Police chief fired after twice asking captain’s wife for nude photos on Snapchat (nypost.com)
Johnson Casts Doubt on Border Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid, Defying Biden (www.nytimes.com)
Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday dug in against President Biden’s efforts to revive stalled legislation to send aid to Ukraine, saying the Republican-led House would not entertain it unless Democrats agreed to a far more severe crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border than they have been willing to consider....
Arizona may join Italy by banning lab-grown meat from the state (www.foodsafetynews.com)
Capitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison (apnews.com)
A Florida man described by prosecutors as one of the most violent rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison, court records show....
Tech billionaires want to build a new city in rural California. Voters may get a say on it (www.theguardian.com)
California Forever, which bought 60,000 acres, has received fierce opposition from local officials and environmental groups...
Homebuilder sentiment surges as mortgage rates trend down (www.cnn.com)
Homebuilder confidence surged in January as mortgage rates continued to trend lower, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released Wednesday....
Man arrested after allegedly planning to bomb Satanic Temple in Salem (www.boston.com)
According to a Jan. 12 press release by the Salem Police Department, 30-year-old Luke Isaac Terpstra was arrested and charged with possession of bombs with unlawful intent, after an investigation by the Grant Police Department in Michigan....
Italian province orders all dogs to be DNA tested in poo crackdown (www.theguardian.com)
Owners in Bolzano, northern Italy, must pay €65 for test, which police can use to search for dog muck culprits...
How a legal loophole allows anti-abortion prosecutors to obtain women’s secret health data (www.dallasnews.com)
Some leading drug store chains turn over customers’ private health care information without a warrant....
Two of the country’s largest transgender rights organizations will merge (www.nbcnews.com)
The National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund will join forces by this summer....
Supreme Court conservatives signal willingness to roll back the power of federal agencies (www.cnn.com)
The Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority spent several hours Wednesday attacking a longstanding legal doctrine that gives federal agencies wide latitude to create policies and regulations in various areas of life....
Teen sued Utah over social media law requiring curfew for minors (arstechnica.com)
Restaurant owner fights inflation by making soap out of bacon grease (www.wbaltv.com)
US police killed a record number of people in 2023 (thehill.com)
In 2023, police in the U.S. Killed over 1,300 people, marking a steady increase in police killings, as reported by Mapping Police Violence....
Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack (abcnews.go.com)
Davos Escort Services are “Completely Booked” During 2024 Conference (valuetainment.com)
Amid a national shortage, the US Adderall black market is booming (www.theguardian.com)
With pharmacies unable to fill prescriptions, many ADHD patients are turning to Craigslist to buy illicit pills online...
New Biden rule cracks down on insurers’ use of prior authorization (thehill.com)
A new Biden administration rule released Wednesday aims to streamline the prior authorization process used by insurers to approve medical procedures and treatments....
Bite mark analysis has no basis in science, experts now say. Why is it still being used in court? (www.nbcnews.com)
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Blinken’s Davos departure delayed after Boeing plane malfunction (www.politico.com)
American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN (www.cnn.com)
1 million voters have been purged from Florida's rolls as number of registered Democrats drops by nearly 10% while Republicans only lose 3% of registered voters (www.dailymail.co.uk)
The active registered voters with the Florida Democratic Party fell by 467,337 voters or nearly 10 percent. The active registered voters with the Republican Part of Florida decreased by 153,369 or approximately three percent....
Cancer incidence rising among adults under 50, new report finds, leaving doctors puzzled and worried (www.cnn.com)
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The Pentagon will install rooftop solar panels as Biden pushes clean energy in federal buildings (abcnews.go.com)
The Defense Department will install solar panels on the Pentagon, part of the Biden administration’s plan to promote clean energy and “reestablish the federal government as a sustainability leader.”...
'I’m not safe here': Schools ignore federal rules on restraint and seclusion (kffhealthnews.org)
Photos show blood splattered across a small bare-walled room in a North Carolina school where a second grader repeatedly punched himself in the face in the fall of 2019, according to the child’s mom....