Reading archive 2024-01-08

Mouse caught on camera cleaning a man’s shed, night after night

Business Insider story on Harvard antagonist’s wife draws owner’s scrutiny: The news site’s German owner, Axel Springer, plans to review a story about alleged plagiarism by former MIT professor Neri Oxman, whose billionaire husband, Bill Ackman, sought to oust Harvard’s president for similar academic transgressions. Its editor defends the story.

The race to save the Richneck teacher shot by a 6-year-old pupil: A year after the gunfire in Newport News, Va., parents and witnesses describe for the first time how the shooting unfolded and its lingering impact on young witnesses

Family of Ashli Babbitt, slain during Jan. 6 riot, sues U.S. government: Babbitt was shot by a police officer during the riot; officials concluded his actions were justified

Hoping to govern in 2024, House Republicans fear a repeat of last year: 2023 was marked by threats of a government shutdown, a speaker’s ouster and a messy fight to replace him. Now House Republicans are trying to make the case that they deserve to stay in charge.