Michigan outlaws the 'gay and trans panic defense' in criminal trials (www.nbcnews.com)
The law prohibits using a victim’s sexuality or gender identity as justification for criminal action....
Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book says (www.theguardian.com)
Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests (www.theguardian.com)
The Israeli government took extraordinary measures to frustrate a high-stakes US lawsuit that threatened to reveal closely guarded secrets about one of the world’s most notorious hacking tools, leaked files suggest....
Southwest Airlines to assign seats, breaking 50-year tradition (apnews.com)
Fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies hits the town of Jasper (apnews.com)
Roger Stone sentencing proposal change was ‘highly unusual’ but politics didn’t play an improper role, DOJ watchdog says (www.cnn.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/20240725114120/…/index.html
New York Times unknowingly quotes woman who infamously faked finding a finger in Wendy’s chili (www.independent.co.uk)
MrBeast collaborator Ava Kris Tyson leaves YouTube channel after online users accuse her of grooming (www.nbcnews.com)
Top Sinaloa cartel leader taken into U.S. custody alongside son of ‘El Chapo’ (wapo.st)
2U / edX Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Lenders Take It Private. (www.bnnbloomberg.ca)
FULL SPEECH: President Joe Biden gives address after dropping out of 2024 election (youtu.be)
Yosemite hiker slips on cables in Half Dome and falls to death during storm (www.theguardian.com)
Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged from Army for serious misconduct (ipmnewsroom.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey-…
Millions are trying FDA-authorized alternatives to Big Pharma’s weight loss drugs. (virginiamercury.com)
US healthcare volunteers in Gaza write to Biden about ‘unbearable cruelty’ inflicted by Israel and arms embargo (www.theguardian.com)
“Every single signatory to this letter treated children in Gaza who suffered violence that must have been deliberately directed at them. Specifically, every one of us on a daily basis treated pre-teen children who were shot in the head.”
Ex-janitor sues Frito-Lay over Flamin’ Hot Cheetos origin story (wapo.st)
Woman found dead hours before she was to be sentenced for killing her husband (abcnews.go.com)
Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi had pleaded guilty to manslaughter and larceny charges....
Texas woman's lawsuit after being jailed on murder charge over abortion can proceed, judge rules (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was jailed and charged with murder after self-managing an abortion in 2022 can move forward with her lawsuit against the local sheriff and prosecutors over the case that drew national outrage before the charges were quickly dropped, a federal judge ruled Wednesday....
Secret DEA files show agents joked about rape in WhatsApp chat. Then one of them was accused of it. (apnews.com)
In a WhatsApp chat that quickly devolved into depravity, a group of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents boasted about their “world debauchery tour” of “boozing and whoring” on the government’s dime. They swapped lurid images of their latest sexual conquests. And at one point they even joked about “forcible...
Trump said some disabled people "should just die," according to his nephew (www.motherjones.com)
Uvalde school police officer set to appear in court on criminal charges over mass shooting response. (www.texastribune.org)
Missouri high court blocks release of man whose conviction was overturned. (www.voanews.com)
Death Valley heat melts skin off a man's feet after he lost his flip-flops in the dunes (www.yahoo.com)
According to a National Park Service news release, the 42-year-old Belgian tourist was taking a short walk Saturday in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops, putting his feet into direct contact with the desert ground. The result: third-degree burns....
Biden says he’ll call for Supreme Court reform in final months in office (thehill.com)
Biden delivered remarks from the Oval Office outlining his decision not to seek reelection, his first on-camera remarks since making that announcement on Sunday. In addition to explaining why he is ending his candidacy, he listed off his priorities for his remaining time as president....
Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it (apnews.com)
Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already the largest active blaze in the nation....
