Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle (www.cnn.com)
With 735 million people hungry, UN says world is 'off track' to meet its 2030 goal (www.reuters.com)
Mexico surpasses China as top U.S. trade partner (www.cbsnews.com)
Cruise line apologizes after dozens of whales slaughtered in front of passengers (abcnews.go.com)
A cruise line has apologized to over 1,000 of its passengers after one of its ships arrived at port in the middle of a whale hunt where dozens of the marine mammals were being slaughtered.
Kosovo buys Turkish Bayraktar drones (www.reuters.com)
Historically Low Faith in U.S. Institutions Continues (news.gallup.com)
Americans’ faith in major societal institutions hasn’t improved over the past year following a slump in public confidence in 2022....
Revealed: How major US banks are funding anti-LGBTIQ groups (www.opendemocracy.net)
Bank of America and Goldman Sachs have both been lauded for their LGBTIQ-friendly workplaces. But tax filings uncovered by openDemocracy show nonprofit foundations linked to the banks have also funded ultraconservative groups fighting to roll back civil rights for the queer community worldwide....
Tenants push Biden for rent control on all government-backed housing (wagingnonviolence.org)
… The Federal Housing Finance Agency, or FHFA, manages both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which play a big role in the multifamily housing market by buying the mortgages issued by banks to multifamily landlords, thus assuming the risk of nonpayment. The Newberry Parc arrangement is quite common. Last year, Fannie Mae and Freddie...
US military police find missing 14-year-old girl in barracks on California Marine Corps base (apnews.com)
Two weeks after a 14-year-old girl’s grandmother reported that she had run away in early June, the teenager was found in an unusual location: Inside the barracks at a California Marine Corps base north of San Diego....
United Auto Workers could strike next after Teamsters (therealnews.com)
United Auto Workers’ labor agreements at the Big 3 automakers – Ford, GM, and Stellantis – just began. Their current contracts expire in mid-September, and the new UAW leadership has been crystal clear: they’re not afraid to take 150,000 of its members out on strike if their demands aren’t met. This would be less than...
Teen Passenger Detained In Airport For 'Skiplagging' (jalopnik.com)
A teenager on his first flight alone was pulled into security and had his trip home canceled after gate agents figure out he was skiplagging, or booking a flight with the layover as the actual intended destination. …
U.S. Building More Apartments Than It Has In Decades, But Not For the Poor (www.vice.com)
The U.S. is building more apartments than it has in half a century, but the poorest people still can’t afford them....
988 mental health crisis line gets 5 million calls, texts and chats in first year (www.npr.org)
California man gets life sentence in deaths of 3 teens killed after doorbell prank (www.nbcnews.com)
Anurag Chandra, 45, followed “doorbell ditch” pranksters who were in a Toyota Prius that ultimately went off a road. Three of six teens in the car died.
A Rivian owner was in a fender bender. The repair bill was $42,000 (www.businessinsider.com)
A Rivian owner said his R1T electric pickup truck cost about $42,000 to fix after it was hit at a stoplight earlier this year, according to a report The New York Times.
Families of Buffalo Massacre Victims Sue Meta, Reddit, and Google Over Conspiracy Theories (gizmodo.com)
The lawsuit seeks changes to the changes companies’ safety standards, with the plaintiffs calling the platforms “defective and unreasonably dangerous.”
IRS says it collected $38 million from more than 175 high-income tax delinquents (abcnews.go.com)
The IRS is showcasing its new capability to audit high-income tax dodgers aggressively as it makes the case for sustained funding and tries to avoid budget cuts sought by Republicans who want to gut the agency
An Alabama woman is missing after stopping to help a toddler she saw walking on the interstate, police say (www.cnn.com)
1 Fargo police officer killed, 2 injured in shooting that also left suspect dead in North Dakota (apnews.com)
One police officer was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting that also left the suspect dead on a busy street in Fargo, North Dakota, police said.
Mexico files complaint accusing Texas of breaking boundary laws with floating barriers (thehill.com)
Iowa governor signs 6-week abortion ban into law (www.cnn.com)
US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories (www.bbc.com)
Rehabilitated sea turtle released in Florida Keys to join Tour de Turtles (apnews.com)
US Homeowners Are Tapping $9 Trillion in Real Estate Wealth (www.bloomberg.com)
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