ABC News: Delaware man who police blocked from warning of speed trap wins $50K judgment (abcnews.go.com)
APNews: Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke charged with aggravated child abuse of 2 of her 6 children (apnews.com)
Newly discovered comet might be visible soon (cosmosmagazine.com)
A comet discovered just weeks ago by an amateur astronomer could soon be visible to the naked eye....
Nobel Foundation reverses decision to invite Russia to prize ceremony following backlash (www.cnn.com)
The Nobel Foundation has U-turned on a controversial decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the Nobel Prize award ceremony after facing widespread criticism....
India launches first sun-focused space mission, adding to lunar landing win (www.cnn.com)
India launched its first spacecraft dedicated to studying the sun, building on a month of historic successes for the country’s civil space efforts....
Nobel Foundation retracts invite to Russia, Belarus and Iran representatives to attend ceremonies (apnews.com)
The Nobel Foundation retracted its invitation for representatives of Russia, Belarus and Iran to attend this year’s Nobel Prize award ceremonies after the controversial decision “provoked strong reactions”.
Officials can’t interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules (apnews.com)
A federal judge ruled Friday that law enforcement officials can’t use a Tennessee law that strictly limits drag shows to interfere with a local Pride festival this weekend, favoring event organizers who sued after a district attorney warned he intends to enforce the new statute even after another federal judge ruled it...
Texas eliminates 'tampon tax' on menstrual products, sales tax on baby items (goodmorningamerica.com)
Shoppers in Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products, making the state one of the few in the nation to eliminate the so-called “tampon tax.”...
Jimmy Buffett, legendary 'Margaritaville' singer, dies at 76 (www.nbcnews.com)
Jimmy Buffett, the singer-songwriter who drew millions of fans with his folksy tales of living and loving on tropical sandy beaches, frozen concoction in hand, died Friday night. He was 76....
More than 150 injured in clash at Eritrean Embassy event in Tel Aviv (www.washingtonpost.com)
More than 150 Eritrean asylum seekers and dozens of police were injured Saturday in Tel Aviv after demonstrations outside an event sponsored by the Eritrean Embassy turned violent, Israeli officials said....
Supplier Caught Distributing Fake Parts for World’s Top-Selling Jet Engine (www.thedrive.com)
‘Heartbreaking’: Anti-Trans Healthcare Law Takes Effect in Texas (www.texasobserver.org)
Despite ACLU win in lower court, an appeal by the state means transgender kids and their families will feel the devastating effects of the ban.
Canada shut its land border to asylum seekers. More refugees came anyway (www.reuters.com)
Canada prides itself on welcoming immigrants and aims to bring in a record half a million new permanent residents in 2025 to deal with an acute labor shortage. But it has sought to discourage those applying for asylum, chiefly through an agreement with the U.S. under which each country turns back asylum seekers....
With wary eye on China, U.S. moves closer to former foe Vietnam (www.washingtonpost.com)
The United States and Vietnam are poised to significantly enhance their economic and technological ties, bringing the former foes closer at a time of increased Chinese assertiveness in the region....
Twitter is collecting biometrics data from users (www.cnn.com)
Life on Mars? - Oops...! (bigthink.com)
We may have accidentally killed the only life form we have found on Mars.
The Startling Age Of A Suspect in Racially Motivated (non fatal) Drowning (www.theroot.com)
Note: added (non fatal) to the title to make it clear that the victim lived, which is ambigious in the original title....
Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years (apnews.com)
A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack....
Uvalde mayor calls on district attorney to resign, accusing her of a 'cover-up' in the Robb Elementary shooting investigation (www.cnn.com)
The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, is calling on District Attorney Christina Mitchell to resign and filed a lawsuit accusing her of repeatedly blocking the city’s investigation into last year’s shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead....
Federal judge blocks Blount Co. District Attorney from enforcing Tennessee's anti-drag law at Blount Pride festival (www.wbir.com)
The ACLU sued on behalf of drag performer Flamy Grant and Blount Pride after District Attorney General Ryan Desmond warned them of possible prosecution in a letter.
Texas highways are the next anti-abortion target. One town is resisting. (www.texastribune.org)
Even in conservative corners of Texas, efforts to crack down on abortion travel are meeting resistance with some local officials who support Texas’s strict abortion laws, expressing concern that the efforts go too far....
Narcan — the opioid overdose medication — will finally be available over the counter (www.vox.com)
In just a few days, drugstores like Walgreens will have it in stock, for everyone. Here’s how to use it, and who it will help.
A Putin Critic Fell to His Death in Washington. We Still Don’t Know Why. (www.politico.com)
Police don’t suspect foul play killed Dan Rapoport. Some friends aren’t so sure.
Bodycam: Pregnant woman accused of shoplifting shot by police (www.cnn.com)
Somehow this is the only country on earth where this seems to happen. When talking about shootings involving guns, okay, fine, the US is certainly an outlier there, but every country has cars and police....
Court Tosses Arkansas Age Verification Law For Violating The 1st Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
Just after a judge granted an injunction against Texas’ adult content age verification law on 1st Amendment grounds, a judge in Arkansas did the same to that state’s social media age verification law. Trade organization NetChoice had challenged the law, and the court basically gave them a complete and total victory....
