Karen Read in court as judge schedules retrial in Boston police officer’s death

BOSTON (AP) — Karen Read has made a brief court appearance to set dates going forward for the high-profile murder case against her. Read is accused of ramming into her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him for dead in a snowstorm in January 2022. Her two-month trial ended when jurors declared they were hopelessly deadlocked and a judge declared a mistrial on the fifth day of deliberations. It was decided Monday that a judge will hear oral arguments on a defense motion to dismiss two of the three charges against her on Aug. 9. A retrial was scheduled for Jan. 27.

Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage

(AP) — Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service. Delta canceled more than 700 flights on Monday, bringing its total since the outage started Friday to more than 5,500 cancellations. That’s according to travel-data provider Cirium (SEAR-ee-um). Delta’s woeful performance is drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian about the cancellations. Buttigieg says he expects Delta to issue quick refunds and to pay for hotels and meals for customers who are stranded by the ongoing cancellations.

US investigating some Jeep and Ram vehicles after getting complaints

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickups and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park and apply the emergency brake. The probe announced Monday covers about 150,000 vehicles made by Stellantis from 2022. All have a 5.7-liter Hemi e-Torque mild hybrid system. The agency says the system converts energy from braking to power some electrical components. The system has a 48-volt battery pack and a motor generator that sends power to the crankshaft during gear changes. The agency says it has 80 complaints from owners that the engines can shut down, often at low speeds. Sometimes they can’t be restarted. Investigators will look into how often the problem happens and the cause of the engine stalling. Stellantis says it’s cooperating in the probe.

More money could result in fewer trips to ER, study suggests

(AP) — A new study suggests that giving cash to poor people could result in fewer emergency department visits. The study, which published Monday, examined the health records of people in a Boston suburb who won up to $400 a month for nine months. Researchers discovered that people who won the money went to the emergency room less than the people who didn’t get the monthly payments. One expert said the study appears to be one of the first to link the health benefits of higher income with reduced health care spending.