Biden administration restores protections for gay and transgender Americans seeking health care (www.cnn.com)
What happens now that Harvey Weinstein's conviction was overturned in New York (www.nbcnews.com)
“For the Ages”: The Supreme Court Hears the Presidential Immunity Defense (www.lawfaremedia.org)
David Pecker testimony at Trump trial reveals the seedy underbelly of his tabloid journalism (www.nbcnews.com)
The former National Enquirer’s secret agreement with Donald Trump is shocking, even by the sensational standards of his former publication....
Flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom (apnews.com)
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September....
US food regulator gathering information on Indian spices after alleged contamination (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is gathering information on products of Indian spice makers MDH and Everest after Hong Kong halted sales of some of their products for allegedly containing high levels of a cancer-causing pesticide....
As solar capacity grows, some of America's most productive farmland is at risk (www.reuters.com)
Dave Duttlinger’s first thought when he saw a dense band of yellowish-brown dust smearing the sky above his Indiana farm was: I warned them this would happen. About 445 acres of his fields near Wheatfield, Indiana, are covered in solar panels and related machinery – land that in April 2019 Duttlinger leased to Dunns Bridge...
Bodycam video shows handcuffed man telling Ohio officers 'I can't breathe' before his death (www.nbcnews.com)
In video of the April 18 encounter, Frank Tyson can be seen lying motionless on the floor of a bar for more than 5 minutes before police check him for a pulse....
Paramedic Who Injected Elijah McClain With Ketamine Before His Death Avoids Prison (www.huffpost.com)
BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a powerful sedative avoided prison and was sentenced to probation Friday after his homicide conviction in the Black man’s death, which helped fuel the 2020 racial injustice protests....
The pro-Trump Arizona fake electors scheme: what’s in the charging document? (www.theguardian.com)
The indictment against the slate of fake electors in Arizona and the Trump allies who advanced the scheme there includes a host of public statements and private exchanges that show how the group intended to overturn the state’s electoral votes for Joe Biden in 2020....
‘In the US they think we’re communists!’ The 70,000 workers showing the world another way to earn a living (www.theguardian.com)
When Marisa Fernández lost her husband to cancer a few years ago, her employers at the Eroski hypermarket went, she says, “above and beyond to help me through the dark days afterwards, rejigging my timetable and giving me time off when I couldn’t face coming in.”...
Bird flu has now jumped to cows - and their milk. Could humans be next? (www.sciencefocus.com)
A strain of bird flu known as H5N1 or highly pathogenic avian influenza has made a worrying leap to cattle herds across the US over the past month. This development has sparked “enormous concern” among health experts, including the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, who warned of the virus’ “extremely...
NBC News investigation reveals Israel strikes on Gaza areas it said were safe (www.nbcnews.com)
Oregon's Sports Bra, a pub for women's sports fans, plans national expansion as interest booms (apnews.com)
The Sports Bra is a pub where women’s sports are celebrated — and the only thing on TV....
South Dakota governor, a potential Trump running mate, writes in new book about killing her dog (apnews.com)
The Guardian obtained a copy of Noem’s soon-to-be released book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting....
Tornadoes collapse buildings and level homes in Nebraska and Iowa (apnews.com)
Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Nebraska....
US regulators seize troubled lender Republic First, sell it to Fulton Bank (www.reuters.com)
U.S. regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers....
US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada (www.reuters.com)
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war....
Columbia leadership rebuked by faculty panel for police crackdown on protesters (www.reuters.com)
Columbia University’s embattled president came under renewed pressure on Friday as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian protest at the Ivy League school....
Chaturbate Will Pay Texas $675,000 for Violating New Porn Age Verification Law (www.404media.co)
Israel: ‘Investigate what?’ A response to mass graves being found in Gaza. (www.politico.com)
When NatSec Daily asked Israel Defense Forces spokesperson NADAV SHOSHANI whether Israel plans on investigating, he at first waived off the question, calling the reports “fake news.”...