Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states (apnews.com)
Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County....
Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks? (apnews.com)
The justices on Monday will consider a challenge to rulings from a California-based appeals court that found punishing people for sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment....
Trump was forced to listen silently as potential jurors offered their unvarnished assessments of him (apnews.com)
New Yorkers who said they couldn’t approach the case fairly were excused during jury selection. But one of the women with the harshest assessments of him will be among those who will determine his fate on 34 counts of falsifying business records....
Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza city of Rafah kills at least 9 Palestinians, including 6 children (apnews.com)
An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel pursued its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory....
The drug war devastated Black and other minority communities. Is marijuana legalization helping? (apnews.com)
Argument for legalizing the adult use of cannabis was to stop the harm caused by disproportionate enforcement of drug laws in Black, Latino and other minority communities.
US man arrested for allegedly throwing pipe bomb at Satanic Temple (www.theguardian.com)
Sean Patrick Palmer, of Oklahoma, arrested after explosive device found last week near porch of Satanic Temple in Massachusetts...
Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join the UAW, giving the union a groundbreaking win (www.cnn.com)
Hourly workers at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee overwhelming voted to join the United Auto Workers late Friday, a major breakthrough in the union’s effort to organize workers at plants nationwide....
EPA moves to make US polluters pay for cleanup of two forever chemicals (www.theguardian.com)
Superfund law requires industries responsible for PFOA and PFOS contamination in water or soil to pay for cleanup...
Women run 80% of US elections – but are targets of misogyny-laced threats (www.theguardian.com)
Threats lean toward sexual or domestic violence, attacks on their families and criticisms that they can’t do their jobs...
Next pandemic likely to be caused by flu virus, scientists warn (www.theguardian.com)
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears about the spread of avian strain...
Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse (www.theguardian.com)
Man identified by police as Max Azzarello, from Florida, declared dead after incident outside lower Manhattan courthouse...
New York AG asks court to reject Trump's $175M bond for civil judgment (abcnews.go.com)
Letitia James contended the bond company may not have enough resources to pay....
Senate passes bill renewing key FISA surveillance power moments after it expires (www.nbcnews.com)
VW Workers Vote to Join UAW in Historic Southern Win for Union (www.wsj.com)
UAW says Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join union, giving it groundbreaking landslide win (www.cnn.com)
USC cancels all commencement speakers amid criticism over decision to stop Pro-Palestinian valedictorian's speech (www.nbclosangeles.com)
A celebrity seal was moved 125 miles away. He showed up again days later. (www.washingtonpost.com)
Trump and the RNC say they will recruit 100,000 poll watchers. Experts are skeptical (www.usatoday.com)
Iconic Hotel From ‘The Shining’ Goes Up in Flames (www.thedailybeast.com)
Organizers in Idaho Are Readying for an Abortion Rights Ballot Initiative (truthout.org)
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Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes Will Now Face More Scrutiny Before They Can Simply Leave the Army (www.propublica.org)
Are there really more things going wrong on airplanes? (www.vox.com)
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