- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helped fund PBS, NPR, and various local stations, is shutting down after being defunded by Congress. This won't lead to an immediate shutdown of NPR and PBS, but much of their programming is expected to take a hit - notably, anything to do with music is likely to disappear unless new licensing agreements with music publishers can be negotiated, as CBP money was used to cover music licensing fees.
- A plan to rebuild the upscale Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles following the wildfires in January has been put on hold following opposition to provisions in the bill that would have allowed the construction of affordable housing on some lots in the neighbourhood.
- Brazilian far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who is awaiting trial for plotting Brazil's version of Jan 6 after losing the 2022 presidential election, has been placed under house arrest for violating bail conditions by using his son's phone to post content attacking the judiciary.
- The former CAO of Gilbert Plains, Manitoba has pleaded guilty to stealing over half a million dollars from the municipality. When the discrepancies were originally found, she attributed the disappearance of the money to a cyberattack. I'm guessing she thought she was just borrowing the money until her lucky numbers came up at the local VLT lounge.
- The rules of Texas' legislature provide for a quorum of two thirds of the members of the lower house in order for the legislature to proceed. The Democratic opposition is taking advantage of this to shut down the legislature by leaving the state, as they have done in the past, to stop gerrymandering; the governor has ordered them to be arrested and brought back to the House. He has also threatened that if they accept donations to cover the fines for their boycott, they will be charged with accepting bribes.
- A Danish zoo is asking members of the public to donate their unwanted pets to feed to zoo animals.
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