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Kellogg's union members ratify a new contract, ending a nearly 3-month strike
NPR - Tue Dec 21, 2021
The Kellogg's strike is over. More»

Michigan Sheriff Wants Charges Filed Against Woman Who Criticized Anti-Maskers
Detroit Metro Times - Thu Dec 16, 2021
A Trump-adoring sheriff in Michigan is pursuing criminal charges against a Howell woman who called out anti-maskers on Twitter, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts. More»

Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Convicted of Obstruction
NBC New York - Tue Dec 14, 2021
BROOKLYN, New York - Authorities said the obstruction occurred while the Brooklyn judge was on a NYC-based credit union’s board of directors from May 2008 to Aug. More»

Virginia's Legislature IT Hit With Ransomware Attack
NBC New York - Tue Dec 14, 2021
The information technology agency that serves Virginia's legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations, state officials said Monday. More»

California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Pouring Scalding Water on Mentally Ill Inmate
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - A sheriff’s deputy in Orange county, California, is accused of throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate who didn’t receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours. More»

‘A terrible tragedy’: US Passes 800,000 Covid Deaths – Highest in the World
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
The US death toll from Covid-19 has passed 800,000, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after vaccines became available last spring. More»

At Least 50 Likely Dead in Kentucky Alone After Tornadoes Hit Central and Southern US
CNN - Sat Dec 11, 2021
Storms unleashed devastating tornadoes late Friday and early Saturday across parts of the central and southern US including Kentucky, where the governor says the death toll will exceed 50 after "one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history". More»

Modern-day slavery uncovered in South Georgia
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sat Dec 4, 2021
LYONS, Geeorgia - A years long human trafficking operation trapped migrant workers in “modern-day slavery” on South Georgia farms, according to a federal indictment unsealed last week. More»

Parents of Michigan School Shooter Face Charges in Rampage that Killed Four and Injured Seven
Daily Mail - Thu Dec 2, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — The mother of accused school shooter Ethan Crumbley wrote a rambling open letter to Donald Trump in 2016 praising his support for gun rights, and now both she and her husband are facing criminal charges in the shooting. More»

Omicron! Officials Confirm 5 Cases in NYC Metro Area
CNBC - Thu Dec 2, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - New York officials have confirmed five cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant in the New York City metropolitan area, Governor Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday, hours after cases were detected in Minnesota and Colorado. More»

Student Kills 3, Wounds 6 at Michigan School Shooting
Associated Press - Tue Nov 30, 2021
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tuesday, killing three students and wounding six other people, including a teacher, authorities said. More»

Alabama inmate who survived execution attempt dies of cancer
Associated Press - Mon Nov 29, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn’t find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday. More»

Fauci Says Omicron Variant Is Likely Already Here, NY Declares State of Emergency
Daily Beast - Sat Nov 27, 2021
Parts of the US have begun an all-out assault against the new, highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 as Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the variant is likely already circulating in the country. More»

Hundreds of FedEx packages found in Alabama woods
CBS News - Fri Nov 26, 2021
HAYDEN, Alabama - An Alabama sheriff is trying to figure out how hundreds of FedEx packages ended up dumped in the woods. More»

Newark Cop Fatally Struck Nurse on Parkway, Drove to Mom’s House With Body In Car
New York Post - Thu Nov 25, 2021
NEWARK, New Jersey - A Newark Police Officer struck and killed a nurse with his car and then drove the body to his mother’s house seeking advice before returning to the scene with the body, officials said on Wednesday. More»

Pentagon Creates New Office to Probe UFO Reports
AFP - Wed Nov 24, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia - The Pentagon is creating a new office to investigate unidentified flying objects amid concerns that after broad probes it cannot explain mysterious sightings near highly sensitive military areas. More»

Maryland police officer convicted of rape is sentenced to home detention
NBC News - Tue Nov 23, 2021
A Baltimore County, Maryland, police officer convicted of raping a woman and assaulting another was sentenced to home detention after a judge found that there was no “psychological injury” in one of the cases, prosecutors said Monday. More»

Pregnant woman shot dead while unloading gifts from her own baby shower
ABC News - Sun Nov 21, 2021
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania - A pregnant woman unloading gifts from her own baby shower was fatally shot outside a Philadelphia home Saturday night in what police said they suspect was a "cowardly" targeted shooting. More»

'More Bubbas, no Black pastors': Attorney for man accused of killing Arbery decried as racist
NBC News - Sun Nov 21, 2021
BRUNSWICK, Georgia - Kevin Gough has been condemned for trying to have Black pastors thrown out of the courtroom, complaining that the jury didn't contain enough "Bubbas or Joe six-packs" and for equating Black faith leaders with klansmen. More»

Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty on all charges in Kenosha shootings
CNN - Fri Nov 19, 2021
KENOSHA, Wisconsin - Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager who killed two people and shot another during unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was acquitted of first-degree intentional homicide and four other felony charges on Friday. More»

Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires
Associated Press - Thu Nov 18, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, California — A former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California earlier this year that threatened to trap firefighters as they battled a massive fire nearby, federal prosecutors said. More»

Homicide is a top cause of maternal death in the United States
Nature.com - Wed Nov 17, 2021
Evaluation of death certificates from national database paints grim picture for pregnant women. More»

Alex Jones Liable in All Sandy Hook Defamation Suits
New York Times - Mon Nov 15, 2021
WATERBURY, Connecticut - A superior court in Connecticut granted a sweeping victory to the families of eight people killed in a 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. More»

US Announces Big Hike in Medicare Premiums
CNN - Sat Nov 13, 2021
The federal government announced a large hike in Medicare premiums Friday night, blaming the pandemic but also what it called uncertainty over how much it may have to be forced to pay for a pricey and controversial new Alzheimer's drug. More»

Explosion Sends Potentially Radioactive Dust Into Air Above LA
NBC News - Fri Nov 12, 2021
The US Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. More»

Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in LA
NPR - Fri Nov 12, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - Olympic gymnast and Hmong American Sunisa Lee, who rose to fame this summer in Tokyo when she won gold in the individual women's all-around competition, said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist incident that occurred recently in Los Angeles. More»

Oklahoma Proposes Letting Gas Utility Charge A $1,400 ‘Exit Fee’ To Go Electric
Huffington Post - Fri Nov 5, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - Oklahoma’s biggest natural gas utility could soon charge customers who switch to electric stoves and heating systems an “exit fee” of nearly $1,400 to disconnect service, HuffPost has learned, setting a precedent that could help the industry lock millions of Americans into fossil fuel use for decades. More»

US Government Works to 'Cocoon' Old Nuclear Reactors
Associated Press - Thu Nov 4, 2021
RICHLAND, Washington - Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work. More»

Missouri Republican Senator Hawley Outs Himself as an Incel, Blames Liberals
USA Today - Tue Nov 2, 2021
US Senator Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, said Sunday that there was a "crisis of American men," attacking liberal ideology and an array of political beliefs and cultural touchpoints that he believes are degrading traditional ideas of masculinity. More»

‘It’s the Jews’: Antisemitic tirade at an Arizona school board
JTA - Tue Nov 2, 2021
CHANDLER, Arizona - An antisemitic tirade at a school board meeting in suburban Phoenix last week has spurred an extensive response among local officials and Jewish leaders — some of whom say they were distressed that board members did not rebut the comment at the time. More»

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