Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him (apnews.com)
As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at “Sneaker Con,” a gathering that bills itself as the “The Greatest Sneaker Show on Earth.”...
Trump Allies Plan New Sweeping Abortion Restrictions (www.nytimes.com)
His supporters are seeking to attack abortion rights and abortion access from a variety of angles should he regain the White House, including using a long-dormant law from 1873....
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics....
With Netanyahu Threatening Rafah Invasion, Biden Prepares to Send Israel More Bombs (theintercept.com)
The most relevant fact about the Biden administration’s current position on the war against Gaza is this: There is no Israeli war crime too extreme for Joe Biden to consider pausing, to say nothing of cutting off, the flow of U.S. weapons and financial support for Israel’s war of annihilation. On Tuesday, the Senate passed...
'Anywhere there's a camera, now there's a risk': Billions of users at risk of Peeping Toms — scientists devise incredibly simple eavesdropping system costing only a few hundred dollars (www.techradar.com)
The method, known as EM Eye, can even capture images through walls, raising huge concerns about the potential for misuse....
FTC seeks to ban impersonation fraud as AI enables deepfakes (www.axios.com)
Federal regulators are poised to ban the impersonation of anyone, aiming to thwart scams in an AI-driven world....
Americans who live alone report depression at higher rates, but social support helps (www.kpbs.org)
People living alone are more likely to report feeling depressed compared to those living with others, according to a new study by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. And that effect is particularly stark for people living alone who say they have little or no social and emotional support....
Judge Engoron Takes Parting Shot at Ivanka Trump (archive.is)
But god forbid we prosecute a wealthy white woman for perjury. That would just be beyond the pale....
Tampa man wrongfully imprisoned for nearly four decades to receive $14m (www.theguardian.com)
Robert DuBoise, sentenced over a 1983 rape and murder he did not commit, says he hopes others in his position now ‘get justice’...
Tributes to Alexei Navalny, Putin's greatest foe, removed from Russian cities as police look on (apnews.com)
Navalny’s death at age 47 has deprived the Russian opposition of its most well-known and inspiring politician less than a month before an election that will give President Vladimir Putin another six years in power....
Russia attempting to develop nuclear space weapon to destroy satellites with massive energy wave, sources familiar with intel say (www.cnn.com)
Russia is trying to develop a nuclear space weapon that would destroy satellites by creating a massive energy wave when detonated, potentially crippling a vast swath of the commercial and government satellites that the world below depends on to talk on cell phones, pay bills, and surf the internet, according to three sources...
Many believe the founders wanted a Christian America. Some want the government to declare one now (apnews.com)
The idea of a Christian America means different things to different people. Pollsters have found a wide circle of Americans who hold general God-and-country sentiments....
Chemical Found In Cheerios, Quaker Oats May Cause Fertility Issues, Study Suggests: What To Know About Chlormequat (www.forbes.com)
Around 80% of Americans have been exposed to the plant pesticide chlormequat, which causes fertility and growth issues in animals, according to a new study published Thursday…
US envoy says Israel has not presented evidence that Hamas diverted U.N. aid deliveries in Gaza (apnews.com)
With the departure of police escorts following Israeli strikes, criminal gangs are increasingly targeting the convoys, said David Satterfield, the Biden administration’s special Middle East envoy for humanitarian issues. He said the lawlessness as well as regular Israeli protests at crossing points by those opposed to aid...
Science experiment gone wrong sends 18 students, teacher to Tennessee hospital (abcnews.go.com)
A science experiment gone wrong at a Tennessee elementary school sent 18 students and a teacher to the hospital on Friday, officials said....
American woman goes missing in Madrid after helmeted man disables cameras (www.nbcnews.com)
Police in Madrid and Fort Lauderdale were notified, launching investigations on each side of the Atlantic....
18 elementary students, teacher fall ill after dry ice experiment in Tennessee classroom (www.usatoday.com)
Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state's life-without-parole sentences (apnews.com)
Pennsylvania’s high court will consider whether some automatic life sentences for those convicted of murder violate constitutional protections for defendants, the justices said Friday....
Trump's legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay? (www.independent.co.uk)
Donald Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars...
Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states (apnews.com)
The dim lighting and vacant offices were the first clues....
Israel caught out for using MOLDOVA footage in Gaza aid tweet (www.thenational.scot)
THE official X/Twitter account of Israel has been called out for using stock footage of Moldova in a video about providing aid to Gaza....
Passenger allegedly boards flight from Nashville to Los Angeles without a ticket (www.usatoday.com)
A woman allegedly boarded a flight from Nashville to Los Angeles without a boarding pass earlier this month....
CBP's top doctor tried to order fentanyl lollipops for UN meeting, whistleblowers say (www.nbcnews.com)
The whistleblowers also allege Dr. Alexander Eastman was already under investigation for trying to procure narcotics for a friend who worked as a chopper pilot for the border agency.
After inheriting ancestral land, these Black families are defying the odds to keep it (www.nbcnews.com)
Predatory developers often target Black families whose generational land lacks clear ownership. Now, more families are securing deeds to keep their land and create real wealth....