Abortion opponents keep neglecting to vet the plaintiffs behind their abortion-pill lawsuits. And the cases keep blowing up in their faces.

Kentucky’s largest drug rehab center touts a Christian message and a selfless commitment to helping others. But internally, the organization prioritized money over the well-being of its clients and staff, interviews show. With @kentucky.com

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, the administration announced Monday, after a series of alleged abuses of her position's power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job. https://to.pbs.org/4cHjcgx

BREAKING: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down from her Cabinet post amid a series of misconduct allegations against her and her top staffers.

JUST IN: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, who was under internal investigation, is leaving her position. She becomes the third cabinet departure of President Trump's second term.

A looming storm is forecast to drop more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Sierra, prompting the weather service to issue winter storm warnings. It’s the second round of winter storm warnings this month in the Sierra, a rarity for April. Snow drought won't be wiped out, but this will help some.

If this man had murdered eight strangers the story would lead every news outlet. But because they are his children, it's "family violence," "domestic violence" -- undeserving of the same attention. Even though this violence is much more common www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/u...

This should be the official portrait in the Whitehouse!

And for $20 million you can buy the naming rights to "wife of LA Clippers owner Steve Balmer"

President Donald Trump told PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers on Monday morning that if the ceasefire with Iran expires Tuesday, "then lots of bombs start going off." https://to.pbs.org/3OtFYQU

“The intent here is obvious. It’s to hollow out this agency and hand it to the resource extraction industry and prepare it for, potentially, the eventual transfer of our public lands to states.”

The Supreme Court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies. https://to.pbs.org/4czdL37

An earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off northern Japan on Monday prompted a short-lived tsunami alert and the advisory of a higher risk of a possible mega-quake for coastal areas there. https://to.pbs.org/4cByHX9

Supreme Court takes up another clash between religious & LGBTQ rights

It was a shorter hike/walk. Have other errands this AM. Spectacular clear AM in LA/Hwd.

NEW: Stories about pardons are often about presidential power. But what about people on the other side of that grace? The Coulson family may never receive millions from a wrongful death lawsuit it won years ago. @jeremykohler.bsky.social

Porsha Ngumezi died at a Texas hospital after bleeding heavily during a miscarriage. The medical board’s discipline of her doctor felt like “a slap in the face,” her husband said. “What kind of justice is this for Porsha?”

Nevada's largest utility says it will need three times the electricity required to power Las Vegas just to handle proposed data centers — and it probably can't do that without fossil fuels. https://to.pbs.org/4c0Eh6n

🇹🇷 Russia is now begging #Turkey to protect the oil-and-gas lifeline it survives on — the same lifeline funding terrorism and genocide. Year five of the war. Still a totally planned special military operation.

04.19.2026 Trump Tower, NYC IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE/INVOKE THE 25TH ACTION Trump is unhinged, and unfit to serve. Rise and Resist is protesting outside of Trump Tower, demanding that Congress remove Trump now using Article II, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution, and the 25th Amendment.

You can call it a hoax. You can call it a staged event. But mostly you can call it the workings of a sick, demented man.

The chief Justice of the Supreme Court is a political hack. We knew this in 2005 when he was nominated and confirmed. The shadow docket shows how. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

This smart dog knows about politics, he literally gives a shit.😆😆

‼️ Russia: “Lithuania and Latvia have announced they will not allow Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico’s plane to fly through their airspace en route to Moscow for Victory Day events.” 🇱🇹: 😎 🇱🇻: 😎 www.gazeta.ru/politics/new...

If journalists had any integrity and courage, they would boycott the White House Correspondents Dinner. It should be as empty as a TPUSA event.

The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the past year, with leaders easing hiring requirements and accelerating recruitment. https://to.pbs.org/4sN6CSB

Good morning Hwd! 😃💪🏽💪🏽💋💋🥰🫶🏽

Destroying the USA

The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Just wrapped our third Fighting for the California Dream town hall in Los Angeles. The energy in that room was electric. People are fired up. And we are not stopping. Join us: xavierbecerra2026.com

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time on Saturday at a child care center where they read to preschoolers and led a singalong. https://to.pbs.org/41DySw7

Amazing! This is the line to get into Peter Buttigieg’s town hall in Tulsa tonight.

It’s hard to express how important Iris was to ACT UP’s scientific development. She was the catalyst who started it all. Iris Long, Scientific Mentor to AIDS Activists, Dies at 92 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/h...

With Qatar's liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments.

‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office

Posting this not to endorse conspiracy but to point out its role in the new ebbing poll numbers. His base, built on conspiracy (irony duly noted), is looking for a reason(s) to abandon him.

THIS IS PRICE GOUGING! $13 US train fare soars to $150 for World Cup fans attending soccer matches in N.J. City officials anticipate about 40,000 people will use mass transit for each match www.cbc.ca/sports/socce...

Rogan held onto his spot as the top podcaster in the United States for the first quarter of 2026, even as he emerges as a critic of President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

Wake up Hwd.

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz quickly escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade choking off Iranian ports. https://to.pbs.org/4mMT5t1

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

'Heartbreaking': Backlash in red state as Trump kills farming program over DEI concerns www.rawstory.com/trump-farmer...

The celebration offers a cocktail-fueled look at the tech behemoth’s rightward pivot.

The Kennedy Center will shut down this July for two years, as part of a roughly $250 million renovation. In the lead-up, there’s been a wave of layoffs and a controversial rebranding. https://to.pbs.org/4cRRjDu

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit demanding detailed voter data from Rhode Island, a decision that follows similar rulings in a handful of other states. https://to.pbs.org/4vszy50

Tesla's Cybertruck is garbage.

The Grand Canyon seen from Space!😮