Yemen’s Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments
About 12% of the world’s goods are typically shipped through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea.
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UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales
Opponents branded the bill unsafe and unworkable, citing concerns around potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities.
Arizona sues L’Oréal for failing to disclose cancer risks associated with hair relaxers
Today, chemical hair relaxers are a $718 million industry, making up roughly a quarter of the $2.5 billion in hair products marketed to Black consumers.
Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province
The outbreak is spreading under extremely difficult conditions for aid efforts, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements.
25 years later, daffodil planting tradition honors 9/11 loss
A commemorative planting project in New York offers a quiet, and vibrant, connection between past and present.
Paris court presses defendants over deadliest migrant Channel crossing on record
The Paris Criminal Court sought answers over the sinking of a U.K.-bound dinghy on the English Channel, which left 31 people dead in 2021.
Google prods UK tribunal to keep new EU rules out of old shopping fight
The tech giant says Europe’s latest search decision cannot settle rivals’ damages claims. Kelkoo and Ciao argue the reasoning helps explain why the company’s shopping fix still falls short.
More than guiding ships, lighthouse keepers protect historic treasures
In Maine, the state’s annual Lighthouse Day celebrates this place’s deep relationship with lighthouses.
Scandinavia looks to export inmates amid tough-on-crime policies, prison overcrowding
Harsher punishments are causing bottlenecks in Scandinavian prisons. As law-and-order politics gain ascendancy, shipping inmates abroad could become the norm.
Lindsay Clancy case sheds light on maternal mental health crisis
As the Massachusetts mother faced trial for killing her three children, many Americans found themselves sympathizing with the defendant.
A prelude to Nazification
"Since the Germans had issued their decrees on the Jewish population, she could go shopping only at certain times; she must not take a taxi, she could sit only in the last carriage of a tram, she could not visit a coffeehouse or cinema, or attend a concert or any other event."
Experts testify to discovery of three bodies in a well on Mexico beach
A Baja California judge told the families that they could leave the courtroom as experts presented graphic photos of the murdered surfers found on a stretch of idyllic Mexican Pacific coastline.
Arizona sheriff’s office remains under orders to end racial profiling
A federal judge said the Maricopa County sheriff’s office failed to demonstrate a good faith effort to eliminate racial bias against Latinos in policing.
Dan Schneider ‘Quiet on Set’ defamation suit falters
The appellate court overturned a trial judge who found enough merit in Schneider's claims to let his lawsuit go forward.
Hawaii, Arkansas, Utah and DC sued over in-state tuition for immigrants
The four lawsuits are the latest of 25 similar complaints the Justice Department has filed claiming states are violating federal law by offering financial aid to immigrant students.
Citizen rights group sues to require warrant for Flock database searches
Waukesha County and its municipalities have installed over 120 Flock cameras in their jurisdictions and granted police officers permission to search past, present and future movements without warrants.
English speakers in Quebec fight to get voter info in their language
A Quebec judge is facing a tight deadline to decide whether voters should receive electoral information in English or only in French.
Man charged with paying LA skid row denizens to sign ballot measure petitions
According to prosecutors, James Brass had people use names of real registered voters to sign petitions.
No competency hearing for inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin
John Turscak is charged with the attempted murder of fellow inmate Derek Chauvin, who himself is convicted of the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minnesota.
Lauren Boebert’s son gets 20 days in jail for identity theft
Tyler Boebert pleaded guilty to a single charge of attempting to commit identity theft related to a spree of vehicle break-ins committed in the Colorado city of Rifle in early 2024.