Empty Waymo self-driving cars are going in circles in these Atlanta cul-de-sacs
In Atlanta, which prides itself on its urban forests and expansive tree canopy, it’s not unusual for residents to spot deer, coyotes, foxes and even the occasional bear. But residents of one Atlanta neighborhood say they’ve been seeing an entirely different breed of creatures: dozens of empty self-driving cars from Waymo that are circling their […]
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial ends in a mistrial after jury says it’s deadlocked
Former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday when the jury deadlocked. It was the third time the New York rape charge has been tried, leaving it in limbo. Despite the mistrial, Weinstein remains behind bars due to other sex crime convictions in the U.S. This is a developing story and […]
Israel threatens to sue The New York Times for libel. Proving its case might be difficult
Israel’s threat to sue The New York Times for defamation raises significant questions about the limits of libel law and the use of legal menace to intimidate news reporting. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the nation would sue The Times over an opinion column by Nicholas Kristof, who wrote about 14 Palestinian prisoners who […]
Voting Rights Act’s one-two punch: Give and remove majority-minority districts
Congressional redistricting fights took on a new tone last month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s maps unconstitutional, igniting a regional effect that resulted in highly partisan maps. One civil rights lawyer said the ruling unbound states from a federal provision creating minority districts. Days after the Louisiana v. Callais ruling, a fury of […]
Some states doing more than Trump admin requires on Medicaid immigration data: Report
The Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump started sharing Medicaid information with federal immigration officials last year. Now, KFF Health News reports that several states are using their own public health agencies to assist in this effort. In April, North Carolina passed a law requiring its public health agencies to flag […]
The US Senate, mostly millionaires, votes to freeze its pay during shutdowns
When you don’t work, you don’t get paid. That’s how it works for most Americans. U.S. senators say they want to join in on that. Senators unanimously passed a resolution to suspend the pay of U.S. senators during any government shutdown, and will likely fully adopt the resolution in the coming weeks. Will this move […]
Why Europe worries about its newfound dependence on American energy
The European Union is worried about its dependence on energy imports from the United States. A new report from the EU’s Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) outlines the continent’s “growing exposure to global market risks,” as the crisis over the Strait of Hormuz shuts off some gas supply sources. “The EU’s reliance […]
Children’s book author Kouri Richins sentenced to life without parole in husband’s fentanyl death
Kouri Richins, the Utah mother convicted of poisoning her husband with fentanyl before publishing a children’s grief book, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. The sentence ends a case that drew national attention well beyond Utah, driven by prosecutors’ allegations that Richins killed her husband, Eric, at their Park City-area home in […]
The doctor who claims functional medicine reversed her MS
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Terry Wahls can walk. She can ride her bike. She can run two miles on a treadmill. She can tend to her backyard garden, which on an unseasonably warm April afternoon in Iowa City, is in the chaotic throes of the early Spring growing season. Wahls gives a tour, her 14-year-old […]
