‘Seismic shift’: driving unaffordable for many in US amid push toward SUVs (www.theguardian.com)
UPDATED -- 5 former Canadian world junior hockey players now face sexual assault charges (www.cbc.ca)
UPDATED – NHL players Michael McLeod of the New Jersey Devils and Dillion Dubé of the Calgary Flames have been charged with sexual assault related to an alleged group incident in 2018 in London, Ont., when they were members of Canada’s World Junior hockey team....
Supreme Court asked to block West Point from considering race as admissions factor (thehill.com)
The group behind the Supreme Court cases that gutted affirmative action in higher education is newly asking the justices to block race-conscious admissions policies at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point....
Norfolk Southern is 1st big freight railway to let workers use anonymous federal safety hotline (apnews.com)
About 1,000 engineers and conductors who work for Norfolk Southern will soon be able to report safety concerns anonymously through a federal system without any fear of discipline....
Prosecutor in Trump Georgia case settles divorce ahead of testimony (www.washingtonpost.com)
The lead prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies settled a contentious divorce dispute on Tuesday, avoiding a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning that could have included testimony about allegations of an improper relationship between him and Fulton County...
US marshals lure fugitive killer of Texas cyclist out of hiding with yoga ad (www.theguardian.com)
Officials give details of how Kaitlin Armstrong, convicted over murder of Anna Wilson in 2022, was arrested in Costa Rica...
Bayer settles lawsuits from cancer patients over Roundup weed killer in $10 billion agreement (www.cnn.com)
Elon Musk’s X to hire 100 content moderators in wake of Taylor Swift, AI fiasco (nypost.com)
The San Francisco-based company formerly known as Twitter announced on Friday that it will build a “trust and safety center” in Austin, Texas.
Fulton County government outage: Cyberattack brings down phones, court site and tax systems | CNN Business (www.cnn.com)
Texas alligators on ice ... or under it? (www.cbc.ca)
Gary Saurage, owner of Gator Country Adventure Park/Sanctuary, sees his gators ‘freeze’ in a peculiar position to survive the winter chill. Sticking the tips of their snouts up just enough to reach air, the reptiles are able to slow their heartbeats and hibernate while still being able to breathe despite the surface of the...
France seeks to quell protests, as farmers uproar spreads in EU (www.rfi.fr)
The Onion Staff to Go on Strike Wednesday Barring 11th Hour Deal (www.thewrap.com)
E Jean Carroll to spend $83m defamation award on 'something Donald Trump hates' (www.bbc.com)
Ms Carroll, 80, told ABC News on Monday: "I’d like to give the money to something Donald Trump hates....
GoFundMe Is a Boon for Disaster Survivors. Especially the Wealthy Ones (www.nytimes.com)
Campaigns on the crowdfunding site raised more money for wildfire survivors with high incomes than for those who need help most, researchers found....
Extreme metal guitar skills linked to intrasexual competition, but not mating success (www.psypost.org)
Charles Littlejohn: Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison (www.cnn.com)
The man who stole and leaked former President Donald Trump and thousands of other’s tax records has been sentenced to five years in prison....
Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims (www.cbsnews.com)
US Steel agrees to $42M in improvements and fines over air pollution violations after 2018 fire (apnews.com)
U.S. Steel has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the Pittsburgh-based company of violating federal clean air laws by operating plants without its desulfurization controls for more than three months, emitting clouds of sulfurous gas into surrounding towns....
Wesley Bell Seeks to Overturn Marcellus Williams' 2001 Murder Conviction: The St. Louis County Prosecutor cites new DNA evidence in Williams' case (www.riverfronttimes.com)
Williams was found guilty of the 1998 murder of former Post-Dispatch writer Felicia “Lisha” Gayle. Bell filed a motion to vacate that conviction in St. Louis County late Friday....
Michigan’s Top Arab Elected Leader Says White House Never Reached Out About Gaza (www.huffpost.com)
E. Jean Carroll says she plans to use $83 million on 'something Donald Trump hates' (abcnews.go.com)
Austin experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. They spent the no-strings-attached cash mostly on housing, a study found (www.businessinsider.com)
A guaranteed-basic-income program in Austin gave people $1,000 a month for a year....
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds (www.nbcnews.com)
In recent weeks, right-wing pundits have zeroed in on airline DEI programs and the presence of migrants in airports....
Champaign IL hired Police Chief Timothy Tyler despite disciplinary past and allegations of misconduct (ipmnewsroom.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/champaign-police-chief-timothy-…
US weapons sales abroad hit record high in 2023, boosted by Ukraine war (www.bbc.com)
US weapons sales overseas rose sharply last year, reaching a record total of $238bn (£187bn), as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked demand....
