*French journalist arrested [while visiting] Ethiopia accused of "conspiracy to create chaos".* This refers, apparently, to the intention o commit journalism.

The US may soon join the shameful club of nations that prosecute people for committing journalism.

*UN warns Rafah attack would be ‘nail in coffin’ of Gaza aid as deliveries halve.*

Israel already knowingly limits aid to Gaza to an amount far below what the population requires. Lowering it further would compound the crime.

*Researchers say the number of Americans exposed to unhealthy air will rise by 50% by the middle of the century.*

Currently 1/4 of the population are exposed to it. The cause will be increasing wildfires caused by global heating.

Right-wing rich people are funding an attempt to buy the election of a right-wing government in San Francisco by fomenting fear based on exaggerating the city's problems, which in fact are comparable to other American cities, and often smaller.

Louisiana's governor wants to put a end to judicial reconsideration of convictions based k evidence of illegality in the trial.

Also, to make parole much harder for people that some members of a parole board are prejudiced against -- blacks, typically.

The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.) I denounce bigotry, and normally I will not link to articles that practice it. But I make exceptions for some articles because I consider them important -- and I label them like this.