The Spine
The Spine covers the news straight — and when politics gets loud, we show you where the real divides are.
Each day we read the top stories across left, center, and right outlets and publish one version: the shared facts up top, and exactly where each side's framing diverges laid out beside them.
Image via CNNJury declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy child-killing case after 11-1 deadlock
A Massachusetts judge declared a mistrial Friday in the case of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse charged with strangling her three children — Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, 8 months — in January 2023. The jury deadlocked 11 to 1 after nearly six days of deliberations, with eleven jurors favoring acquittal and one holdout refusing to join them. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz said Friday he had not yet decided whether to retry the case.
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Image via CNNParents of San Diego mosque gunman sue mental health facility for failing to act on FBI warning before shooting
The mother of Caleb Vazquez, one of two teenagers who killed three people at a San Diego mosque on May 18, filed a lawsuit on Aug. 31 in a San Diego court alleging that Park Mental Health Treatment of San Diego failed to intervene despite being notified of FBI warnings about her son. The FBI called Vazquez's mother on the evening of May 14 to warn her that her son was making concerning comments about school shootings on the dark web; she says she immediately passed that warning to the facility. Vazquez, 18, and a second shooter, Cain Clark, 17, died at the scene after the attack.
Read the spine →Lindsay Clancy jury enters seventh day of deliberations as judge refuses to remove holdout juror
Lindsay Clancy jury enters sixth day of deliberations as mistrial risk grows
Medical groups release fall vaccine guidance for flu, COVID-19, and RSV as federal recommendations remain absent
Employer-sponsored health insurance faces criticism as costs shift to workers and portable plan proposals spread across states
Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Raises Questions About US Public Health Capacity
Trump nominates Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, drawing scrutiny from MAHA allies
Study finds sharp rise in American women who have never been screened for cervical cancer
Troy, N.Y. community campaign reverses hospital plan to close its only birthing center
Medicare's $50 GLP-1 pilot program excludes patients who have FDA-approved conditions for the drugs
Documents show Kennedy wrote about MMR vaccines before 2019 Samoa trip he told Congress was unrelated to vaccines
Trump Administration Says It Has Blocked $1.6 Billion in Potentially Improper Medicare Lab Payments
Trump Administration Reports Blocking $1.6 Billion in Suspected Medicare Lab Payment Fraud
CNN Investigation Links Multiple Brain Injuries to Six Flags Rollercoaster
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