Attorneys outline complex plot in trial of slain kids’ mom

Idaho prosecutors suggested motives, showed graphic photos and described a complicated plot involving efforts to cast out evil spirits Monday in the triple murder trial of a woman accused in the deaths of her two kids and a romantic rival.
Less than half say next vehicle is an EV: AP-NORC/EPIC poll

A new poll shows that about 4 in 10 U.S. adults are at least somewhat likely to go electric when it comes time to buy a new vehicle.
Judges block Tennessee move to cut Nashville council in half

A panel of judges has temporarily blocked a new requirement passed by state Republican lawmakers that would cut the Democratic-leaning city of Nashville’s Metropolitan Council in half, from 40 members to 20.
What we know about victims of the Louisville bank shooting

Tributes are growing for the five people slain in a shooting at a Louisville bank.
Cisco still faces caste bias suit; engineers’ case dismissed

The California Civil Rights Department has dismissed its caste discrimination lawsuit against two Cisco engineers.
Al Jaffee, longtime Mad magazine cartoonist, dead at 102

Former Mad magazine cartoonist Al Jaffee died Monday at the age of 102.
Mother of 6-year-old who shot teacher indicted by grand jury

A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher.
Will Trump attend his rape trial? Judge wants to know

A federal judge wants to know if ex-President Donald Trump plans to attend a New York trial this month resulting from a columnist’s claims that he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.
Justice Department appeals Texas abortion pill order

The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U_S_ In its appeal Monday, the Justice Department called the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented.”.
California storms hit beekeepers, but honey outlook’s sweet

America’s beekeepers have faced challenges during the unusually cold and wet winter in California’s farm country.
