Reading archive 2024-09-25

Threatened with jail over a scandal headlined by Brett Favre

Md. mother charged with attempted murder in shooting of 13-year-old daughter: Police allege that Talecka Brown, 32, shot her daughter during an argument at their home in Seat Pleasant, Md.

A ‘perfect storm’ of problems pushes D.C. toward full-blown housing crisis: Unpaid rent, rising costs and a lack of public funds are putting affordable-housing developers at risk of financial collapse. - "The problem facing D.C. stems from several pandemic-related factors, developers and housing advocates say. 

"They point to the city’s pandemic-era eviction moratorium, which stayed in place longer than those in other jurisdictions; a massive court backlog in eviction cases, each of which can take more than a year; and a lenient emergency rental-assistance program that lets residents self-certify their need for aid and prohibits eviction while an application is pending, regardless of whether it’s ultimately approved." [ed. note: Running out of other people's money can be rather ugly at times.]

See the latest houses in this Outer Banks town to fall into the ocean: Nine homes have now fallen into the sea in Rodanthe since 2020, and more remain vulnerable to higher tides and looming storms.

One block on the Outer Banks has had three houses collapse since Friday: In Rodanthe, N.C., 10 houses have fallen into the ocean since 2020 in an erosion-plagued stretch of the Outer Banks.

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ objections: Felicia “Lisha” Gayle was found stabbed to death in her suburban St. Louis home in 1998. Marcellus Williams said he didn’t kill her.

Obama and Biden achievements that Trump claims for himself: Trump claims credit for a law capping insulin at $35 a month that was approved under the Biden-Harris administration.

Opinion The presidency of JD Vance: He is not just a running mate, but a man who stands a significant chance of running the country. - "While other aspects of Vance’s worldview have come and gone depending on what’s expedient, one thing has remained chillingly consistent. Vance is bizarrely obsessed with setting down rules for women in society, almost as if this were something America’s women were pleading with him to clarify."

A List of The Most Ignorant Things J.D. Vance Has Ever Said: From his comments about Haitian immigrants to childless cat ladies, Vance has proven to be an idiot time and time again.

Is plastic recycling beyond fixing? Here’s why California thinks so.: California’s lawsuit against ExxonMobil says plastic recycling is broken. The oil giant agrees, but blames the state. - "'Fundamentally, most plastics are not recyclable,' said Judith Enck, the president of the advocacy group Beyond Plastics and a former regional Environmental Protection Agency administrator. 'And you know who has known this for years? The companies that make and sell plastic.'"

Trump is losing his edge on the economy among voters: After years of discontent, Americans appear to be feeling better about the economy. What’s changed?

Deradicalization in the Deep South: How a former neo-Nazi makes amends.

Opinion ‘Conversation was impossible’: 5 writers on how the election is affecting their communities: From Washington to Pennsylvania, writers give us a local look at the lead-up to the 2024 election.