Supreme Court approval rating falls to one of lowest yet amid Trump cases (www.independent.co.uk)
The approval rating of the nation’s highest court stands at 40 per cent, according to a new poll...
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Block a Biden Plan on Air Pollution (www.nytimes.com)
Several conservative justices were skeptical of the administration’s “good neighbor” rule on cross-state pollution, meant to protect downwind states from harmful emissions....
Tennessee firm employed minors to clean meat saws, head splitters at slaughterhouses (www.nbcnews.com)
Nuclear fusion: Scientists say they can use AI to solve a key problem in the quest for clean energy | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
Yale to resume requiring standardized test scores for applicants (www.nbcnews.com)
The Ivy League university said testing can “highlight an applicant’s areas of academic strength” and can help add diversity in the classroom....
Japanese mafia boss conspired to traffic nuclear materials, says US (www.bbc.com)
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, allegedly tried to sell material he believed would go to Iran to build a nuclear bomb.
Thai Police Round Up Myanmar Citizens Fleeing Conscription (www.irrawaddy.com)
No Questions, Multiple Denials: This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment (www.propublica.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/this-mississippi-court-appoints…
Alabama’s supreme court ruled embryos are ‘extrauterine children’. IVF patients are worried (www.theguardian.com)
Biden administration cancels student loans of more than 150,000 borrowers under new plan (www.nbcnews.com)
Ghost gun manufacturer agrees to stop sales to Maryland residents (apnews.com)
A leading manufacturer of ghost guns has agreed to stop selling its untraceable, unassembled firearms to Maryland residents under a settlement agreement announced Wednesday by the city of Baltimore....
Fentanyl dealers increasingly facing homicide charges over overdose deaths (www.cbsnews.com)
‘Migrant Crime Wave’ Not Supported by Data, Despite High-Profile Cases (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/4CKoY
West Virginia bill allowing librarians to be prosecuted over 'obscene' books moves forward (www.usatoday.com)
Washington State Troopers Charged Her With Drunken Driving. But Her Brain Was Bleeding. (www.nytimes.com)
Archived at ghostarchive.org/archive/x1GrN
Stray Bullets Are Killing Kids Across the U.S. (www.thetrace.org)
A close look at North Minneapolis tells us more — but not enough — about child gun deaths....
150,000 more student loan borrowers to receive debt relief beginning Wednesday (abcnews.go.com)
The impacted borrowers are people enrolled in the SAVE Plan....
Alex Jones Estate Liquidation Gets Sandy Hook Families’ Vote (news.bloomberglaw.com)
The families of Sandy Hook school shooting victims voted overwhelmingly in favor of a plan to wrap up Alex Jones’ bankruptcy proceedings by liquidating the right wing talk show host’s assets.
Hezbollah commander trains Russian drone operators in Syria for deployment against Ukraine (news.yahoo.com)
Truckers pour cold water on pro-Trump New York boycott: "Not happening" (www.newsweek.com)
Truckers are dispelling Donald Trump supporters amid their efforts to boycott New York following the former president’s civil fraud penalty stating it’s “not happening.”...
Letitia James says she's prepared to seize Trump's buildings if he can't pay his $354M civil fraud fine (abcnews.go.com)
The New York attorney general made the remarks in an interview with ABC News....
2 men are charged with murder in the deadly shooting at Kansas City's Super Bowl celebration (apnews.com)
Two men charged with murder in last week’s shooting after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade were strangers who pulled out guns and began firing within seconds of starting an argument, according to court documents released Tuesday....
Administration announces $5.8 billion in funding to clean up nation’s drinking water, upgrade infrastructure (www.cnn.com)
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk....