80% of Gen Z and millennial workers report being stressed out—and three-quarters of them are looking to their employers for help (fortune.com)
California lawmakers pass bill to make it easier to delete online personal data (www.latimes.com)
California lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill known as the Delete Act that would allow consumers, with a single request, to have every data broker delete their personal information.
3 Republicans just saved California’s magic mushroom bill (www.sfgate.com)
Body cam shows prolific federal drug prosecutor offering cops business card in DUI crash arrest (apnews.com)
When police arrived at his house to investigate a hit-and-run, Joseph Ruddy, one of the nation’s most prolific federal narcotics prosecutors, looked so drunk he could barely stand up straight, leaning on the tailgate of his pickup to keep his balance....
Conservative book ban push fuels library exodus from national association that stands up for books (apnews.com)
After parents in a rural and staunchly conservative Wyoming county joined nationwide pressure on librarians to pull books they considered harmful to youngsters, the local library board obliged with new policies making such books a higher priority for removal — and keeping out of collections....
Kentucky high school teens charged with "terroristic threats" after TikTok challenge (www.cbsnews.com)
Three Kentucky teens were charged with terroristic threatening after participating in a TikTok challenge, Oldham County Police said in a news statement on Friday....
Mum calls out system over baby-faced rapist's light sentence (9now.nine.com.au)
An emotional mother is calling out the system that let down her daughter after she claims her little girl’s baby-faced rapist was given a light sentence because of his appearance.
'Barbie' beats Batman, becomes Warner Bros.' highest-grossing domestic release (www.cnbc.com)
“Barbie” has topped $537 million, making it the highest-grossing domestic movie in Warner Bros. Discovery’s 100-year history....
Three women injured in otter attack in Montana (news.sky.com)
She Just Had a Baby. Soon, She'll Start 7th Grade. (time.com)
After the fall of Roe v. Wade, some travel hundreds of miles to get abortions. This is the story of a girl who couldn't
West Long Beach is first to get mental health workers who respond to certain 911 calls (lbpost.com)
The non-law enforcement team has been trained and is well-equipped with “a deep understanding of mental health issues, de-escalation techniques, and trauma-informed care, which better equips them to handle crisis situations with empathy and skill,” Colopy said....
Poland says two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace, adding to tensions (abcnews.go.com)
Poland’s government said that two Belarusian helicopters entered Poland’s airspace on Tuesday, an incident that comes amid rising tensions along the NATO member’s border with the Russian ally.
Katie Ledecky breaks Michael Phelps' record for most individual world titles (www.cbsnews.com)
Whistleblowers testify about recovered UAP craft under oath (apnews.com)
Researchers find sensitive personal data of US military personnel is for sale online (www.cnn.com)
Google owes executive $1 million after losing gender bias lawsuit (www.theverge.com)
The jury agreed that Google retaliated when Rowe complained.
New York City councilwoman arrested for bringing gun to pro-Palestinian rally: NYPD (abcnews.go.com)
Pentagon official charged with participating in dog fighting ring (www.washingtonpost.com)
In a first, NASA returns asteroid samples to Earth (www.nbcnews.com)
The collected rocks and soil could help scientists unlock secrets about the solar system and how life emerged on this planet....
US climate scientist risks felony by chaining herself to pipeline drill (www.theguardian.com)
Rose Abramoff was one of two protesters who helped temporarily shut down construction of Mountain Valley pipeline
More wild Atlantic salmon found in U.S. rivers than any time in the past decade, officials say (apnews.com)
The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats....
Students, professors report chaos as semester begins at New College of Florida (www.cnn.com)
Months after what critics have decried as a conservative takeover at New College of Florida, students and professors say a sense of confusion and anxiety looms over the start of fall semester in Sarasota, Florida....
China Is on Edge as Fallout From Its Real Estate Crisis Spreads (www.nytimes.com)
Beijing wanted to cool its housing market, but created a bigger problem, as the fallout from debt-laden developers and sinking sales spreads to the broader economy....
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants (abcnews.go.com)
New York surgeons transplanted a pig’s kidney into a brain-dead man and for over a month it’s worked normally
U.S. Capitol Police to open Texas field office, citing rising threats against members of Congress (www.rawstory.com)
In response to increasing threats against members of Congress, the U.S. Capitol Police plans to open regional field offices across the country, including in Texas.Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger announced the plans at a joint oversight hearing of the Capitol Police Board, describing a 300% inc...
