Bisexual student challenges Pope Francis over use of antigay slurs (www.advocate.com)
Now an abortion rights advocate, woman raped by stepfather as a child will campaign with first lady (apnews.com)
Hadley Duvall of Owensboro, Kentucky, first told her story publicly last fall in a campaign ad for the governor’s race in her home state, discussing the consequences of abortion restrictions, particularly those without exceptions for rape or incest....
Someone apparently hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to peddle a memecoin and made off with millions (www.engadget.com)
Sotomayor: Ruling Against Foreign Spouses Will 'Most Heavily' Harm Same-Sex Couples (www.commondreams.org)
'Sale-leasebacks' offer to help homeowners needing cash. Some lose thousands (www.npr.org)
Pastor Robert Morris tried to scare his sex abuse victim with threat of prosecution (www.salon.com)
Israeli soldiers who drove with wounded Palestinian tied to their vehicle 'violated orders', military says (www.abc.net.au)
‘We’ve all broken the Ten Commandments’: The evangelicals still backing Trump (www.independent.co.uk)
Washington Post publisher retains ties to past business ventures (www.washingtonpost.com)
Rip currents kill 4 in 48 hours: Panama City Beach on pace to be deadliest in US (www.usatoday.com)
World's ugliest dog? Meet Wild Thang, the 8-year-old Pekingese who took the 2024 crown (www.usatoday.com)
‘News deserts’: if local newspapers are dying, will local democracy die with them? (www.theguardian.com)
India's Muslims continue to face discrimination and hate following Modi's election win (www.pbs.org)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his party lost its majority in parliament. Modi portrays himself as a strong leader of a rising nation, but his ten years in office have been marked by a fierce crackdown on dissent and India’s ethnic and religious minorities. Producer Zeba Warsi traveled across...
A heat wave is bringing searing temperatures to New York and the I-95 corridor. Washington DC has hit 100 degrees (www.cnn.com)
A dangerous heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the US this weekend, including over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a tropical system could develop this weekend through the southwest Gulf of Mexico.
DeSantis vetoes all arts grants in Florida (www.nytimes.com)
Gov. Ron DeSantis gave no explanation for zeroing out the $32 million in grants that were approved by state lawmakers....
Virginia exonerates man who spent 45 years in prison for death of 3-year-old (www.nytimes.com)
On Tuesday, a Virginia appeals court fully absolved Marvin Grimm Jr. of the 1975 crime, saying that new evidence had dismantled the state’s original case against him....
Appeals court finds 'Obamacare' pillar unconstitutional in suit over HIV-prevention drug (www.nbcnews.com)
If the Supreme Court ultimately takes the case and overturns the pillar, this could have a widespread impact on out-of-pocket health care costs, including costs for the HIV-prevention pill, known as PrEP....
Busiest transit hub in U.S. rocked by delays as infrastructure breakdowns hit during heat wave (www.nbcnews.com)
New Jersey Transit and Amtrak rail service was severely disrupted this week, leaving some commuters stranded for hours on the hottest days of the year....
New York’s Fat Beach Day gives plus-size people a space to be themselves (www.theguardian.com)
Jacob Riis Beach hosts the day of body positivity and fun, in the city at the heart of the fat acceptance movement...
California school board president who led conservative culture war loses recall vote (www.theguardian.com)
Joseph Komrosky, who decried critical race theory and called Harvey Milk a pedophile, was recalled by 51% of Temecula voters...
Federal firefighters left in limbo as fire season heats up (www.nbcnews.com)
After a year of funding uncertainty in Congress, agencies are struggling to recruit and retain firefighters....
5 men convicted for Jetflicks, illegal streamer with more content than Netflix, Hulu and Amazon combined (www.nbcnews.com)
The men made millions of dollars streaming stolen copyrighted content to tens of thousands of paid subscribers, the Justice Department said....
Melting? Fossil Fuels Have Made Extreme Heat 35 Times More Likely in North America (www.motherjones.com)
Living in tents on the beach and surviving on sea water. This is what Gazans go through every day (www.abc.net.au)
Second Canadian scientist alleges brain illness investigation was shut down (www.theguardian.com)
