Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says (apnews.com)
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
Massachusetts high court rules younger adults cannot be sentenced to life without parole (apnews.com)
The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can be sentenced to mandatory life without parole — a narrow 4-3 ruling that juvenile justice advocates are hailing as progress....
Democrats' education funding report says Pennsylvania owes $5B more to school districts (apnews.com)
A commission reviewing how Pennsylvania distributes money to public schools narrowly approved a report Thursday that suggests the state is underfunding districts by more than $5 billion and should begin immediately to close that gap....
Trump ramps up attacks on the justice system when trials and key rulings loom, analysis shows (www.nbcnews.com)
The former president’s attacks on the prosecutors and judges in his civil and criminal cases are frequently tied to developments in his court cases, an NBC News analysis shows....
Michigan’s $55M experiment with guaranteed income begins with Flint moms (www.bridgemi.com)
FLINT—Eight days after entering the world, Khi’Meir Taylor made another debut — this time in what could be a national spotlight....
IRS has already collected more than $500 million in back taxes from delinquent millionaires (www.marketwatch.com)
Budget Deal Ensures Bombs Will Keep Dropping While Fewer Human Needs Are Met (truthout.org)
The Military Budget Underwrites War — and Genocide...
It’s not just Israel in the dock over genocide, it’s everyone who looked away | Nimer Sultany (www.theguardian.com)
What has been remarkable about the last three months is the chilling disregard shown towards Palestinian civilian lives. Too many lazy talking points were used to enable so many in Europe and North America to look away, or worse, to justify complicity in what South Africa argues is a genocide, through their support for Israel...
US wholesale inflation closes out 2023 with 1% annual rate in December (www.cnn.com)
US producer prices fell in December for the third consecutive month, bringing a closely watched gauge of inflation to a rate more in line with pre-pandemic times....
Ending affirmative action in college admissions opened a floodgate, reporter says (www.npr.org)
Emails surface from LU's VP of Student Affairs sent the day she died by suicide (krcgtv.com)
A controversial start to the year for Lincoln University President Dr. John Moseley and the Board of Curators after the University’s Vice President of Student Affairs, Dr. Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey, took her own life on January 8. Bailey’s passing has sparked outrage from LU alumni across the country who are now...
Hardliners pressure Johnson to back off spending deal with Schumer as shutdown looms (www.cnn.com)
Hardline conservatives are ramping up pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson to walk away from a topline spending deal struck with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a move that threatens to derail bipartisan negotiations with Congress just days from a partial government shutdown....
Education Department to roll out another pathway to student loan debt relief in February (abcnews.go.com)
The Biden Administration is rolling out another pathway to debt relief for certain student loan borrowers next month....
Mississippi's capital is under a boil water order after E. coli bacteria is found in city's supply (apnews.com)
Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital to boil their tap water Thursday after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply — a result the manager of Jackson’s long-troubled water system disputed while calling it a devastating setback for rebuilding public trust....
California city to pay $5m to family of Willie McCoy, who police shot 55 times (www.theguardian.com)
The 2019 killing of the 20-year-old rapper raised scrutiny of Vallejo police department, which has a history of brutality...
Ohio woman charged after allegedly pretending her daughter had cancer to collect donations (abcnews.go.com)
Milwaukee kindergartner left behind on school bus, found honking horn Monday night (www.jsonline.com)
Police said the student was physically unharmed.
St. Paul makes history with all-female city council, a rarity among large US cities (apnews.com)
St. Paul, Minnesota, has an all-woman city council for the first time in its history — and experts say it may be the largest U.S. city to ever have an all-woman council.
U.S. Missiles Strike Targets in Yemen Linked to the Houthi Militia (www.nytimes.com)
The United States and five of its allies on Thursday carried out military strikes against more than a dozen targets in Yemen controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, in an expansion of the war in the Middle East that the Biden administration had sought to avoid for the past three months....
Dems rip Biden for launching Houthi strikes without congressional approval (www.politico.com)
Alabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules (apnews.com)
Alabama can begin immediately enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under 19, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, granting the state’s request to stay a preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of the 2022 law....
Tennessee after-school Satan club holds first meeting despite protests (www.theguardian.com)
United Airlines plane makes an emergency landing after a warning about a possible door issue (news.yahoo.com)
A boomer retirement bomb is about to blow up America's economy (www.businessinsider.com)
The great baby-boomer retirement wave is upon us. According to Census Bureau data, 44% of boomers are at retirement age and millions more are soon to join them. By 2030, the largest generation to enter retirement will all be older than 65....