National
Uber skirts federal trial on overcharged disabled riders
Uber has agreed to compensate thousands of disabled riders who were penalized for keeping drivers waiting longer than two minutes, avoiding a federal trial set for November on disability discrimination claims.
Regional
California prison officials on hook for Covid outbreak at San Quentin
California prison officials must face claims that they callously disregarded inmates’ constitutional rights by orchestrating a prison transfer that caused a deadly Covid-19 outbreak at San Quentin.
Wisconsin US Senate candidate pleads guilty to misconduct in office
A Milwaukee alderwoman who last summer entered the crowded Democratic primary race for a Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat pleaded guilty to felony misconduct in public office on Monday in a campaign finance case which seems to have effectively ended her career in elected office.
Texas lawmakers detail chaos in botched police response to Uvalde school shooting
Three hundred and seventy-six law enforcement officers responded to the Robb Elementary school shooting, but a new report digs into what delayed them from confronting the gunman and why some of the wounded were left without medical attention until it was too late.
International
Summer inferno: Europe suffers heat wave, wildfires and drought
Wildfires, drought and extreme heat are combining to turn many parts of Europe into a summer inferno.
UN chief pleads for countries to work together in climate change fight
Leaders from 40 nations are meeting in Berlin to talk about the climate crisis, with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urging nations to take responsibility to save our “collective future.”
Zelenskyy orders internal purge, Russia may cut off gas to Europe
Political intrigue and suspicion hung over Kyiv on Monday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ordered a purge of top officials, including a boyhood friend he’d made his spy chief, after he said his government was filled with collaborators working for Russia.
Science
Dormant black hole discovered in neighboring galaxy
A team that has gained a reputation for debunking possible black holes published a study on Monday in the journal Nature Astronomy that concludes an unidentified discovery in a two-object system could only be a black hole.
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