Family of Alex Pretti retains lawyers who helped prosecute the George Floyd case ( www.pbs.org )
DOJ subpoenas Minnesota Gov. Walz and other officials in obstruction investigation ( www.pbs.org )
The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, the person said....
Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to put down protests in Minneapolis ( www.pbs.org )
Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used federal law, to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors....
Thousands of nurses go on strike at several major New York City hospital systems ( www.pbs.org )
About 15,000 nurses are involved in the strike, according to New York State Nurses Association....
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk's chatbot Grok over sexualized AI images ( www.pbs.org )
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images....
Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes ( www.pbs.org )
(AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced a 43-day government shutdown over the issue.
Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care ( www.pbs.org )
The complaint argues that denying coverage of gender-affirming care is sex-based discrimination and asks the personnel office to rescind the policy.
At least 3 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy ( www.pbs.org )
The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran's theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere.
White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center ( www.pbs.org )
‘We got ‘em.’ The major break in the Brown University shooting that led police to the suspect ( www.pbs.org )
The man authorities believe committed the deadly shooting at Brown University was found dead inside a Salem, New Hampshire, storage unit, authorities said Thursday night....
2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific, U.S. military says ( www.pbs.org )
U.S. Southern Command posted on social media, “Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” though it did not provide evidence. It posted videos of each boat speeding through water before being struck by...
Trump administration seeks to cut off access to transgender health care for U.S. children ( www.pbs.org )
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday unveiled a series of regulatory actions designed to effectively ban gender-affirming care for minors, building on broader Trump administration restrictions on transgender Americans....
State Department announces $10 billion-plus arms sales package to Taiwan, angering China ( www.pbs.org )
The State Department announced the sales late Wednesday during a nationally televised address by the Republican president, who made scant mention of foreign policy issues and did not speak about China or Taiwan. U.S.-Chinese tensions have ebbed and flowed during Trump’s second term, largely over trade and tariffs but also over...
netflix just acquired warner bros. discovery. ( www.pbs.org )
i think that all monopolies should be split up into different smaller companies which would be given to the workers and then collectivized. seriously!
Sabrina Carpenter, Franklin the Turtle publisher condemn the Trump administration's use of their work on social media ( www.pbs.org )
YSK that President Joe Biden wanted to end a loophole benefiting Private Equity billionaires. Powerful Senator Kyrsten Sinema opposed it. She was lavishly rewarded. ( www.pbs.org )
At first sight, the decision to insist on keeping a provision that benefits some of America’s wealthiest people seems a far cry from the concerns of voters in Sinema’s southwestern home state of Arizona....
Why many men struggle to maintain deep male friendships later in life ( www.pbs.org )
Federal officials say immigration raids have begun in North Carolina ( www.pbs.org )
Sudan's cultural heritage becomes a casualty in its civil war ( www.pbs.org )
Sudan’s civil war has become a humanitarian catastrophe of staggering scale, marked by famine, ethnic cleansing and sexual violence. Over three years, an estimated 150,000 people have been killed, and nearly 13 million have been forced from their homes. But the destruction of Sudan’s cultural heritage has drawn far less...
U.S. hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic ( www.pbs.org )
Maine Senate candidate Platner says tattoo recognized as Nazi symbol has been covered ( www.pbs.org )
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His U.S. Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol....
U.S. has seized survivors after strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP sources say ( www.pbs.org )
The U.S. has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the region this summer, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday.
Trump's shutdown firings hollow out special education office ( www.pbs.org )
On Friday, the Trump administration fired most employees at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. The Department of Education office is tasked with protecting the rights of millions of children with disabilities across the country and ensuring they get an education.
Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in North Darfur, aid group says ( www.pbs.org )
Populist party of billionaire Andrej Babiš wins big in Czech parliamentary election ( www.pbs.org )
Babiš's victory deprives Ukraine of a staunch supporter and steers Czechia toward the pro-Russian path taken by Hungary and Slovakia....
