Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose (www.nytimes.com)
Kevin McCarthy directs House to open impeachment inquiry into Biden (www.washingtonpost.com)
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he is directing House committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, amid pressure from some hard-right members of the Republican caucus to do so....
State House Candidate in Virginia Condemns Leak of Sex Tapes (www.nytimes.com)
Susanna Gibson, a Democrat running in one of seven tossup House seats in the closely divided legislature, denounced the “illegal invasion of my privacy.”...
Nearly five decades after the fall of Saigon, U.S. will help Vietnam boost its military capabilities (www.cnbc.com)
Nearly fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the United States agreed to help build up Vietnam’s defense capabilities, a tacit acknowledgement that China poses a greater geopolitical challenge today to both nations than they do to each other....
Cybersecurity issue prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US (apnews.com)
A “cybersecurity issue” led to the shutdown of some casino and hotel computer systems at MGM Resorts International properties across the U.S., a company official reported Monday....
California lawmakers vote to end travel ban to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws (apnews.com)
California may soon lift a ban on state-funded travel to states with anti-LGBTQ+ laws and instead focus on an advertising campaign to bring anti-discrimination messages to red states....
Residents hole up, schools close as searchers zero in on escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante (apnews.com)
Residents of a suburban Philadelphia community locked themselves in their houses and at least one school district canceled classes as authorities indicated they were closing in on an escaped murderer who has evaded capture in the region for nearly two weeks....
McDonald's plans to transition away from self-serve soda fountains in US by 2032 (www.usatoday.com)
Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently pursuing nearly two dozen lawsuits accusing prominent defendants including Fifth Third Bank (FITB.O), TransUnion (TRU.N) and Moneygram of financial misconduct. But the watchdog’s future may be in peril thanks to a case now before the U.S. Supreme Court....
California fast food workers to get $20 minimum wage under new deal between labor and the industry (www.kcra.com)
Residents asked to stay indoors after escaped Pennsylvania killer is spotted again, and police say he is armed (www.cnn.com)
A Monday night sighting of the convicted killer who escaped from an eastern Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago jolted the surrounding community into high alert and prompted school closures Tuesday, after police warned the inmate now has a weapon.
Demolition of Marilyn Monroe’s house halted after widespread outrage (www.theguardian.com)
The final home of Marilyn Monroe – and the only residence she ever owned independently – will remain standing for now after Los Angeles officials intervened to block the property’s demolition....
US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year (www.theguardian.com)
Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020...
Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it (apnews.com)
But Illinois is about to overhaul the system that upended Ross’ life. Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which abolishes cash bail as a condition of pretrial release, will take effect Sept. 18, making Illinois the first state to end cash bail and a testing ground for whether — and how — it works on a large scale....
Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties (apnews.com)
Marine Capitol rioter gets 1 hour of community service for each of 279 Marine Civil War casualties
The international Red Cross cuts budget, staffing levels as humanitarian aid dries up (apnews.com)
The part of the international Red Cross that deals with conflict and prisoners of war announced Monday it will trim its projected budget by about one-eighth next year and cut nearly 20% of staff at its headquarters....
Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating (www.bbc.com)
Sexual harassment, sexual assault and rape have been referred to as surgery’s open secret....
Many Senior Citizens Expect To Die With College Loan Debts. (portside.org)
Can natural disasters set off a full-fledged banking crisis? (creditnews.com)
The wildfires in Hawaii this summer, Colorado in 2021, and Oregon in 2020 are bringing home to even die-hard climate change deniers the investment consequences of global warming....
Fact check: Biden falsely claims he was at Ground Zero 'the next day' after 9/11 (www.cnn.com)
He did it three times in a single speech last month – falsely claiming to have witnessed a bridge collapse in Pittsburgh in 2022 (he actually visited the site more than six hours after the collapse), falsely claiming his grandfather had died just days prior to his own birth at the same hospital (his paternal grandfather died...
Driver intentionally hit cyclists, killing one, in brief rampage, Huntington Beach police say (www.latimes.com)
Huntington Beach police are searching for a motorist they believe intentionally struck bicyclists in three separate incidents that occurred in less than an hour Sunday evening. Two riders were injured, and the third was killed....
"Write a Check for $11,000. She Was 26, She Had Limited Value." [Seattle Police] Officer Jokes with Police Union Leader About Killing of Pedestrian by Fellow Cop (publicola.com)
In a conversation with Mike Solan, the head of the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild, Seattle Police Department officer and SPOG vice president Daniel Auderer minimized the killing of 23-year-old student Jaahnavi Kandula by police officer Kevin Dave and joked that she had “limited value” as a “regular person” who was only...
MFP Asks Court To Make House GOP Caucus Meetings Public (www.mississippifreepress.org)
The Mississippi Free Press asked a court on Monday to hold that Mississippi House Republican Caucus meetings must be open to the public under the Open Meetings Act. Last year, the full Mississippi Ethics Commission rejected the Mississippi Free Press’ argument and declared that the Legislature is not a “public body” under...
Alabama files emergency appeal with Supreme Court in redistricting case (thehill.com)
Alabama has filed an emergency appeal in its congressional map case, a week after a three-judge panel struck down on the matter....
American man rescued from cave in Turkey after being trapped for days (www.cnn.com)
An American caver has been rescued by emergency workers near Anamur, in southern Turkey, after he became stranded hundreds of meters underground earlier this month....
