Family of Boston Cop Sues Girlfriend Accused of Killing Him (Newser Morning 8)

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August 27, 2024     "The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own." —Willa Cather   1 'Guns Have Fallen Silent': Oasis Is Reuniting The band is indeed getting back together, after 15 years no less. Keep reading   2 Family of Boston Cop Sues Girlfriend Accused of Killing Him Karen Read now faces two legal fights in Boston over the high-profile death of police officer John O'Keefe, her boyfriend at the time. Keep reading     At a Glance Revelers pay respects before forming human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating the Hindu festival Janmashtami, the festival that marks the birth of Hindu god Krishna, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)   3 Red Lobster Is Shuttering More Restaurants The hope for Red Lobster that experts expressed just last month may be increasingly fading. Keep reading   4 The Martin Shkreli, Wu-Tang Clan Drama Continues The saga of Pharma Bro and the "world's rarest album" continues. Keep reading   5 Prosecutors Lay Out Their Evidence in Kouri Richins Case Detectives on Monday described in court how they zeroed in on a Utah mother known for penning a children's book about grief as the main suspect in her husband's fatal poisoning. Keep reading   6 Judge Pauses Biden's 'Keep Families Together' Program A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 UN Chief Calls Rising Seas 'a Worldwide Catastrophe' Highlighting seas that are rising at an accelerating rate, especially in Pacific island nations, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued another climate SOS to the world. Keep reading   8 Trump Campaign Hits Back at Foo Fighters The Foo Fighters is one of a few musical acts unhappy with the Trump campaign using its songs, but the campaign is disputing the band's claim that Trump didn't have permission to do so. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Cubs Make History With Eight Stolen Bases See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with a series of cataclysmic explosions. The explosions (which could be heard 3,000 miles away) and resulting tsunamis in Indonesia's Sunda Strait claimed some 36,000 lives in Java and Sumatra. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: 75% of White People Have Zero Minority Friends   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved