Prominent Cambodian opposition politician seeks Supreme Court reversal of incitement conviction
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian opposition politician emerged Monday from his Supreme Court appeal to a crowd of cheering supporters, telling them he was anxious for judges to overturn his incitement conviction so that he could get back...
Supreme Court snubs anti-abortion flyer case, leaving school political speech off docket
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to review whether an Indiana high school violated a student’s speech rights by prohibiting political messaging in an ad for an anti-abortion club. A freshman identified as E.D. sought to hang flyers for a local...
Underground bees could be better armed for global warming
(CN) — Australia’s slender-stem-nesting native bees face the greatest near-term risk from rising temperatures, even though they have evolved the highest heat tolerances among their peers, according to the authors of a comprehensive new study. Researchers tested the...
Son of Norway’s crown princess guilty of rape, sentenced to four years in prison
(CN) — Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, was sentenced to four years in prison Monday after Norway’s Oslo District Court found him guilty of all but four of 40 charges, including two counts of rape, along with domestic abuse, violating...
Venn and the art of political maintenance
Since pardons are now for sale at the White House, it’s time for an innovation that streamlines the criminal process. Discworld provides a sensible model that not only makes crime more efficient but could easily balance the national budget: The Guild of Thieves,...
China opposes US move to list top firms as military companies
BEIJING (AP) — China said Saturday it firmly opposed the U.S. adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military companies, and that the move ignored the consensus reached during U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi...
Nara Organics recalls baby formula sold at Target after multistate infant botulism outbreak
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nara Organics recalled its organic baby formula sold nationwide in Target stores and online Saturday after a multistate outbreak of infant botulism, federal authorities said. Three babies between 2 and 5 months became ill in April and May in...
Mayhem mars euphoria as New York City celebrates the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years
NEW YORK (AP) — It was bedlam on Broadway as the New York Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years on Saturday night, with exuberant celebrations marred by mayhem and violence, including a shooting in Times Square. Outside Madison Square Garden, a crowd...
A woman’s hypothermia death in Pittsburgh after her release from ICE custody is ruled a homicide
A medical examiner has ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker after being released from federal custody a homicide. An attorney representing her family said he expects her relatives to sue Immigration and Customs Enforcement in connection with her death. Daphy...