InfoWars host Owen Shroyer sentenced to 60 days in Jan. 6 case (www.nbcnews.com)
A host of the far-right media outlet InfoWars was sentenced Tuesday to 60 days in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol....
Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes (apnews.com)
As Goodhue Police Chief Josh Smith struggled this summer to fill vacancies in his small department, he warned the town’s City Council that unless pay and benefits improved, finding new officers would never happen....
16-year-old Chick-Fil-A worker sent home over ‘unnatural’ hair color (www.qcnews.com)
Sixteen-year-old Autumn Williams is still trying to understand how the blonde hair color in her braids was deemed unnatural at her Chick-Fil-A job.
Hundreds of Women File Rape Lawsuits Against New York City Jails (www.thecity.nyc)
…at least 400 lawsuits against the city Department of Correction filed under New York State’s Adult Survivors Act, signed into law in May 2022. Similar to the Child Victims Act, the ASA gives alleged victims of sexual assault a window to seek monetary damages long after the statute of limitations for possible criminal...
Ex-NHL player Johnson dies after on-ice accident (www.espn.com)
The Nottingham Panthers, who play in England’s Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL), announced Sunday that the organization is “heartbroken at the news of Adam’s passing.”...
Maine's mass shooter found dead (www.cbsnews.com)
Missouri high school teacher put on leave after district officials discover her OnlyFans account (www.usatoday.com)
Biden signs bill to keep government funded and avoid shutdown (thehill.com)
President Biden on Saturday night signed a stopgap funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown right before the midnight deadline....
Texas teacher fired after assigning an illustrated Anne Frank book (www.chron.com)
A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank’s Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM, a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont, released a statement confirming the teacher was sent home on Wednesday after reading...
Judge rejects Meadows effort to move election case from Georgia to federal court in big win for Willis (thehill.com)
A federal judge has rejected former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his charges in the Georgia election interference case to federal court. The ruling was a broad rejection…
Georgia sheriff pleads guilty to groping TV Judge Hatchett (abcnews.go.com)
A Georgia sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to groping TV Judge Glenda Hatchett, who recalled being so stunned that she froze when the lawman grabbed and squeezed her breast at a hotel bar last year during a law enforcement conference.
China's Evergrande files for bankruptcy (www.cnn.com)
China’s Evergrande Group — once the country’s second-largest property developer — filed for bankruptcy in New York on Thursday.
People are having sex in self-driving cars, apparently (mashable.com)
America needs to talk about the right’s ‘Red Caesar’ plan for U.S. dictatorship (www.inquirer.com)
Mother gets 78-year prison term for killing daughters, 15 and 5, in Virginia (apnews.com)
A northern Virginia mother who sedated her two daughters with melatonin-laced gummy bears before fatally shooting them was sentenced Friday to 78 years in prison....
Georgia charges Trump, former advisers in 2020 election case (www.reuters.com)
Justice comes calling for the fourth time this summer.
Taylor Swift Fans Cause Seismic Activity Comparable to Small Earthquake at Seattle Eras Tour Shows (www.billboard.com)
Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote - Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
Just a week after Texas voters approved billions of dollars to build new gas-fired power plants, the state’s education board will decide if it wants schools using science textbooks that acknowledge that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. The Texas Board of Education could vote as early as next Tuesday on whether it will...
The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them (www.propublica.org)
Abercrombie & Fitch slapped with lawsuit alleging sexual abuse of its male models under former CEO (apnews.com)
A former model for Abercrombie & Fitch on Friday sued the fashion retailer, alleging it allowed its former CEO Mike Jeffries to run a sex-trafficking organization during his 22-year tenure....
Richard Roundtree, ‘Shaft’ Star, Dies at 81 (variety.com)
California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein’s Senate seat (www.cnn.com)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’s List, to fill the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat, his office confirmed Sunday evening....
UAW president Shawn Fain says 21% pay hike offered by Chrysler parent Stellantis is a "no-go" (www.cbsnews.com)
Alabama cracks down on birth centers, leaving pregnant women with fewer options (www.nbcnews.com)
Dr. Heather Skanes’ team at the Oasis Family Birthing Center in Birmingham, Alabama, started turning away patients this spring as state officials cracked down on alternative childbirth options....
Amazon to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material (apnews.com)
After months of complaints from the Authors Guild and other groups, Amazon.com has started requiring writers who want to sell books through its e-book program to tell the company in advance that their work includes artificial intelligence material....
