Education Department penalizes Missouri lender for error that made 800,000 student loan borrowers delinquent (www.cnbc.com)
The U.S. Department of Education will penalize student loan servicer Mohela, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, for its failure to send timely billing statements to 2.5 million borrowers....
China's new national map has angered its neighbors (www.cnn.com)
The Philippines has become the latest of China’s neighbors to object to its new national map, joining Malaysia and India in releasing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory....
Undercover With the New Alt-Right (www.thenation.com)
Passengers carted off in stretchers as Vegas flight stranded in extreme heat (www.independent.co.uk)
Woman gored by Bison at Yellowstone (abcnews.go.com)
Officials have been warning visitors not to get close to the animals.
8 dead in crash after police chased a suspected human smuggler, Texas officials say (apnews.com)
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver of a 2009 Honda Civic tried to outrun deputies from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office and attempted to pass a semi truck, the state Department of Public Safety said. The Civic collided with a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox, which caught fire....
Once valued at $47 billion, coworking-space provider WeWork nears bankruptcy (arstechnica.com)
Alabama man charged with making threats against Georgia prosecutor, sheriff over Trump election case (apnews.com)
An Alabama man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened violence against a Georgia prosecutor and sheriff related to an investigation into former President Donald Trump....
Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control (apnews.com)
Kansas newspaper to regain items seized in controversial police raid (www.washingtonpost.com)
After nearly a week of intense criticism and national headlines, the local prosecutor behind a controversial police raid on a Kansas newspaper office has agreed to withdraw the search warrant and return items taken from the paper....
Judge Chutkan says Trump’s right to free speech in January 6 case is ‘not absolute’ (www.cnn.com)
US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that she plans to put serious limits over how sensitive evidence is handled in the Donald Trump 2020 election interference case, in a dramatic hearing Friday in Washington, DC, that could set the tone for the upcoming trial....
Woman who fled Saudi Arabia with daughter wins court battle to stay in US (www.theguardian.com)
'Nobody's hands are clean': Obama, some Democrats break with Biden on support for Israel (abcnews.go.com)
UN leaders say Gaza war must 'stop now' as reported death toll tops 10,000 (www.reuters.com)
… while Blinken, playing both sides of the table, says no to a Gaza ceasefire but wants more aid sent to Gaza and France is sending armored vehicles to Lebanon....
US Unions Winning Big Gains Amid ‘Great Reset’ in Worker Power (portside.org)
Health care workers report increase in burnout, harassment since the COVID pandemic: CDC (abcnews.go.com)
Health care workers are facing a severe mental health crisis, according to a new survey published Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
China says Israel acting 'beyond scope of self-defense' (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks came as Israel appeared poised for a ground offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza.
Police blame some deaths on ‘excited delirium.’ ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term (www.cnn.com)
The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get...
Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's (www.businessinsider.com)
Airplane crashes during gender reveal party, killing pilot (thehill.com)
Warning: Crash video autoplays in article....
An SUV strikes 6 migrant workers in Walmart parking lot in North Carolina (www.npr.org)
Six migrant workers were struck Sunday afternoon by an SUV in a Walmart parking lot in North Carolina from what police are calling “an intentional assault with a vehicle.”
Nearly two dozen toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says (apnews.com)
U.S. health officials are warning doctors to be on the lookout for possible cases of lead poisoning in children after at least 22 toddlers in 14 states were sickened by lead linked to tainted pouches of cinnamon apple puree and applesauce....
The 4-day workweek: How one Ohio manufacturer is making it work (www.npr.org)
When Bill Kowalcic first heard that his company Advanced RV was trying out a four-day workweek, he was filled with questions....
GAZA: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019 (www.savethechildren.net)
Since October 7, more than 3,257 children have been reported killed, including at least 3,195 in Gaza, 33 in the West Bank, and 29 in Israel, according to the Ministries of Health in Gaza and Israel respectively. The number of children reported killed in just three weeks in Gaza is more than the number killed in armed conflict...