Mike Pence will not endorse Donald Trump’s presidential campaign (www.theguardian.com)
Former Indiana governor and candidate for Republican nomination tells Fox News decision ‘should come as no surprise’...
Toxicology experts say death from medications in Nex Benedict case ‘very, very uncommon’ (www.advocate.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/nex-benedict-drugs-toxicology-e…
Uber and Lyft are quitting Minneapolis over a driver pay increase (www.engadget.com)
The city has just 39 licensed cab drivers.
The Sunshine State is #1 in fatal crashes at intersections, with more than three times as many deadly intersections (257) as the next highest state, Arizona (82) (stacker.com)
Nex Benedict’s death illustrates the hostility of Oklahoma’s anti-trans laws (www.independent.co.uk)
Nex Benedict’s tragic February death has raised more questions than answers, including after the medical examiner this week ruled it a suicide. But studies suggest the teen’s case is all too common in a society where acceptance, remains elusive – and Oklahoma activists point angrily to a raft of recent anti-trans state...
College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies (apnews.com)
Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022....
Mississippi police officer pleads guilty to forcing prisoner to drink his own urine (www.theguardian.com)
Michael Christian Green faces up to year in prison after pleading guilty over incident in town of Pearl in December...
Connecticut considering barring legacy admissions at private colleges, in addition to public ones (apnews.com)
Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University....
‘Massacre’: Israel forces attack crowds waiting for aid in Gaza, killing 21 (www.aljazeera.com)
At least 21 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on thousands of people waiting for aid in Gaza City in the same area that was targeted hours earlier, government officials said....
The 6% commission on buying or selling a home is gone after Realtors association agrees to seismic settlement (www.cnn.com)
The 6% commission, a standard in home purchase transactions, is no more....
In shadow of Trump tweets, Supreme Court outlines when officials can be sued for social media use (www.nbcnews.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s frequent use of Twitter lurked in the background as the justices weighed whether an official’s online activities can constitute government action....
Blood test shows 83% accuracy for detecting colorectal cancer, study finds (www.cbsnews.com)
The Real Lessons of the Alabama IVF Ruling (www.theatlantic.com)
In fact, the case had essentially nothing to do with abortion. Three families pursuing IVF sued their clinic after another patient apparently wandered into the facility’s freezers without the staff realizing it and picked up a container of embryos. The extreme cold burned that person’s hand, causing them to drop the...
Fulton County DA Fani Willis case against Trump can continue if she or special prosecutor Wade remove themselves, judge rules (www.nbcnews.com)
Most US sandwich baggies contain toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
Testing commissioned by Mamavation blog found high levels of a marker of PFAS in nine of 11 baggies tested
6 Massachusetts teens charged in racial bullying incident with mock slave auction on Snapchat (www.nbcnews.com)
The chat was allegedly created by a group of 8th-grade students and involved some of the juveniles expressing “hateful and racist comments" and a mock slave auction....
Dauphin County cut power to men in jail’s ‘hole’ for 2 weeks: ‘Darkness creates depression’ (www.pennlive.com)
Archived at lemmy.world/…/21b2c789-5b37-443e-9263-4fc32c03b7a…
Abused by the Badge: Hundreds of law enforcement officers have been accused of sexually abusing children over the past two decades, a Washington Post investigation found (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/new-orleans-police-child-sexual…
Biden administration discussing using Guantanamo Bay to process possible influx of Haitian migrants (www.cnn.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/20240315114822/…/index.html...
Here's how a new federal prison could impact environment, economy in eastern Kentucky (www.lpm.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/heres-how-a-new-federal-prison-…
States Are Lining Up to Outlaw Lab-Grown Meat (www.wired.com)
Around 46 million Americans live in states that have introduced bills to ban cultivated meat, the latest escalation in a surprising culture war....
Man who was almost sucked off plane among group suing Alaska and Boeing (www.theguardian.com)
Seven people who allegedly suffered injuries after a door-sized panel blew off mid-air file suit against airline and manufacturer...
Missouri law bars divorce during pregnancy – even in cases of violence (www.theguardian.com)
The statute, which can lead to reproductive coercion in a state that has banned abortion, has recently gained nationwide attention...
Sandy Hook Lawyer To Aaron Rodgers: 'Could You Please Shut The F**k Up?' (www.huffpost.com)
Attorney Mark Bankston, who has represented Sandy Hook families, didn’t mince words when discussing Rodgers’ alleged false and conspiratorial beliefs....
Father of Michigan school shooter found guilty of manslaughter weeks after mother’s conviction (www.cnn.com)
James Crumbley, the father of the teenager who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a trial that comes a month after the shooter’s mother was convicted of the same charges....
