From Salon: Some of the proposed restrictions mean that low-income, older, and disabled Iowans who rely on SNAP benefits would not be able to purchase items like fresh meat, white bread, or sliced cheese. The MORE
A handful of congressional Democrats have encouraged federal probes into Abbott’s handling of the contamination of formula products, which ultimately triggered a major recall and shut down a key plant located in Sturgis, Mich. last MORE
Happy Friday, News Viewers, welcome to our Friday Free Chat. Today, the words of David Crosby, compressed in prose form, relevant then, relevant now. Crosby died January 18. “Turn, turn any corner, hear, you must MORE
Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) has denied reports that he competed in a drag queen beauty pageant in Brazil as he faces a slew of federal investigations into accusations of lying and possible issues with campaign fundraising. The MORE
From the New York Times: “Two gunmen carried out what was presumed to be a gang-related attack involving the drug trade, the authorities said. “This was very personal,” Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County told MORE
On 15 January 1981, music legends Diana Ross and Gladys Knight, along with the “godfather of rap”, Gil Scott-Heron, joined renowned musician Stevie Wonder on stage at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Happy Birthday” MORE
One month and a day before Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin came frighteningly close to becoming the second in-game fatality in NFL history, he was ejected from the Amazon Prime Thursday night game for an MORE
At least 74 Illinois sheriff’s departments have publicly vowed to defy elements of a recent gun-control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, which banned assault weapons, high-capacity magazines and switches. The offices have vowed to MORE
Happy Friday News Viewers — and it’s not just any Friday, it’s Friday the 13th. . . What does that mean? It means that anything unlucky that happens to us today is unlucky because of MORE
From The Rolling Stone: AN INVESTIGATION INTO a missing Massachusetts woman turned grisly over the weekend, after police discovered a bloody knife in the basement of her home and arrested her art-fraudster husband for misleading authorities in her MORE
From NBC: Flights across the United States resumed Wednesday morning, several hours after the Federal Aviation Administration suffered a computer outage that forced it to halt all departures nationwide while it scrambled to resolve the issue. The FAA said MORE
A cash flow cascading from the heavens is a provisionary but promising harvest from asteroid mining. It’s already a “claim jumping” enterprise with assertions that billions, trillions, even quadrillions of dollars are looming in deep MORE
January 6. . . Then and now. Welcome to Friday’s Free Chat where you pick the topic and tell us what’s on your mind. I can’t help but think that this day every year will MORE
This Just In; probable cause affidavit released today after Kohberger now in Idaho: has appeared before the magistrate to verify he understands charges against him and to establish bond. He claims not guilty— judges sets MORE
Right here, right now, it’s the 2nd day of 2023, and we’re starting another Chatful Monday where we range freely, far and wide, introducing thoughts, insights, jokes and questions to each other….. It makes sense MORE
New York has become the latest US state to allow so-called human composting. A person can now have their body turned into soil after their death – which is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative MORE
Roberts and other conservative Supreme Court justices were the subject of protests, some at their homes, after the May leak of the court’s decision that ultimately stripped away constitutional protections for abortion. Justice Samuel Alito has said that the leak made MORE
No humans have been harmed by Nahant’s coyotes, estimated to number about a dozen. But after the disappearances of more than two dozen pets in roughly two years — and reports of three brazen, fatal MORE
The Hershey Co. is being sued for allegedly failing to disclose the presence of lead and cadmium in several of its dark chocolate bars. The proposed class action, brought by Christopher Lazazzaro of New York, MORE
A 25-year-old male has been taken into custody near the Pocono Mountains in Monroe County, Pa. in connection with the murders of four University of Idaho students. The Nov. 13 murders of the four students — MORE
Welcome News Viewers to the last week of 2022 on Friday’s Free Chat. We get to say “see ya next year” while thinking of the past, future and present in the same moment. Time crunch, MORE
New York Times: WASHINGTON — Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland, announced on Wednesday that he had been diagnosed with a “serious but curable” form of cancer. Mr. Raskin, 60, who is a member of MORE
The nationwide death toll neared 50 after a ferocious winter storm brought subfreezing temperatures, trapped hundreds in their homes and buried Buffalo, New York, under 4 feet of snow. From the Weather Channel:More than two MORE
From Ministry of Defense, Taiwan: From the NYT: China sent a record number of military aircraft to menace self-ruled Taiwan in a large show of force to the Biden administration, signaling that Beijing wants to MORE
It’s another Monday as we finish out the year, the Monday after Christmas, soon to be 2023. In a year full of drama, chaos, and lightening fast changes, some things stay consistent. What, you may MORE