Mysterious object that hit Florida man's roof was part of the International Space Station (www.cbc.ca)
Ford recalls over 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick cars due to loss of drive power risk (apnews.com)
Bronx shooters on scooters leave 1 dead, 3 injured (www.nbcnews.com)
Tennessee is ramping up penalties for student threats. Research shows that’s not the best way to keep schools safe. (www.propublica.org)
Zero-tolerance measures can counteract what some experts consider a crucial tool for protecting students and the larger community....
DeSantis signs bill banning local heat protections for workers (thehill.com)
Most Student Loan Borrowers Have Delayed Major Life Events (news.gallup.com)
Prosecutors’ Error May Expose Potential Scope of Disgraced Detective’s Harm - Judge to rule whether file mistakenly sent by D.A. may be shared with public (www.nytimes.com)
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Gov. Reeves proclaims Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi (www.mississippifreepress.org)
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a 31-year-old tradition that began in 1993. Beauvoir, the Biloxi, Miss., the museum and historic home of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, announced the proclamation in a Facebook post on Friday, April 12....
Red Lobster considers bankruptcy to deal with leases and labour costs. (www.bloomberg.com)
New Mexico’s rivers are most threatened waterways in US, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
Supreme court ruling left more than 90% of state’s surface waters with no pollution protections, since they don’t run continuously...
Arizona abortion providers hope 1864 ban will spark change: ‘A blue wave is coming’ (www.theguardian.com)
Providers are optimistic for a different future for abortion in the state even as Republicans flounder in their response...
Trump supporters gather outside courthouse and ask: Who among us hasn’t paid for sex? (www.independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump has not been accused of paying for sex, but several supporters protesting outside of his trial on Monday wanted to make it clear that they have. It seems the crowds that come out to protest the persecution of the former president are getting smaller, and weirder...
‘We need more shade’: how US’s hottest city is cooling its least protected community (www.theguardian.com)
Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperatures...
‘Danger to our democracy’: fears over Trump allies’ summit with far-right sheriffs (www.theguardian.com)
Mike Flynn, Mike Lindell and others to attend event on election fraud by Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association...
Michigan Democrats win special elections to regain full control of state government (apnews.com)
Democrats won back a majority in the Michigan House and restored their party’s full control of state governmentTuesday thanks to victories in two special elections....
Revealed: Israel has sped up settlement-building in East Jerusalem since Gaza war began (www.theguardian.com)
Israel’s government has accelerated the construction of settlements across East Jerusalem, with more than 20 projects totalling thousands of housing units having been approved or advanced since the start of the war in Gaza six months ago, planning documents show....
‘Something will have to give’: IMF sounds alarm on US debt (thehill.com)
Americans Sleeping Less, More Stressed (news.gallup.com)
Google employees protest company’s work with Israeli government (thehill.com)
Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)? (www.npr.org)
Members of self-proclaimed anti-government group ‘God’s Misfits’ held in killings of Kansas women (apnews.com)
Two Kansas women who vanished as they tried to pick up children for a birthday party two weeks ago were killed over a custody dispute involving a group of anti-government Oklahomans calling themselves “God’s Misfits,” authorities said Monday....
The first set of conjoined twins to identify as different genders has died at 62 (www.lgbtqnation.com)
"Wasteful beyond control": A Michelin-starred chef on fine dining's sustainability crisis (www.salon.com)
Trump rebuked as hush-money trial judge warns against juror intimidation (www.theguardian.com)
Juan Merchan admonishes ex-president for ‘gesturing and speaking in the direction of the juror’ as jury selection continues...