Brickbats
Brickbat: Hearty Appetite
In Madera County, California, federal authorities arrested former welfare benefits worker Leticia Mariscal for using her position to steal food assistance funds. Prosecutors say Mariscal accessed county databases through her…
Brickbat: It Might Be Safer To Walk
Former Littleton, Colorado, school bus aide Kiarra Jones pleaded guilty to multiple charges after video and bus camera footage showed her assaulting three nonverbal students with autism while she worked on their bus. Parents…
Brickbat: Neither Snow nor Rain…
William White Jr., a U.S. Postal Service carrier in Florida, was arrested for trying to run over a 10-year-old boy with his postal truck because he thought the child was stealing a package. In fact, White had left the package…
Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play
A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving a woman accused of illegally foraging mushrooms in a protected park. Instead of speaking to her…
Brickbat: Run From the Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer Luis Uribe has been indicted on 10 counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecutors said Uribe…
Brickbat: It Takes One To Know One
Ronny Neal, a police officer in Sanford, Florida, has been charged with 79 counts of official misconduct and organized fraud after investigators say he falsely reported 79 off-duty work shifts he never actually worked, for…
Brickbat: Texas Two Step
A report by the Austin City Auditor's Office in Austin, Texas, found two former city employees defrauded the city government out of $980,000. Auditors found that while working for Austin Energy, Mark Ybarra made payments…
Brickbat: Irish Eyes Are Prying
Ireland Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris says that when his country holds the presidency of the European Union next year, it will lead a push for new rules that would require people to verify their identity before using…
Brickbat: Off the Grid
In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record cost of nearly £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to keep wind farms from producing more energy than the nation's outdated power grid can handle. When high winds cause turbines to produce…
Brickbat: Bad Gas
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has finalized rules requiring natural gas utilities to significantly reduce carbon emissions from homes and other buildings. The rules mandate a 41 percent cut in these emissions over…
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