First long-haul flight fully powered by sustainable aviation fuel takes off (www.nbcnews.com)
Nikki Haley wins backing from powerful Koch network as she aims to take on Trump (apnews.com)
Americans for Prosperity, the political arm of the powerful Koch network, formally endorsed Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign on Tuesday, promising to commit its nationwide army of activists — and virtually unlimited funds — to helping Haley defeat former President Donald Trump in the GOP primary contest....
Alex Murdaugh, already convicted of murder, will be sentenced for stealing from 18 clients (apnews.com)
For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole some, if not all, of what he won for many of them....
South Korean Farmers Threaten to Release 2 Million Dogs in Protest of Dog Meat Ban (time.com)
Indian rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days, minister says (apnews.com)
UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — All 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India for more than two weeks were pulled out on Tuesday, bringing an end to a drawn-out rescue mission that had grabbed the country’s attention for days.
Irish ambassador meets Israeli official over Varadkar comments (www.bbc.com)
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Niger coup leaders repeal law against migrant smuggling (www.bbc.com)
Cyberattack on US hospital owner diverts ambulances from emergency rooms in multiple states (www.cnn.com)
Spain ready to sign post-Brexit Gibraltar deal, says foreign minister (www.theguardian.com)
Rescuers successfully drill through to trapped men in Himalayan tunnel in breakthrough for perilous operation (www.cnn.com)
New Delhi, India CNN — Rescuers on Tuesday successfully drilled through to 41 men trapped inside a collapsed Himalayan tunnel, as a weekslong evacuation effort fraught with uncertainty enters its final stretch....
Diplomas for sale, no classes required. Inside one of Louisiana’s unapproved schools (abcnews.go.com)
Nearly 9,000 schools in Louisiana don’t need state approval to grant degrees....
Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water (apnews.com)
A blanket of bright green alfalfa spreads across western Arizona’s McMullen Valley, ringed by rolling mountains and warmed by the hot desert sun....
Grieving B.C. parents warn of 'predators' after sextortion suicide of son, aged 12 (www.cp24.com)
Kyiv Confirms Poisoning of Intel Chief Budanov’s Wife (www.kyivpost.com)
Health experts decry New Zealand’s reversal on world-first tobacco ban (www.nbcnews.com)
The country’s new center-right coalition is repealing a ban on the sale of tobacco to anyone born after Jan. 1, 2009, which critics say will cost lives....
France moves to shut down far-right groups (www.euronews.com)
US tells Israel any ground campaign in southern Gaza must limit further civilian displacement (apnews.com)
Texas abortion case goes before state's highest court, as more women join lawsuit (www.npr.org)
On Tuesday, the Texas Supreme Court will consider this question: Are the state’s abortion laws harming women when they face pregnancy complications?...
New research supports potential link between low-level lead exposure and liver injury (www.statnews.com)
Nearly a decade on, the Flint water crisis still looms large in the minds of environmental toxin researchers. It was — and continues to be — evidence that not all communities in the United States are equally affected by environmental pollutants....
Maryland roommates claim police detained them at gunpoint for no reason and shot their pet dog: "No remorse" (www.cbsnews.com)
Roommates who sued a Maryland county Monday claim police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized....
A nonprofit group is pushing to get estrogen FDA approved for gender-affirming care (www.statnews.com)
Hormone replacement therapies have long been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by cisgender patients, such as women who take estrogen when going through menopause. Now, for the first time, a nonprofit group is pursuing research with the goal of FDA approval for the use of estrogen as a gender-affirming...
Most school shootings aren’t mass killings, study finds, and they’re often driven by community violence (www.cnn.com)
Many Americans think of school shootings as mass casualty events involving an adolescent with an assault-style weapon. But a new study says that most recent school shootings orchestrated by teenagers do not fit that image — and they are often related to community violence....
You can’t even pay people to have more kids (www.vox.com)
These countries tried everything from cash to patriotic calls to duty to reverse drastically declining birth rates. It didn’t work....
Emergency rooms in at least 3 states diverting patients after ransomware attack (www.nbcnews.com)
Hospitals in at least three states are diverting patients from their emergency rooms after a major cyberattack hit their parent company last week....
