Chun Ki-won: Hero pastor jailed for sexually abusing North Korea teenage escapees (www.bbc.com)
Hailed as "Asia's Schindler" for helping North Koreans flee, he has been jailed for sexual abuse.
She Was Denied an Abortion After Roe Fell. This Is a Year in Her Family’s Life. (projects.propublica.org)
In the midst of the turmoil in July 2022, they learned Mayron was pregnant again. But this time, doctors warned she and her fetus might not survive....
Trump faces a $370m fine in New York fraud trial. How would he pay it? (www.bbc.com)
Trump could secure a bond, but it will cost him...
US Justice Department sues over Tennessee law targeting HIV-positive people convicted of sex work (apnews.com)
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday sued the state of Tennessee over its decades-old felony aggravated prostitution law, arguing that it illegally imposes tougher criminal penalties on people who are HIV positive....
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage (www.cnn.com)
FBI informant charged with lying about Joe and Hunter Biden’s ties to Ukrainian energy company (apnews.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — An FBI informant has been charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and a Ukrainian energy company, a claim that is central to the Republican impeachment inquiry in Congress....
Taylor Taranto, Jan. 6 defendant arrested near Obama home, indicted on five new felony charges (www.wusa9.com)
Woman formerly known as Rachel Dolezal fired from teaching gig over OnlyFans account (www.nbcnews.com)
Sora: OpenAI launches tool that instantly creates video from text (www.theguardian.com)
Model from ChatGPT maker ‘simulates physical world in motion’ up to a minute long based on users’ subject and style instructions
After Shutting Down, These Golf Courses Went Wild (www.nytimes.com)
Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people....
North Dakota takes federal government to trial over costs to police Dakota Access Pipeline protests (apnews.com)
Opening statements began Thursday in the trial of North Dakota’s lawsuit against the federal government for the costs of responding to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests, the culmination of an unusual and drawn-out court fight....
Greece becomes first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage (apnews.com)
Greece on Thursday became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex civil marriage, despite opposition from the influential, socially conservative Greek Church....
Man charged with beheading father carried photos of federal buildings, bomb plans, DA says (apnews.com)
The suburban Philadelphia man charged with decapitating his father and posting a video online in which he held up the severed head had a device with photos of federal buildings and apparent instructions for making explosives when he was arrested, authorities said Thursday....
Watch: Fulton County judge threatens to boot laughing Trump co-defendant from hearing (www.rawstory.com)
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee threatened to kick one of Donald Trump’s co-defendants out of a hearing on Thursday....
Greece legalizes same-sex marriage in a first for an Orthodox Christian country (www.cnn.com)
Former FBI informant charged with lying about Biden business (www.washingtonpost.com)
Special counsel David Weiss — who has previously filed criminal charges against President Biden’s son Hunter — announced new charges Thursday against a former FBI informant who officials say lied about the Bidens’ business dealings....
Russia Using Thousands of Musk’s Starlink Systems in War, Ukrainian General Says (www.wsj.com)
“Ukraine’s top military-intelligence officer said Russian invasion forces in his country are using thousands of Starlink satellite internet terminals, and that the network has been active in occupied parts of Ukraine for ‘quite a long time,'” the Wall Street Journal reports....
Biden administration looks to expand student loan forgiveness to those facing 'hardship' (apnews.com)
Americans who are struggling to repay federal student loans because of financial hardship could get some of their debt canceled under President Joe Biden’s latest proposal for widespread loan forgiveness....
White House confirms monitoring of ‘troubling’ Russian anti-satellite weapon (www.theguardian.com)
Officials say ‘space-based’ weapon under development but not yet deployed is not immediate threat to anyone’s safety...
Shooting after Chiefs Super Bowl parade seemed to stem from dispute among several people, police say (apnews.com)
US Citizen Inspired by Hamas Vowed Jihad Against America, Prosecutors Say (www.voanews.com)
Hezbollah vows revenge after 10 civilians said killed in south Lebanon strikes (www.timesofisrael.com)
IDF reports fresh bombardments of terror sites after heavy retaliatory attacks a day earlier kill 3 Hezbollah members, but also multiple people from 2 families in Nabatieh, Sawana...
Israeli special forces raid largest functioning hospital in Gaza (www.cnn.com)
Fuck Israel.
'Gun-loving' GOP governor reportedly seen 'running scared for his life' from mass shooting (www.rawstory.com)
Run, you fucking piece of shit. Go go go gogogogogogog!...
Judge says Trump hush money trial set for March, despite pleading from defense team (abcnews.go.com)
The criminal trial is currently scheduled to start on March 25....
