Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• First GOP senator calls for vote on Garland court nomination
• U.S. general Lori Robinson to become first woman to lead combatant command
• Oregon refuge protester arrested after threats against U.S. officers
• Norway set to allow gender change without medical intervention
• Iraq forces in major push against IS in Anbar

I Suppose This Is Good News

• Costs May Scuttle Oklahoma Anti-Abortion Curriculum Bill

Bad News

• Police: Atlanta man pours boiling water on gay couple in bed
• Lufthansa reports near miss with drone over Los Angeles
• How Chicago racked up a $662 million police misconduct bill

Cartoon of the day

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Animal headline of the day

Florida woman fights to keep potty-trained pet alligator

Today's news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Five North Carolina Sheriff's deputies disciplined over Trump rally
• Botswana's top court rejects gov't bid to ban gay rights group
• Justice Department probing town's denial to build mosque
• Man charged with supporting Islamic State pleads guilty
• ‘Gotham’ Renewed For Season 3 By Fox This is one of the two non-PBS series I've been watching the last couple years. I started watching only because I know someone who had a tiny recurring part in it during the first season. 

Bad News

• Two suicide bombers kill 22 in Maiduguri, NE Nigeria

Today's news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• Guilty plea in nude photo hack reveals 'phishing' scam
• Ohio prosecutor in Tamir Rice shooting case loses re-election bid
• French historians unveil WWII secret services' archives
• New York details major ferry expansion for 2017
• For New York hospital's patients, miniature horses are a strong Rx

Bad News

• Instagram to ditch chronological user feed for 'interest' based one I've never gotten an Instagram account, but this is just one more reason not to.
• Cyber criminals snap up expired domains to serve malicious ads
• Agency told to 'stand down' in assault inquiry

Happy birthday, James Madison!

Yesterday's news round-up

Good News

• Americans increasingly approve of gay and lesbian adults adopting kids
• 'Indiana Jones' to return with Ford and Spielberg Even if it isn't close to the early ones, it still should be fun.

Bad News

• Apple fight could escalate with demand for 'source code'

Living with moose XIV

Mellow moose takes a leisurely stroll through traffic in Massachusetts

Today's news round-up

Good News

• California man sentenced for lying about Islamic State
• Judge won't reduce jail term for woman's role in gay attack
• DOJ to state judges: time to end 'pay or stay' imprisonment
• Marines Alter Women's Uniform Policy to Cover More Tattoos
• White ex-trooper guilty in shooting of unarmed black man

Bad News

• GOP prepares to fight Obama nominee, no matter whom he picks The people did have a say in the next Supreme Court justice. We voted for the president that will nominate him/her, as well as the senators who will vote on whether to confirm him/her--assuming the Senate actually does its job. 
• Bahrain jails female opposition figure with child
• IS returns to Iraqi town, 24 hours after vacating it

Happy Pi Day!

From KQED Science

Recent news round-up, Part 2

Good News

• Fairborn officer fired after earlier Facebook comments

Recent news round-up, Part 1

Good News

• California Gives Terminally Ill Residents The Right To Die On Their Own Terms
• Online harassment must be met head-on: tech summit panel
• IS jihadists pull out of several Iraq towns: officers
• U.S., allies launch 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: statement

Bad News

• CBS News Reporter Tossed To Ground At Trump Melee, Charged With Resisting Arrest The Chicago police have been out of control since probably forever.
• Egypt court sentences blogger to 3 years for insulting women
• At least 16 dead as gunmen storm Ivory Coast beach resort

Animal headline of the day

Rampant roosters rounded up in Australian city