The murderous creature you live with is a murderous creature, study confirms (www.npr.org)
More scientific evidence has surfaced to show that while mittens may be your sweet angel, letting her roam outside is also a big threat to biodiversity.
Donald Trump's lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says 'no way' (www.pbs.org)
Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. The judge said “there’s no way I’m going to grant that.”...
Turkish MP has heart attack while saying Allah punishes pro-Israel people (www.newsweek.com)
Every homeopathic eye drop should be pulled off the market, FDA says (arstechnica.com)
Video appears to show officer with knee on protestor's neck, police say it didn't happen | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
A group of protesters that demonstrated at a rally in support of Palestinians over the weekend in Toronto say a man who was protesting was injured during his arrest — which included an officer kneeling on his neck, something Toronto's former police chief said officers are not trained to do.
Nations Agree to Transition from Fossil Fuels in Climate Summit Deal (www.voanews.com)
After Water System Privatization, Consumers Get Hosed (substack.perfectunion.us)
In Pennsylvania, residents are resisting a corporate takeover of their water system as state lawmakers attempt to change a law that incentivizes privatization.
US proposes replacing engine-housing parts on Boeing jets like one involved in passenger's death (apnews.com)
Federal officials are proposing modifications and additional inspections on nearly 2,000 Boeing planes in the United States to prevent a repeat of the engine-housing breakup that killed a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight in 2018....
Tesla recalls over 2 million vehicles to fix defective system that monitors drivers using Autopilot (apnews.com)
Tesla is recalling nearly all of the vehicles it sold in the U.S., more than 2 million across its model lineup, to fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are paying attention when they use Autopilot....
Boston Mayor Wu, city councilors answer questions after email invite to ‘Electeds of Color Holiday Party’ mistakenly sent to entire city council - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News (whdh.com)
Commissioners in a Montana county remove election oversight from fellow Republican (apnews.com)
A Montana clerk and recorder who expressed doubt about the integrity of the election process during her 2022 campaign lost her election oversight duties on Tuesday in a vote by county commissioners, reflecting some of the turmoil nationwide since conspiracy theories spread about the 2020 presidential election....
Norfolk, Virginia, approves military-themed brewery despite some community pushback (www.nbcnews.com)
US agency takes first step toward requiring new vehicles to prevent drunk or impaired driving (apnews.com)
U.S. auto safety regulators say they have taken the first step toward requiring devices in vehicles that prevent drunk or impaired driving....
‘Too many things unaffordable:’ Biden fires up price wars as inflation cools (www.cnbc.com)
Colorado cattle industry sues over wolf reintroduction on the cusp of the animals' release (apnews.com)
Just weeks before the deadline for Colorado to begin reintroducing gray wolves under a voter-approved initiative, representatives of the cattle industry association are suing state and federal agencies in the hopes of delaying the predators’ release....
Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels (www.nytimes.com)
For the first time since nations began meeting three decades ago to tackle climate change, diplomats from nearly 200 countries agreed to a global pact that explicitly calls for “transitioning away from fossil fuels” like oil, gas and coal that are dangerously heating the planet....
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens hand out medical records to cops without warrants (arstechnica.com)
Lawmakers want HHS to revise health privacy law to require warrants....
Supreme Court agrees to quick review of Trump’s presidential immunity claim (www.tucsonsentinel.com)
Judge: Giuliani may have defamed Georgia election workers again outside DC courthouse (www.politico.com)
Just minutes after leaving the first day of his civil trial, Rudy Giuliani repeated a false allegation about the pollworkers....
Kentucky woman seeking court approval for abortion learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity (apnews.com)
A pregnant woman in Kentucky who filed a lawsuit demanding the right to an abortion has learned her embryo no longer has cardiac activity, her attorneys said Tuesday....
Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel's 'indiscriminate bombing' of Gaza (apnews.com)
Judge rules Elon Musk’s posts about bot accounts and poop emoji were ‘false’ as Twitter investor lawsuit moves forward (lawandcrime.com)
A federal judge ruled to allow a lawsuit over the Twitter deal to proceed against Elon Musk, reasoning that Musk's false tweets and a comment of a poop emoji may be securities fraud.
Alleged Maine mass shooter's brain being studied for CTE linked to military service (abcnews.go.com)
The last residents of a coastal Mexican town destroyed by climate change (apnews.com)
Flooding driven by some of the world’s fastest sea-level rise and by increasingly brutal winter storms has all but destroyed El Bosque, leaving piles of concrete and twisted metal rods where houses used to line the sand. Forced to flee the homes they built, locals are waiting for government aid and living in rentals they can...