On Monday, The Dallas Morning News reported that the top utility regulator in Texas has resigned amid backlash to the catastrophic collapse of the state power grid in the face of a freak winter storm in February.

"DeAnn Walker, who led the Texas Public Utility Commission and was heavily criticized last week during legislative hearings for failing to prepare utility providers for last month's power failures, notified Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday of her resignation, which is effective immediately," reported Robert Garrett and James Barragán. "Walker, who made $201,000 as chairwoman, said she accepted responsibility for her role in the power outages, but called on other responsible parties to do the same. She said the electric grid's failure was not caused by one individual or group and that many people and companies contributed to the situation the state faced during the winter storm."

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is calling on House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerrold Nadler to hold a hearing to "address the scourge of cancel culture" in the United States.

In a letter to Nadler shared by the House Judiciary GOP, Jordan said the alleged phenomenon is a "dangerous trend" of "silencing and censoring certain political speech," adding that "the wave of cancel culture spreading the nation is a serious threat to fundamental free speech rights in the United States."

A judge in Peru opened proceedings on Monday against disgraced former president Alberto Fujimori and other officials accused of the "forced sterilizations" of thousands of poor, mostly indigenous, women.

An estimated 270,000 Peruvians were subjected to surgery to have their fallopian tubes tied as part of a family planning program instigated during Fujimori's final four years in power.