Former South Dakota mayor charged in triple-murder shooting (thehill.com)
Missouri attorney general is investigating providers of gender-affirming care to youth (www.advocate.com)
Pressure builds on Biden after Israeli strike kills dozens of civilians in Rafah (abcnews.go.com)
Kansas Abortion Providers Sue to Block New Intrusive Reporting Law (feminist.org)
Trump Vows to Set Student-Led Peace Movement 'Back 25 to 30 Years' (www.commondreams.org)
Educators Celebrate as Judge Strikes Down New Hampshire 'Banned Concepts' Law (www.commondreams.org)
White House says Rafah strike does not violate Biden’s warnings to Israel (wapo.st)
Gift link, so no paywall
Donald Trump sells private jet to Republican donor amid cash squeeze (www.theguardian.com)
The obscure federal intelligence bureau that got Vietnam, Iraq, and Ukraine right (www.vox.com)
‘Wholly lacking in substance and professional courtesy’: Mar-a-Lago judge scolds Jack Smith and swiftly shuts down his Trump gag demand, warns of sanctions (lawandcrime.com)
Maine’s Health Department Rarely Investigates When Residents Wander Away From Their Care Facilities (www.propublica.org)
This Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
After mice drink raw H5N1 milk, bird flu virus riddles their organs (arstechnica.com)
Biden considers temporarily closing southern border to curb flow of migrant crossings (www.pbs.org)
Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury (www.ktla.com)
Trump trial moves toward end: 5 takeaways on the closing arguments (thehill.com)
The prosecution contends the reimbursements were falsely classified as legal expenses to conceal their true nature — part of a hush-money deal with Daniels. Prosecutors also say this was done to affect the election’s outcome, not merely to save Trump personal embarrassment, and therefore amounts to election interference....
Spying, hacking and intimidation: Israel’s nine-year ‘war’ on the ICC exposed (www.theguardian.com)
When the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) announced he was seeking arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders, he issued a cryptic warning: “I insist that all attempts to impede, intimidate or improperly influence the officials of this court must cease immediately.”...
This Mississippi Hospital Transfers Some Patients to Jail to Await Mental Health Treatment (www.propublica.org)
Roughly 200 people in DeSoto County were jailed annually during the civil commitment process, most without criminal charges, between 2021 and 2023. About a fifth of them were picked up at local hospitals, according to an estimate based on a review of Sheriff’s Department records by Mississippi Today and ProPublica. The...
No charges for officer in death of Michigan teen struck by police car during chase (apnews.com)
Don’t worry everyone, it was an accident. We’re sorry.
White House signals Rafah strike doesn’t cross ‘red line’ (thehill.com)
The White House on Tuesday indicated an Israeli strike that killed dozens of Palestinians in Rafah did not cross a “red line” that would lead to a change in U.S. policy....
Trump Hush-Money Trial Live Updates: Prosecution Delivers Closing Arguments (www.nytimes.com)
Mr. Trump, 77, is charged with falsifying 34 business records to hide Mr. Cohen’s reimbursement for a $130,000 hush-money payment he made to Ms. Daniels. Mr. Trump has denied the charges and the sexual encounter....