Wife poisoned husband’s soda after he was ‘not appreciative’ of birthday party she threw him: cops

A Missouri esthetician was allegedly caught putting weed killer in her husband’s soda because he was “not appreciative” of the 50th birthday she threw him, police said. Michelle Y. Peters, 47, of Lebanon, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, according to the court documents viewed by The Post. During … Read more

L.A.’s most destructive earthquake sent me into therapy. Seismic fears are hard to beat

Authorities investigate the scene at the Interstate 5 and California 14 freeway interchange after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, including a police officer’s body and his motorcycle. (Jonathan Alcorn / For The Times) Hi, and welcome back to the L.A. Times Unshaken newsletter. I’m Shelby Grad, The Times’ deputy managing editor for news. The hidden mental … Read more

Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma that shielded Sackler family from civil suits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. After deliberating more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 … Read more

If Kemi Badenoch hates identity politics, why is she using it?

It is ironic that Badenoch’s way of responding to Tennant’s retort was to cling to the politics of identity, says Seun (Picture: Jason Alden/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ‘A rich, lefty, white male celebrity so blinded by ideology he can’t see the optics of attacking the only Black woman in government.’ That was Equalities Minister Kemi … Read more

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