Reading archive 2024-05-09

Deputy fatally shot Black airman after entering wrong apartment, lawyer says: Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was alone in his apartment when Florida authorities looking into a disturbance burst in, according to a witness cited by the lawyer.

RFK Jr. revealed he had a parasitic brain worm. Here’s what to know.: The presidential candidate disclosed cognitive problems after contracting a parasitic worm and was diagnosed with mercury poisoning more than a decade ago.

RFK Jr. says he had parasitic brain worm and undisclosed memory loss: Kennedy’s campaign spokeswoman said he contracted a parasite years ago while traveling “extensively in Africa, South America and Asia in his work as an environmental advocate.”

RFK Jr’s ‘history lesson’ on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine flunks the fact test: A line-by-line dissection shows he’s often echoing Russian talking points.

Stormy Daniels’s testimony got heated. Here were the most intense exchanges.: Stormy Daniels and Trump lawyer Susan Necheles engaged in a heated back-and-forth for more than two hours Thursday during the hush money trial in New York.

A beloved alley cat now lives in the Watergate. Was she kidnapped, or rescued?: This is the saga of Kitty Snows, street queen of Foggy Bottom, and the neighbors who are fighting over her. - "The neighbors mined social media for information. They posted 'Missing Kitty Snows' signs. They set up a phone line for tips." [ed. note: jfc]

What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign: Donald Trump has pledged to scrap President Biden’s policies on electric vehicles and wind energy, as well as other initiatives opposed by the fossil fuel industry.