FBI arrests Proud Boys member who disappeared days before sentencing over role in Jan. 6 (abcnews.go.com)
Berlin Wall relic gets a 'second life' on US-Mexico border as Biden adds barriers (apnews.com)
As the U.S. government built its latest stretch of border wall, Mexico made a statement of its own by laying remains of the Berlin Wall a few steps away....
IRS plans rollout of free e-file tax return system with invitations to limited taxpayers (www.pbs.org)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law requiring big businesses to disclose emissions (apnews.com)
Large businesses in California will have to disclose a wide range of planet-warming emissions under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Saturday — the most sweeping mandate of its kind in the nation....
Free vasectomy clinic fills up fast in Oklahoma City (kfor.com)
Planned Parenthood Great Plains is holding a free two-day vasectomy clinic next month, and all the spots filled up in less than 48 hours.
Germany bans far-right group that tried to indoctrinate children with Nazi ideology (apnews.com)
'The Donald' forum user gets more than 6 years in prison for battling officers at Capitol riot (www.nbcnews.com)
Record chicken prices squeeze US shoppers, benefit Tyson Foods (www.reuters.com)
Chicken prices at U.S. grocery stores have hit record highs and should stay elevated as Tyson Foods and other companies dial back poultry production to boost margins while inflation-weary shoppers buy chicken instead of beef and pork....
Emergency room nurse who committed suicide called US health care system her ‘abuser’ in scathing letter just months before her death (nypost.com)
Tristin Kate Smith, a 28-year-old Ohio nurse, wrote a scathing letter to her “abuser” five months ahead of her August 2023 suicide.
California State University faculty vote to authorize strike over pay and class sizes at all 23 locations (abc7news.com)
Over 100 Connecticut State Troopers Accused of Faking Traffic Stops (www.nytimes.com)
Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive.
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later? (www.npr.org)
“Climate-friendly” beef could land in a meat aisle near you. Don’t fall for it. (www.vox.com)
Tyson Foods and the federal government refuse to show their math for a new sustainability label.
Historic change for tipped workers: Subminimum wage to end in Chicago restaurants, bars [USA] (www.usatoday.com)
Alabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method (apnews.com)
An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method....
Biden announces $1.3 billion to build new power lines, upgrade aging electric grid (www.cnbc.com)
President Joe Biden announced Monday a $1.3 billion federal investment to build three new interstate power lines in an effort to upgrade the United States’ outdated electric grid and transition it to clean energy....
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected (apnews.com)
A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal.
US: Lawmaker introduces bill to rein in Saudi water usage in Arizona (www.middleeasteye.net)
A US lawmaker from the state of Arizona has introduced legislation in Congress that would impose a 300 percent tax on the sale of water-intensive crops grown by foreign companies in the state, in a bid to curb the extensive use of water in the drought-stricken state.
Wild pig-like animals are tearing up an Arizona golf course. The internet is delighted (www.salon.com)
Unstoppable javelinas love coyote pee like it’s “bacon bits in their salad.” Here's why golf courses are peeved
Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy (fortune.com)
Kanye West to Jewish Adidas employee: 'Kiss a picture of Hitler every day' (www.rawstory.com)
An explosive new investigation by the New York Times details how Adidas employees experienced frequent anti-Semitism from Grammy Award-winning rapper and Yeezy designer Kanye West for nearly a decade....
'Go Home': Locals Drive QAnon Queen Cult Leader Out of Yet Another Town (www.vice.com)
After being chased out, the so-called QAnon Queen of Canada made her way to set up base in an abandoned school in rural Saskatchewan.
Trump bid to delay $250 million New York fraud trial is 'completely without merit,' judge says (www.cnbc.com)
A New York judge rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his civil fraud trial....
Giuliani loses defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers (www.cnn.com)
A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas....