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https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI Air traffic controllers stopped a departing private jet from running into a JetBlue flight as it was coming in to land Monday night in Boston, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's office said on Tuesday that lawyers for defendants facing charges in the January 6, 2021, insurrection will be granted access to US Capitol security footage as the top House Republican has faced scrutiny for allowing Fox News host Tucker Carlson to view the video before widely releasing it. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI Multiple Democrats are undecided about how they will vote on a measure that would overturn a rewriting of Washington, DC's criminal code, which critics have argued is soft on violent criminals. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI Investigators are "anxiously awaiting" the results of the autopsy including toxicology report of former US swimmer Jamie Cail, according to a public information officer for the US Virgin Islands Police Department. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI Investigators are "anxiously awaiting" the results of the autopsy including toxicology report of former US swimmer Jamie Cail, according to a public information officer for the US Virgin Islands Police Department. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/zFtVMbI Transgender minors in Mississippi can no longer receive gender-affirming care in the state after its Republican governor signed a bill Tuesday that prohibits health care professionals from providing both hormone treatments and surgical procedures. https://ift.tt/iC9Nn4j

https://ift.tt/OpWg5Yl Appearing at the doorstep of Walt Disney World, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that gives him new power over Disney, effectively punishing the entertainment giant for speaking out against the Republican's political agenda. https://ift.tt/ArzokLi

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https://ift.tt/OpWg5Yl TD Bank will pay $1.2 billion to settle a lawsuit alleging its involvement in an infamous $7 billion Ponzi scheme orchestrated by disgraced financier Allen Stanford more than a decade ago. https://ift.tt/ArzokLi

https://ift.tt/OpWg5Yl Alex Murdaugh's defense in his double murder trial rested its case Monday after calling up 14 witnesses over about two weeks of testimony. https://ift.tt/ArzokLi

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https://ift.tt/OpWg5Yl Former American swimming champion Jamie Cail has died in the US Virgin Islands, according to authorities who are investigating her death on the island of St. John. https://ift.tt/ArzokLi

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg The Environmental Protection Agency has approved resuming shipments of contaminated liquid and soil out of East Palestine, Ohio, where a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed earlier this month. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said price caps on Russian energy should be stiffened up to maximize the impact of sanctions on the country as the war in Ukraine hits a year. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg The alligator rescued from a New York City park last week had swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to an update from zoo officials. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will release his book, "The Courage to be Free," to much anticipation ahead of his expected plunge into the 2024 presidential race. But it's not the first time DeSantis has dabbled in authorship to jumpstart his political ambitions. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg The possibility of a 2023 market rally ground to a halt last week amid an onslaught of unfortunate inflation and economic data that spooked investors and increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will continue its economically painful rate hikes campaign for longer than Wall Street hoped. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg It's never been easy to operate a restaurant, and in recent years it's been even harder. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg A Florida high school student has been arrested after a video showed him attacking a school employee after she took away his Nintendo Switch device, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg Lorenzo "Lo" Jelks, Atlanta's first Black television news reporter, has died at 83, according to the Atlanta Press Club and CNN affiliate WSB. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/3VUZRyg CNN, along with a group of other media organizations, has signed on to a letter calling for congressional leaders to grant access to security footage from inside the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy gave Fox News' Tucker Carlson access to the material earlier this month. https://ift.tt/6SLoG4H

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m The US Marshals Service is teaming up with a Native American tribe based in Northern California for a new push aimed at addressing cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people, a growing crisis that tribes say has not received enough attention. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m Five people on board a medical services airplane died Friday night after the aircraft crashed in western Nevada, officials said. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m • Pentagon releases selfie taken by US pilot showing the Chinese spy balloon in air https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m Officials in Texas and Michigan are complaining they didn't receive any warning that contaminated water and soil from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, would be shipped into their jurisdictions for disposal. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m The Idaho house where four college students were murdered in November will be demolished as a "healing step," the University of Idaho said in a statement Friday. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m Fox News is in serious hot water. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/kwjhl4m Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is fighting for her political survival, seeking to finish in the top two in Tuesday's crowded primary and advance to an April runoff in her quest for a second term. https://ift.tt/NhnED8G

https://ift.tt/2JnEo38 Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year, said Friday that it expected shareholders to be wiped out entirely, meaning they should not expect to recover any funds from a restructuring or sale of the business. https://ift.tt/84QjVC3

https://ift.tt/2JnEo38 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hired an investment firm to research a possible bid for the NFL Washington Commanders team, two people familiar with the situation told the Washington Post. https://ift.tt/84QjVC3

https://ift.tt/2JnEo38 The inaction of two Memphis Fire Department first responders fired after the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols may have contributed to his death, according to a state emergency medical services board. https://ift.tt/84QjVC3

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https://ift.tt/2JnEo38 Actor Alec Baldwin on Thursday pleaded not guilty to manslaughter charges relating to the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," according to a court document waiving his first court appearance. https://ift.tt/84QjVC3

https://ift.tt/lWmZ2an There's a new tussle brewing in the animal kingdom of Wall Street: Hawks vs. Bulls. https://ift.tt/EkD17X0

https://ift.tt/lWmZ2an The top investigator on the House committee that probed the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack said Wednesday it is "likely" that the Georgia and federal investigations into efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election will produce indictments. https://ift.tt/EkD17X0

https://ift.tt/lWmZ2an Several popular Chinese apps have removed access to ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence chatbot that has taken the world by storm even as major Chinese tech companies race to develop their own equivalent. https://ift.tt/EkD17X0

https://ift.tt/lWmZ2an A Texas man was sentenced to more than three years in prison Wednesday for assaulting police officers during the US Capitol riot and threatening Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter shortly after the attack. https://ift.tt/EkD17X0

https://ift.tt/lWmZ2an The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of an Arizona death row inmate who argued he should be able to challenge his sentence in federal court but was stopped from doing so by a state procedural rule. https://ift.tt/EkD17X0

https://ift.tt/sUwGh3r Microsoft announced it has agreed to partnerships with Nvidia and Nintendo as it tries to convince European Union officials to approve its $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard — the company behind the popular game franchise Call of Duty. https://ift.tt/LCHS1Ps

https://ift.tt/ldbzive Home Depot said it will increase pay and benefits for front line hourly staff by $1 billion this year, another sign of a tighter labor market and rising wages across the US economy. https://ift.tt/cjnBwml

https://ift.tt/ldbzive When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine one year ago, Western countries hit back with unprecedented sanctions to punish Moscow and pile pressure on President Vladimir Putin. The aim: to deal an economic blow so severe that Putin would reconsider his brutal war. https://ift.tt/cjnBwml

https://ift.tt/ldbzive Donald Trump's leadership PAC spent more than $16 million on legal services in 2022, according to a tally of the Save America PAC distributions through the end of December. The number represents a massive set of bills from lawyers at a time when the former president faces multiple criminal inquiries, lawsuits and other challenges. https://ift.tt/cjnBwml

https://ift.tt/ldbzive Men participating in the world's biggest trial of a four-day work week spent much more time with their children, organizers say. https://ift.tt/cjnBwml

https://ift.tt/TkfQ9cy Wisconsin voters on Tuesday will cast their primary ballots in what's turned into an expensive and high-stakes battle for control of the Supreme Court in a key battleground state where power is divided between a Democratic governor and a Republican-controlled legislature. https://ift.tt/hNB2P3x

https://ift.tt/TkfQ9cy James O'Keefe, the founder and chairman of Project Veritas — the right-wing activist group known for its selectively edited undercover sting videos targeting journalists and progressive groups — has been ousted from the organization, he told staff in a videotaped speech posted online Monday. https://ift.tt/hNB2P3x

https://ift.tt/TkfQ9cy Several fire departments are responding to a large fire near Oakwood, Ohio, that has sent at least one person to the hospital, the Twinsburg Fire Department said. https://ift.tt/hNB2P3x

https://ift.tt/TkfQ9cy Standard Chartered is going on a hiring spree in Hong Kong this year, in a sign of renewed confidence in its biggest market as the city reopens its border with mainland China. https://ift.tt/hNB2P3x

https://ift.tt/TkfQ9cy Reckitt, one of the main formula manufacturers in the US, said Monday that it is recalling two batches of Enfamil ProSobee Simply Plant-Based Infant Formula because of possible cross-contamination with Cronobacter sakazakii bacteria. https://ift.tt/hNB2P3x

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx While officials have repeatedly sought to assure residents that the water and air in East Palestine, Ohio, are safe after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials earlier this month, anxiety has permeated the community amid reports of rashes, nausea and headaches. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx Beijing will give out a $6 monthly cash subsidy to low-income residents to cushion the impact of rising food prices, a move that has unexpectedly angered many online who say the amount is far too low. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx A new online shopping platform linked to one of China's top retailers has quickly become the most downloaded app in the United States, surpassing Amazon and Walmart. Now it's looking to capitalize from an appearance on America's biggest stage. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx The US Forest Service will move forward with killing feral cattle in New Mexico's Gila National Forest, officials say. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx The mother of a 7-year-old kidnapped and killed in Texas in December thanked a grand jury for its role in the indictment of the man accused of her daughter's murder. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx California's Bay Area Rapid Transit system says it is running a "limited service" to the Oakland International Airport because of a power outage in Alameda County. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx Warren Buffett is arguably the most legendary investor of all time. But the Oracle of Omaha has missed out on this year's stock market rally. So far, at least. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/AoCUmNx Former Barclays CEO Jes Staley allegedly exchanged sexually suggestive emails with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, some of which included photos of young women, according to newly unsealed passages of a federal lawsuit. https://ift.tt/Ib48BtU

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq Home prices are going up across the country — in aggregate. Looking at individual markets, however, some are showing prices have fallen from a year ago. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq A defense attorney who represented the former girlfriend of Rep. Matt Gaetz says that prosecutors made the right decision not to charge the Florida Republican after a yearslong federal sex trafficking investigation. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq A major US food sanitation company illegally employed at least 102 children between the ages of 13 and 17 in jobs that had them using caustic chemicals to clean razor-sharp saws. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq The head of Norfolk Southern, the company who operated the train carrying hazardous materials that derailed earlier this month, met with residents and local leaders of the East Palestine, Ohio, community on Saturday, a company spokesperson said. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq While President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program promising up to $20,000 in one-time debt relief for low- and middle-income borrowers is tied up in the courts, the Department of Education is working on a new repayment plan that has the potential to significantly help both current and future borrowers. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq The US government has determined that Russia has committed crimes against humanity during its war in Ukraine, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Saturday in Germany. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/1rgfvMq Amazon is ordering thousands of its workers back to the office for at least three days per week, according to a company memo by CEO Andy Jassy on Friday. https://ift.tt/hLmIJ8N

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp • GOP strategist sentenced to prison for facilitating illegal Russian donation to Trump 2016 campaign https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp At the first school board meeting in Bayville, New Jersey, since a 14-year-old student died by suicide days after being attacked by four classmates, administrators heard powerful commentary from current and former students who said they've been bullied without recourse from school district officials. https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp The noise was so loud it didn't sound like the gunfire from the movies to Marco Díaz-Muñoz -- it was more like an electrical generator blowing up. "But then there was one, there was two, there was three," the assistant Michigan State University professor told CNN of the sounds. And then a gunman stepped inside his classroom.  https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Thursday she is "stepping back" from her leadership role at the company after nearly a decade of running the video-sharing platform. https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp Five former Memphis Police Department officers are set to appear in court Friday for their arraignment on criminal charges connected to the January death of Tyre Nichols, whose brutal beating during a police traffic stop was seen on video. https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/ZmPG1dp Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pointed the finger back at Congress to fix the country's broken immigration system and maintained that he will not resign from his post in an new interview with CNN's Chris Wallace. https://ift.tt/HanzfkU

https://ift.tt/SHKf7r6 A Denver city council member who uses a wheelchair faced a difficult situation this week when he participated in a political debate at a venue that did not have full accessibility, prompting him to drag himself onto its stage. https://ift.tt/EmrDlMQ

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https://ift.tt/SHKf7r6 The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and critically wounded five others had a list of other targets, two handguns and plenty of ammunition when police found him on foot soon after the campus massacre, authorities revealed Thursday. https://ift.tt/EmrDlMQ

https://ift.tt/SHKf7r6 Starbucks will open more than 400 stores across Asia Pacific in 2023, marking its biggest expansion in the region in five years. https://ift.tt/EmrDlMQ

https://ift.tt/SHKf7r6 Severe storms, including possible strong tornadoes, will sweep across parts of the South and central US Thursday, putting millions of people at risk of damaging winds and large hail. https://ift.tt/EmrDlMQ

https://ift.tt/SHKf7r6 Two Shelby County sheriff's deputies who were at the scene of Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest in Tennessee last month violated department regulations and have been suspended for five days each without pay, according to a news release from the sheriff's office obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ. https://ift.tt/EmrDlMQ

https://ift.tt/mctuovn The Federal Election Commission is warning embattled Rep. George Santos that he needs to name a campaign treasurer if he plans to continue raising and spending money. https://ift.tt/HqTzLAw

https://ift.tt/mctuovn Embattled Rep. George Santos is contemplating a nightmare scenario for House Republicans: Trying to stick it out in Congress, even if he is indicted on criminal charges. https://ift.tt/HqTzLAw

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https://ift.tt/zuWjSC0 Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, appeared last month before a federal grand jury investigating the mishandling of classified documents from his time in the White House, two sources familiar with the investigation told CNN. https://ift.tt/tB5KcgX

https://ift.tt/zuWjSC0 A New York appeals court upheld sanctions against former President Donald Trump totaling $110,000 for failing to respond to a New York state attorney general subpoena for documents. https://ift.tt/tB5KcgX

https://ift.tt/zuWjSC0 Attorneys for Brett Favre have again filed a motion asking a judge to dismiss the former NFL quarterback from a lawsuit filed by the state of Mississippi seeking to recoup millions of dollars distributed as part of what the state calls a statewide welfare fraud scheme. https://ift.tt/tB5KcgX

https://ift.tt/zuWjSC0 The Japanese government has nominated Kazuo Ueda to lead its central bank, in a surprise move that could pave the way for the country to wind down its ultra-loose monetary policy. https://ift.tt/tB5KcgX

https://ift.tt/zuWjSC0 Secure 2.0, the new retirement rules that lawmakers passed in late December, includes several provisions that will make the tax-free savings vehicle known as a Roth more accessible and flexible. And, in one instance, it will mandate that some higher-income earners put a portion of their 401(k) savings in a Roth account. https://ift.tt/tB5KcgX

https://ift.tt/grIKybC The man who allegedly assaulted Rep. Angie Craig in her Washington, DC, apartment last week made his initial appearance in federal court Monday. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/grIKybC After Sarah Oh lost her job as a human rights advisor at Twitter late last year in the first round of layoffs following Elon Musk's chaotic acquisition of the company, she decided to join a friend in building a rival service. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/grIKybC Everyone seems to be in a bit of a debt bind at the moment: The US government has run out of credit to spend, high inflation and interest rates have taken a big bite out of debt-laden tech companies that expected pandemic-era growth to continue and US credit card debt reached nearly $1 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to TransUnion. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/grIKybC US regulators have fined Mars Wrigley, the maker of Snickers and Skittles, after two workers fell into a tank of chocolate at its Pennsylvania factory last June. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/grIKybC The superintendent of the New Jersey school district where a 14-year-old student took her own life days after a TikTok video showed she was attacked by four other teenagers has resigned, the district announced. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/grIKybC Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has sold its remaining stake in Paytm, India's top digital payment app, as it gradually divests from its Indian investments amid friction between Beijing and New Delhi. https://ift.tt/QA9djTE

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota offered Sunday a stark warning about the future of Social Security and Medicare if Congress fails to take action now. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r Workers at a Southern California Medieval Times have walked off the job and went on strike before their second performance of the day Saturday, the union confirmed. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r The man accused of serving as a getaway driver for his teenage son, who allegedly killed three other teens and wounded another at a Texas convenience store in 2021, has been convicted of capital murder in connection with the three deaths. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r Advocates for domestic violence survivors are worried that a controversial federal court ruling striking down a gun control measure will discourage victims from coming forward. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r Many people don't have the time or inclination to do deep research on stocks. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/J8VtR6r A federal judge may rule later this month on a lawsuit seeking to block the use of medication abortion nationwide, in the biggest abortion-related case since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year. https://ift.tt/skcUvX9

https://ift.tt/24E5ILy Trump attorney Christina Bobb appeared before a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, in recent weeks in connection with the investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents, two sources have told CNN. https://ift.tt/EQPAH3B

https://ift.tt/24E5ILy High-profile conservative activist Matt Schlapp is denying claims of sexual assault and wants the man who is accusing him to be publicly identified, according to court documents filed Thursday in the lawsuit against Schlapp and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp. https://ift.tt/EQPAH3B

https://ift.tt/24E5ILy Sen. John Fetterman has been released from a Washington, DC, hospital, after being admitted due to "feeling lightheaded" and undergoing tests earlier this week, according to a statement from his office. https://ift.tt/EQPAH3B

https://ift.tt/24E5ILy Two California state agencies are investigating whether there were potential labor and workplace safety and health violations at the two Half Moon Bay, California, farms where seven people were fatally shot last month. https://ift.tt/EQPAH3B

https://ift.tt/24E5ILy When Alex Murdaugh's double-murder trial resumes Friday, some of his relatives will have to sit farther back in the South Carolina courtroom due to inappropriate contact and conduct, the Colleton County clerk of court said. https://ift.tt/EQPAH3B

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD The testing organization behind a new advanced high school class in African American studies met several times and exchanged emails over the past year with Florida officials to discuss the course, the state Education Department said, amid a roiling national debate over how politics intersects with the teaching of history. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD Florida lawmakers voted Thursday to give Gov. Ron DeSantis new power over the state's most iconic theme parks amid his ongoing feud with Disney. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD When Brazil's new president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, meets President Joe Biden at the White House on Friday, the two hope to reset relations after an era defined by right-wing populists and threats to democracy in both nations. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD A Delaware man who carried a large Confederate flag inside the US Capitol during the January 6, 2021, riot and was part of the mob that chased a US Capitol Police officer has been sentenced to three years in prison. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD Florida Sen. Rick Scott has emerged as Joe Biden's top Republican foil in the days since the president's State of the Union address, with the White House seizing on a year-old Scott proposal that even GOP leaders recognized at the time as politically toxic. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/wMAgesD For decades, Supreme Court justices have dodged questions related to conflicts of interest by saying essentially "Trust us" or "We're different." They've refused to be bound by an official ethics code and grievance procedures that cover other federal judges. https://ift.tt/mBJGnOD

https://ift.tt/tpWH6VQ At least two Philadelphia high school students are facing disciplinary action after a racist video recorded outside of school surfaced on social media showing one girl spraying black paint on another girl's face as they made racist comments a week into Black History Month. https://ift.tt/Rp1xZlb

https://ift.tt/tpWH6VQ Sen. John Fetterman is being kept overnight in a Washington, DC, hospital "for observation," after being admitted earlier Wednesday after feeling lightheaded, his office said in a statement. https://ift.tt/Rp1xZlb

https://ift.tt/tpWH6VQ A man arrested after allegedly firing a replica gun several times in a San Francisco synagogue now faces a hate crime enhancement, the city's district attorney said Wednesday. https://ift.tt/Rp1xZlb

https://ift.tt/tpWH6VQ At least $191 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits could have been improperly paid, with a "significant portion" attributable to fraud, according to a new estimate from the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General. https://ift.tt/Rp1xZlb

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https://ift.tt/tpWH6VQ US intelligence officials believe that the recently recovered Chinese spy balloon is part of an extensive surveillance program run by the Chinese military, according to multiple American officials familiar with the intelligence. https://ift.tt/Rp1xZlb

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf Disney has found itself in the middle of a culture war battle that could end up transferring Disney World's governance to a board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. And that may be the least of Disney's problems. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf A forensic scientist testified in Alex Murdaugh's murder trial Tuesday she found gunshot primer residue particles on clothes the now-disbarred South Carolina attorney was wearing the night his wife and son were killed -- and on a blue jacket that has drawn increasing attention in the proceedings. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf The man who faces charges stemming from a string of suspicious activities at the Dallas Zoo allegedly admitted to stealing two tamarin monkeys and trying to steal the clouded snow leopard last month, according to arrest warrant affidavits. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf A New York Police Department officer who was shot in the head Saturday while off duty has died, the police commissioner said in a tweet Tuesday night. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf Twitter has suspended Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines's account for violations of the company's sensitive media policy. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er

https://ift.tt/exO3dYf A middle school in New York and its food vendor, Aramark, apologized after students were served chicken and waffles, along with watermelon on the first day of Black History Month. https://ift.tt/6zaw0Er