dissent and India’s ethnic and religious minorities. Producer Zeba Warsi traveled across...
Genovese mobster ‘Tony Cakes’ ID’d as NYC pedestrian, 86, decapitated by DOT truck (nypost.com)
“He spent his life looking over his shoulder but he forgot to look both ways before crossing the street,” one police source said.
Texas adopts guidance for how doctors should interpret abortion ban (feeds.texastribune.org)
Texas law bans abortion, except when a doctor, in their “reasonable medical judgment,” believes it is necessary to save the life or protect the health of the pregnant patient. Doctors have struggled to know when they can safely intervene without risking their medical license, as well as potentially up to life in prison and a...
Journalist shot by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests dying from injuries (www.cbsnews.com)
A journalist shot by police during the 2020 Minneapolis unrest following the murder of George Floyd is dying from her injuries, friends say....
Rolling Stone Lawsuit Forces Release of Henry Kissinger's FBI Files (www.rollingstone.com)
Supreme Court upholds law barring domestic abusers from owning guns in major Second Amendment ruling | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
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2 killed, 8 wounded in mass shooting outside Arkansas grocery store (www.cbsnews.com)
