Federal judge won't block suspension of right to carry guns in some New Mexico parks, playgrounds (abcnews.go.com)
A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area....
Black student suspended over his hairstyle to be sent to an alternative education program (www.aol.com)
After serving more than a month of in-school suspension over his dreadlocks, a Black student in Texas was told he will be removed from his high school and sent to a disciplinary alternative education program on Thursday....
The UAW says it is expanding its strike to include a Ford truck plant in Kentucky (apnews.com)
DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union significantly escalated its strikes against Detroit Three automakers Wednesday by going on strike against a major Ford truck plant in Louisville, Kentucky....
Louisiana student punished by school for dancing at private party (www.theguardian.com)
Chris Rock Asked Out Jada Pinkett Smith Before the Slap, Explaining Everything (www.cracked.com)
Inside the deadly instant loan app scam that blackmails with nudes (www.bbc.com)
We’ve seen evidence of scams like this run by various companies all over the world. But in India alone, the BBC has found at least 60 people have killed themselves after being harassed by loan apps....
Biden says the U.S. would have to invent an Israel if it didn't exist. Why? (theconversation.com)
NASA’s Bennu Asteroid Sample Contains Carbon, Water (www.nasa.gov)
'Too dangerous:' Why even Google was afraid to release this technology (www.npr.org)
A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.
A Shocking Number of Amphibian Species Are Vanishing, Scientists Warn (www.sciencealert.com)
Amid the sixth mass extinction, frogs, salamanders, and caecilians remain the most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth. Over 40 percent of amphibian species are now threatened, the latest global assessment has found....
Miami University [in Oxford, Ohio] considers cutting 18 majors in the face of low enrollment (www.fox19.com)
List of majors being cut or consolidated at Miami University:...
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton battling pneumonia in intensive care (www.nbcnews.com)
Olympic gold medalist Mary Lou Retton has been battling severe pneumonia in a hospital intensive care unit, daughters of the famed American gymnast said....
Texas private company paid $75 million in 1 year to bus migrants out of state, report shows (abc13.com)
Texas reportedly paid a private company $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to sanctuary cities across the U.S....
Abortion rights and marijuana questions expected to drive Ohioans to polls as early voting begins (apnews.com)
Heavier-than-normal turnout is expected Wednesday as early voting begins in Ohio’s closely watched off-year election to decide the future of abortion access and marijuana legalization in the state....
Biden says the U.S. would have to invent an Israel if it didn't exist. Why? (theconversation.com)
The Federal Trade Commission proposes a ban on junk fees and says hidden charges push up prices (apnews.com)
The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed a rule to ban any hidden and bogus junk fees, which can mask the total cost of concert tickets, hotel rooms and utility bills....
ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low (apnews.com)
High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test....
Families of U.S. citizens held hostage by Hamas urge the Biden administration to 'do more' and plead for information (www.nbcnews.com)
Relatives of U.S. citizens feared to have been taken hostage by Hamas urged the Biden administration Tuesday to help free their loved ones, saying they had yet to receive “formal communication” from the White House....
The Supreme Court weighs whether South Carolina targeted Black voters in redistricting (apnews.com)
The Supreme Court is taking up a new congressional redistricting case, this time from South Carolina, that could shape the fight for partisan control of the House of Representatives....
Texas executes man who fatally shot 80-year-old woman during carjacking in 2000 (www.nbcnews.com)
A Texas man who unsuccessfully challenged the safety of the state’s lethal injection drugs and raised questions about evidence used to persuade a jury to sentence him to death for killing an elderly woman decades ago was executed late Tuesday....
Three female doctors sue L.A. County, alleging it ignored complaints about an abusive boss at Harbor-UCLA hospital (www.nbcnews.com)
One plaintiff says she witnessed Dr. Louis Kwong sticking his finger in surgical hip wounds on an unconscious patient while making sexual sounds and saying he was “finding the G-spot.”...
New Mexico governor defends approach to attempted gun restrictions, emergency order on gun violence (apnews.com)
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Tuesday defended her decision to treat gun violence as a public health epidemic, citing statistics on recent firearms seizures, reduced reports of gunfire in the Albuquerque metro area and an uptick in jail bookings, while awaiting a crucial court ruling on a signature effort to suspend...
Children found ‘butchered’ in Israeli kibbutz, IDF says, as horror of Hamas’ attacks near border begins to emerge (www.cnn.com)
Bodies of Israeli residents and Palestinian attackers lay outside burned-out homes in the Israeli kibbutz Kfar Aza on Tuesday, days after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise assault on Israel....
104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books (apnews.com)
Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died....