My writing here has been inconsistent due to my own diminishing capacity, then sickness, then the death of my grandpa, then more sickness and other issues.

My writing here has been inconsistent due to my own diminishing capacity, then sickness, then the death of my grandpa, then more sickness and other issues.

Dozens of schools have been damaged and nearly 3,000 teenagers have been detained since the start of the tensions in Madrid Meanwhile, rightwing parties in Spain have said they will vote against new housing measures that are set to be put to parliament today by the Socialist-led coalition government. Continue reading...

Israel’s conduct in Gaza shows the danger of using AI in warfare. Humans must remain at the center of wartime decisions

Miami lawyer Jalal Shehadeh is the latest supporter of Palestinian rights to be hassled after returning from abroad.

National Center for Education Statistics, which collects critical data to guide policy on learning, was decimated after Doge canceled crucial contracts

The ballot seizure case highlights the risks to democracy when election deniers in positions of authority abuse their power to interfere with vote counting. Bianco seized an estimated 650,000 ballots ...

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the firs...

One of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s most reliable allies, abortion rights advocacy groups, are issuing a rebuke after he vetoed a bill that would have extended California’s abortion shield laws.

An online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions.

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday dropped the remaining felony charges tied to a 2024 Stanford protest break-in, resolving the case with restitution and community service.

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy deals made with dozens of countries. An in-depth investigation reveals the ‘show of force’ costing American taxpayers millions No one would tell the shackled detainees onboard the US immigration plane where they were going. The officers in charge would taunt them when they asked, they said. It was only when the seat-back video screens finally showed a map that the 18 migrants worked it out. Continue reading...

AbstractIn this article I take on the question of how the exclusion of Black American women from physics impacts physics epistemologies, and I highlight the dynamic relationship between this exclusion...

Waymo notified the police when it detected a gun during a ride, leading to the arrest of two teenagers. The incident exposes the limits of privacy in an autonomous vehicle.

Former Black Panther Elaine Brown is suing the city over an SFPD raid at the West Oakland apartment complex she owns and operates, alleging officers used excessive force when they busted through the…

Artificial Intelligence is listening to many people's medical appointments, but it is not always hearing things correctly.

Analysts warn of an acceleration in high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk arms race with Russia and China in Earth’s orbit. US secretary of the air force, Troy Meink, announced that Washington had active “on-orbit” weapons, meaning they had been deployed and were currently circling the globe. Continue reading...