Mexico, Chile refer Israel and Hamas to ICC over possible war crimes (www.reuters.com)
Day 2 – Turkish airstrikes on North and East Syria target electricity, oil and other civilian infrastructure. (rojavainformationcenter.org)
Accustomed as we are to looking where the spotlight shines, it is easy to forget that Rojava is still a reality and that Kurdistan has not stopped resisting just because the world has turned away
US warns of Russian efforts to turn public opinion against Ukraine in upcoming European elections (kyivindependent.com)
Russia’s use of disinformation to further its own goals and weaken its perceived adversaries has been widely documented. Russian disinformation operations have been implicated in several key elections around the world, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the Brexit vote in the U.K. in the same year....
Elizabeth Holmes barred from federal health programs for 90 years (arstechnica.com)
Elizabeth Holmes—the disgraced and incarcerated founder of the infamous blood-testing startup Theranos—is barred from participating in federal health programs for nine decades, according to an announcement from the health department Friday....
Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets (www.cbsnews.com)
If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to face execution next week for his role in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife, the state plans to use an untested and untried method to end his life, suffocating him with a stream of nitrogen gas to be delivered through a face mask....
Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple reports say (www.pbs.org)
A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting, multiple media reported Friday, as families of the 19 children and two teachers killed continued their calls for criminal charges against officers involved in the hesitant and haphazard police response to the massacre....
Amazon employee in Ontario collapses, dies after fire alarm sent staff into deep cold (globalnews.ca)
The Ministry of Labour is investigating after an employee at the Amazon fulfillment center in Talbotville, Ont., south of London, collapsed and later died about an hour after a fire alarm sent staff out of the plant and into frigid conditions....
Ex-Obama official reaches deal to avoid prosecution for racist abuse of NYC food truck vendor (www.independent.co.uk)
Marjorie Taylor Greene leads MAGA fury as GOP leadership back crucial spending bill (www.independent.co.uk)
Right-wing Georgia Republican insists she opposes continuing resolution because she does not want to fund the defence of Ukraine...
Alec Baldwin indicted for involuntary manslaughter in fatal gunfire on film set (www.theguardian.com)
Grand jury in New Mexico charged the actor for a shooting on Rust set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins...
President Biden Signs Stopgap Bill, Averts Government Shutdown (businesswisehub.com)
President Biden took a decisive action on Friday, signing a stopgap funding bill aimed at ensuring the government’s continued operation until early March. This two-step continuing resolution is strategically designed to buy lawmakers additional time to complete the formal appropriations process.
World Famous 'The Abbey West Hollywood' site of over 70 drugged drinks, report says (qvoicenews.com)
More than 50 dead, 66 million under winter weather alerts as Arctic cold blankets the nation (www.nbcnews.com)
Temperatures Friday night and early Saturday in traditional hot spots such as Shreveport, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Birmingham, Alabama; and Atlanta are set to dip into the low 20s or teens....
US attorney general calls for ‘speedy’ trial in Trump election interference case (www.independent.co.uk)
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said he agrees with Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request for a speedy trial in Donald Trump’s federal election interference case – citing an increased public interest ahead of the 2024 election....
Fire truck boom highlights divide in US manufacturing (www.reuters.com)
Anyone looking around Oshkosh’s cavernous fire truck factory in Appleton, Wisconsin, for evidence of the longest U.S. manufacturing slump in two decades could be forgiven for coming away scratching their heads....
Boeing 747 makes emergency landing in Florida after ‘engine malfunction’ (www.theguardian.com)
A Boeing cargo airliner made an emergency landing in Florida on Thursday night after what its operator called “an engine malfunction” occurred shortly after takeoff, in the latest setback for the beleaguered company. A gaping hole where a paneled-over door had been at the fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on...
In this Oklahoma town, almost everyone knows someone who's been sued by the hospital (www.npr.org)
Biden's new rule could save Americans billions on bank fees (creditnews.com)
Schools close in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburgh as new blast of snow hits Northeast (abcnews.go.com)
More than 100 million Americans are under winter alerts Friday as a storm hits the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast and another brutal surge of Arctic air pushes into the South.
McConnell and 178 other Republican lawmakers sign Supreme Court brief on keeping Trump on ballot (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/mcconnell-trump-supreme-court-c…
Sources: Alabama death row left without heat for weeks, despite complaints (www.alreporter.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/death-row-allegedly-left-withou…
Maine’s court-appointed lawyers are ‘saturated’ with criminal, parental caseloads (www.pressherald.com)
When Maine raised the reimbursement rate for defense attorneys taking court-appointed cases to $150 an hour, the state had a record low number of lawyers available to represent poor Mainers....
Names of police who use deadly force could be shielded under proposed Florida law (www.tampabay.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/police-marsys-law-victims-name-…
What happens now that Massachusetts has banned life without parole for emerging adults? (www.wgbh.org)
Prison advocates, attorneys and state officials are gearing up to help the estimated 200 prisoners now eligible for parole since a landmark decision last week by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court raised the minimum age to 21 before people could be sentenced to life without parole....
Coroner's office that buried men without telling families releases a policy that leaves questions unanswered (www.nbcnews.com)
A Mississippi coroner’s office under fire for burying people in pauper’s graves without their families’ knowledge has released a policy on death notifications that is unsigned and undated, making it impossible to know whether the guidance was in effect while the office was handling the botched cases....
