Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms face federal probe over possible child labor violations (www.cbsnews.com)
Christian photographer wins right to discriminate against LGBTQ+ couples (www.lgbtqnation.com)
His win is a direct result of the Supreme Court’s decision in a pivotal LGBTQ+ rights case.
Health care workers gain 21% wage increase in pending agreement with Kaiser Permanente after historic strike (theconversation.com)
Supreme Court leans toward upholding law that bars those accused of domestic violence from having firearms (www.nbcnews.com)
The case will test how far the court’s conservative majority is willing to go in interpreting the scope of its 2022 ruling that expanded gun rights outside the home....
Texas eliminates 'tampon tax' on menstrual products, sales tax on baby items (goodmorningamerica.com)
Shoppers in Texas no longer have to pay a sales tax on menstrual products, making the state one of the few in the nation to eliminate the so-called “tampon tax.”...
Black musician says he was falsely accused of trafficking his own children aboard American Airlines flight (www.cbsnews.com)
One of the nation’s biggest airlines has been called into the spotlight after a Black father was accused of trafficking his own children on a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles earlier in September....
Trump committed egregious intelligence breach, ex-UK spy tells court (www.reuters.com)
Steele said in a witness statement that Trump’s decision to declassify his 2017 testimony to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation was “one of the most egregious breaches of intelligence rules and protocol by the US government in recent times”....
Fulton County Georgia Grand Jury returns 10 out of 10 charged indictments against Former President Donald Trump credit: @[email protected]
Elon Musk's Twitter takeover being probed by SEC (www.reuters.com)
The investigation — which escalates a long-running feud between the SEC and Musk — concerns whether Musk broke federal securities laws in 2022 when he bought stock in Twitter, which Musk renamed X, as well as statements and SEC filings he made in relation to the deal....
Kansas reporter files federal lawsuit against police chief who raided her newspaper’s office (www.pbs.org)
One of the reporters who works at the small Kansas newspaper that was raided by authorities earlier this month filed a federal lawsuit against the police chief Wednesday....
Octopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeys (www.nature.com)
For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee.
California judge charged with killing wife had 47 guns, 26,000 rounds of ammunition: Court documents (abcnews.go.com)
A California Superior Court judge arrested last week has now been charged with killing his wife in front of their adult son at their home. Court filings reveal the judge had over 47 weapons and 26,000 rounds of ammunition in his home.
Alabama Woman Gave Birth in Jail Shower After Begging to Go to a Hospital (jezebel.com)
Ashley Caswell had been jailed for substance use to “protect her unborn child.” When her water broke jail staff told her to “sleep it off," her lawsuit says....
Texas paid bitcoin miner more than $31 million to cut energy usage during heat wave (www.cbsnews.com)
To ease load on aging grid, state program offers energy credits to bitcoin miners to curtail their power consumption.
Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen (abcnews.go.com)
Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen....
City of Marion refuses to turn over records following newsroom raid that should be publicly available (www.kshb.com)
The attorney hired by the city of Marion following the raids on a Kansas newsroom has blocked access to records that should be publicly available under state law....
Spanish Women’s Squad Refuses to Play Until Soccer Chief Resigns (www.nytimes.com)
Ivanka Trump asks to pause NY fraud trial, says testimony during ‘school week’ creates ‘undue hardship’ (www.cnbc.com)
Ivanka Trump asked a New York appeals court to pause the $250 million fraud trial of her family and its business empire as she appeals a judge’s order requiring her to testify in the case next week....
Firearms killed a record number of children in 2021, study finds (www.nbcnews.com)
U.S. children and teens are more likely to die because of guns than car crashes, drug overdoses and cancer.
Proud Boy disappears ahead of sentencing in Capitol riot case (thehill.com)
A member of the Proud Boys has disappeared ahead of his sentencing on charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to an arrest warrant unsealed on Friday....
Humanity just lived through the hottest 12 months in at least 125,000 years, report says (abc7.com)
The 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western States (projects.propublica.org)
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, an 'icon for women in politics,' dies at 90, source confirms (abc7news.com)
Senator Dianne Feinstein's career was filled with firsts, including first woman mayor of San Francisco and one of two of the first women elected to the U.S. Senate from California.
After Years of Spreading Lies, Election Deniers Face Consequences (www.nytimes.com)
Legal repercussions have arrived for the leaders of the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential contest, in what could serve as a warning to those who meddle in future elections.
Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees (www.theguardian.com)
Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform....
