Approval of divisive Alaska oil project upheld in blow to US climate goals (www.theguardian.com)
Fewer Black Americans Are Incarcerated Than 20 Years Ago, But The Problem Isn't Behind Us (www.theroot.com)
A new report found that one in five Black men born in 2001 are likely to be incarcerated within their lifetime, down from one in three, two decades earlier....
Democratic senator Bob Menendez facing additional charges following sweeping indictment (abcnews.go.com)
He’s been accused of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal.
Genetic tester 23andMe’s hacked data on Jewish users offered for sale online (www.washingtonpost.com)
A Huge Threat to the U.S. Budget Has Receded. And No One Is Sure Why. (www.nytimes.com)
For decades, runaway Medicare spending was the story of the federal budget....
Tribe getting piece of Minnesota back more than a century after ancestors died there (apnews.com)
Golden prairies and winding rivers of a Minnesota state park also hold the secret burial sites of Dakota people who died as the United States failed to fulfill treaties with Native Americans more than a century ago. Now their descendants are getting the land back....
SAG-AFTRA calls for strike authorization vote against video game companies (www.latimes.com)
SAG-AFTRA members will vote starting next week on whether to authorize union leaders to call a strike against video game companies, in the latest sign of spreading labor unrest in the broader entertainment sector....
Hate Crime Charges in Stonewall Monument Flag Desecration (www.advocate.com)
Video surveillance footage showed three men attacking trans flags at the historic site during Pride month....
The Great Grift: COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island in Florida (www.seattletimes.com)
The stolen funds financed the high-rolling lifestyle of Lee E. Price III, a Houston resident with prior felony convictions for forgery and robbery. He swindled nearly $1.7 million by submitting bogus aid applications on behalf of businesses that existed only on paper, according to court records....
Investigation underway into Sunshine Coast polystyrene spill at start of turtle nesting season (www.abc.net.au)
An investigation is underway after thousands of polystyrene balls washed up on Sunshine Coast beaches just days into turtle nesting season....
News outlets take a more critical stance towards Israel Defense Forces as civilian deaths mount in Gaza (www.cnn.com)
30 Israeli Groups Urge Global Community to Help Stop Surging West Bank Settler Violence (www.commondreams.org)
"Unfortunately, the Israeli government is supportive of these attacks and does nothing to stop this violence."
While PragerU sought state approval, Education Commissioner provided support behind the scenes (www.nhpr.org)
As PragerU was seeking the green light to operate in New Hampshire, state Education Commissioner Edelblut lent a hand to the conservative media group’s expansion efforts.
Taylor Swift Vaults Into Billionaire Ranks With Blockbuster Eras Tour (www.bloomberg.com)
Parents of 9-year-old who went missing on New York camping trip received ransom note before daughter was found, governor says (www.cnn.com)
How police found 9-year-old Charlotte Sena, according to NY governor
A Trap Door Hid a Cache of Narcotics at the Day Care Where a Child Died (www.nytimes.com)
Days after a 1-year-old died and three children exposed to drugs at a Bronx day care site were hospitalized, investigators uncovered a trap door under a play area that was concealing fentanyl, other narcotics and drug paraphernalia....
Conservatives aim to restructure U.S. government and replace it with Trump's vision (www.pbs.org)
The goal is to avoid the pitfalls of Trump’s first years in office, when the Republican president’s team was ill-prepared, his Cabinet nominees had trouble winning Senate confirmation and policies were met with resistance.
Seven killed, 90 wounded in Russian missile strike on Ukrainian city of Chernihiv (www.reuters.com)
Justice Says Mississippi Court Rule to Give Poor Defendants Lawyers Isn’t Working (www.djournal.com)
At the first court hearing after someone is arrested for a felony, a judge is supposed to decide whether the defendant can be released from jail and should appoint a lawyer if they can’t afford one....
Georgia deputy kills Black man freed from prison after wrongful conviction (www.reuters.com)
Despite rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines, HHS says (www.cnn.com)
This year’s uptake of the updated Covid-19 vaccine appears to be somewhat slower than last year’s, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Americans reported $2.7 billion in losses from scams on social media, FTC says (www.cbsnews.com)
Online fraudsters have taken billions of dollars from Americans in recent years and they are using social media to do it....
Abercrombie and Fitch ex-CEO accused of exploiting men for sex (www.bbc.com)
A Phillies fan tried — and failed — to bring an emotional support alligator to a game (sports.yahoo.com)
Danny Masterson’s Wife Bijou Phillips Files for Divorce After Rape Sentencing (www.eonline.com)
