WWE Founder Vince McMahon Accused of Sexual Abuse and Trafficking in Lawsuit by Former Employee (variety.com)
CONTENT WARNING: This article describes graphic accusations of SA.
Governor drafting plan to help Pennsylvania higher ed system that's among the worst in affordability (apnews.com)
Gov. Josh Shapiro plans next month to propose an overhaul of a higher education system in Pennsylvania that is among the worst in the nation in affordability, his administration said Friday....
Biden to deploy CIA director to help broker major Gaza deal (www.washingtonpost.com)
President Biden plans to dispatch CIA Director William J. Burns in the coming days to help broker an ambitious deal between Hamas and Israel that would involve the release of all remaining hostages held in Gaza and the longest cessation of hostilities since the war began last year, according to officials familiar with the...
Internal audit slams shoddy investigations of police shootings. St. Louis keeps it secret. (www.stltoday.com)
The city has been fighting to keep the audit out of public view ever since it was finished....
Proposed CA bill would electronically restrict cars from going 10mph over speed limit (abc7.com)
44% of Americans can't pay an unexpected $1,000 expense from savings. ‘We're just not wired to save,’ expert says (www.cnbc.com)
When faced with an unexpected $1,000 expense, more than one-third of Americans would borrow the money, according to a new Bankrate survey. That may include tapping their credit cards, seeking money from friends or family or taking out a personal loan....
Why China poses a growing threat to the U.S. auto industry (www.cnbc.com)
Chinese automakers pose a growing threat to their American counterparts — even without selling directly to consumers in the U.S. market....
The U.S. economy grew at a 3.3% pace in the fourth quarter, much better than expected (www.cnbc.com)
Feds will try Backpage co-founder Michael Lacey for a third time (reason.com)
Proud Boys member gets six years in prison for Capitol riot after insulting judge (www.theguardian.com)
Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted chief judge before the sentence was handed down, calling him a ‘clown’ and a ‘fraud’...
TED Fellows Resign Over ‘Genocide Apologist’ Bill Ackman’s Speaker Invite (www.thedailybeast.com)
The fellows called Ackman a “genocide apologist.”
Gustav Klimt portrait found after almost 100 years (www.bbc.com)
A painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, that was believed lost for 100 years, has been found in Vienna....
A day after Trump testifies, lawyers have final say in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (apnews.com)
Closing arguments are to begin Friday in the defamation case against Donald Trump a day after the former president left a New York courtroom fuming that he hadn’t been given an opportunity to refute E. Jean Carroll’s sexual abuse accusations....
64K women and girls became pregnant due to rape in states with abortion bans, study estimates (www.nbcnews.com)
The research letter, published by JAMA Internal Medicine, estimated that nearly 520,000 rapes were associated with 64,565 pregnancies across 14 states....
‘I didn’t know what I was supposed to do’: US women who miscarry are in dangerous legal limbo post-Roe (www.theguardian.com)
With near-total bans on abortion in 14 states, the laws on miscarriage are vague – stoking fears of criminal consequences and leaving women desperate...
Stop eating fried toothpicks, South Korea warns after viral social media trend (www.nbcnews.com)
Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram....
Man accused of smuggling migrant family who froze to death at border found living outside Toronto (www.cbc.ca)
A man accused by police in India of helping smuggle a family of four through Canada just before they froze to death on the Manitoba border with the United States has been found living freely in a suburb outside Toronto, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found....
Kenneth Eugene Smith: US inmate faces first nitrogen execution after losing last-minute appeals (www.bbc.com)
An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals....
Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime fire which killed 36 (www.bbc.com)
The arson attack in a revered Kyoto animation studio killed 36 people and injured dozens more.
Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009 (apnews.com)
U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure known as a Brazilian butt lift....
Robitussin maker recalls several lots of cough syrup due to contamination (apnews.com)
The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems....
West Virginia GOP majority pushes contentious bills arming teachers, restricting bathrooms, books (apnews.com)
West Virginia’s Republican-dominated Legislature pushed forward a slate of contentious bills Wednesday that would arm teachers, allow people to sue libraries over books that offend them and restrict where transgender kids can use the bathroom at school....
A dairy farm is accused of stealing $3 million in wages. But was there a crime? (minnesotareformer.com)
Over the past three years, dairy farmers Keith Schaefer and his daughter Megan Hill stole at least $3 million from hundreds of their workers across central Minnesota, according to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Keith Ellison earlier this month....
Harry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer’s dad, dies at 97 (apnews.com)
Former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. has died at age 97. An obituary distributed by his son and namesake, Harry Connick Jr., says Connick died peacefully at his home in New Orleans on Thursday with his family by his side.
Who invented butter chicken? Indian judge to rule in dispute over global favorite (www.nbcnews.com)
Two Indian restaurant chains are battling it out in court over claims to the dish’s origins....
