US appeals court kills ban on plastic containers contaminated with PFAS (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative fifth circuit overturns EPA’s ban prohibiting Inhance from using manufacturing process creating toxic compound...
California set to hike wages for fast-food workers to industry-leading $20 per hour (www.cbsnews.com)
Starting Monday, most California fast-food workers will earn at least $20 an hour — the highest minimum wage across the U.S. restaurant industry. Yet the pay hike is sparking furious debate, with some restaurant owners warning of job losses and higher prices for customers, while labor advocates tout the benefits of higher...
Texas woman sues prosecutors who charged her with murder after she self-managed an abortion (apnews.com)
A Texas woman who was charged with murder over self-managing an abortion and spent two nights in jail has sued prosecutors along the U.S.-Mexico border who put the criminal case in motion before it was later dropped....
An Oklahoma council member with ties to white nationalists faces scrutiny, and a recall election (apnews.com)
The typical topics for discussion among city leaders in the northwest Oklahoma community of Enid are how to lure a new movie theater, the cost of operating a downtown arena and plans for a solar farm on the edge of town....
U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel (www.washingtonpost.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13696784...
Some state lawmakers want school chaplains as part of a 'rescue mission' for public education (apnews.com)
Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have proposed legislation to allow spiritual chaplains in public schools, a move that proponents say will ease a youth mental health crisis, bolster staff retention and offer spiritual care to students who can’t afford or access religious schools....
The wealth of the 1% just hit a record $44 trillion (www.cnbc.com)
Key Points...
Mother says she wants justice after teen son is killed during police chase in Mississippi (apnews.com)
A mother says she wants justice for her 17-year-old son who died when a police SUV ran over him in the small Mississippi Delta town where he lived....
Baltimore bridge: Massive US crane to haul wreckage after deadly collapse (www.bbc.com)
The largest crane on the eastern US seaboard has arrived in Baltimore as part of a massive clean-up effort after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse....
150 arrested for allegedly using drones to transport drugs, guns, cellphones into Georgia prisons (abcnews.go.com)
Woman jailed on murder charge after abortion sues Starr County (www.valleycentral.com)
STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A woman who was arrested on a murder charge, which was later dismissed, following an abortion is now suing Starr County and its district attorney....
Rockford, Illinois stabbing suspect blamed 'laced' marijuana, authorities say (www.bbc.com)
Of course, the news is going to run with this as if it’s true, despite this “laced marijuana” apparently reaching no one but this guy and/or only causing him specifically with violent psychosis....
Children among cancer patients fearing being sent back to Gaza by Israel (www.theguardian.com)
Cancer patients from Gaza, including children, are living in a state of limbo in a hospital in East Jerusalem after Israeli authorities threatened to send them back....
Marvin Gaye: Never-before heard music resurfaces in Belgium (www.bbc.co.uk)
The story of Marvin’s Belgian connection has been told before....
Judge questions Border Patrol stand that it's not required to care for children at migrant camps (apnews.com)
A federal judge on Friday sharply questioned the Biden administration’s position that it bears no responsibility for housing and feeding migrant children while they wait in makeshift camps along the U.S-Mexico border....
Closed bridges highlight years of neglect, backlog of repairs awaiting funding (apnews.com)
After a yearlong closure, a bridge over the Puyallup River reopened in 2019 with a sturdy new span and a brand new name. It even won a national award....
Transgender athletes face growing hostility: four tell their stories in their own words (www.usatoday.com)
Success or failure? Canada's drug decriminalisation test faces scrutiny (www.bbc.com)
Trigger warning for the picture: needle
Cases of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea Have Tripled in China, Posing a Global Threat (www.usnews.com)
A strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea first emerged in China in 2016, and cases of this tough-to-treat infection have tripled there in just five years, Chinese researchers report....
Salt Lake City police defend not arresting Ahn Pham after initial hit and run case (ksltv.com)
The Salt Lake Police Department is defending itself in the case of the man accused of a string of hit-and-runs in the city and questions about why Ahn Pham wasn’t arrested after the initial hit-and-run last August....
Public has no right to swim in sea, claims firm that dumped sewage at bathing spot (inews.co.uk)
South West Water is claiming it has no legal obligation to keep rivers and seawater clean of sewage in its defence against a Devon swimmer who is taking the water company to court....
A New Jersey man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead (whyy.org)
Virginia governor vetoes marijuana market bill (www.politico.com)
Kansas Legislature Bans Trans Kids From Accessing Gender-Affirming Care (truthout.org)
Nearly Two Years After Uvalde Massacre, Here Is Where All the Investigations, Personnel Changes Stand (www.propublica.org)
