Pirates hijack oil tanker off the coast of Somalia
Piracy, once notorious in this stretch of the Indian Ocean, has made a comeback in recent years.
The earliest evidence of the first stars may lie in a distant gas clump
James Webb data reveal pristine gas irradiated by energetic light some 450 million years after the Big Bang — a sign it may house primordial
He raped young men & infected them with HIV. Now he’s going away for a long time.
An English court on Thursday convicted 43-year-old Adam Hall of deliberately inflicting grievous bodily harm by transmitting HIV to five young men, a 15-year-old boy
Ancient DNA tests the notion that allergies are due to our dirtier past
An analysis of ancient DNA and modern disease risk suggests some immune genes may reduce allergy risk rather than increase it.
ACLU Joins Coalition Calling For FIFA to Uphold Human Rights Ahead 2026 World Cup
The coalition has issued a travel advisory for fans, players, journalists, and other visitors attending the 2026 World Cup in areas impacted by the Trump
Municipalities: Beware of Changes in Flock’s Legal Terms if You’re Using or Considering License Plate Readers
A flurry of Flock contract changes disempower customers
‘My Child is Now a Political Debate’: Immigrant Families Respond as Arguments Wrap in Landmark Challenge against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Threats
Families share how Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order upended their hopes, and forced them to consider early births or leaving the U.S.
The MAHA Amnesia Project
The same disinformation agents who are trying to erase the history of the pandemic, are also trying to erase the history of MAHA. The post
More than a Dozen Wrongful Arrests Due to Police Reliance on Facial Recognition Technology
One ACLU client spent six months in jail, because police relied on facial recognition technology to incorrectly identify her as a suspect. She’s the fourteenth
ACLU Leads Fight to Limit Overbroad Digital Search Warrants
ACLU litigation is leading courts to rethink warrants seizing our digital devices, social media accounts and other data to reinforce our Fourth Amendment protections.
States Have the Power to Hold Federal Agents Accountable by Allowing People to Sue Them for Rights Violations
Amid rampant abuse by federal agents, state legislatures can pass critical laws that allow people to take federal agents to court for violating their rights.
Assisted dying bill runs out of time but supporters vow to try again
The proposed legislation was supported by MPs but has not cleared its stages in the Lords.
‘I used delivery apps to hide the shame of alcoholism’
Hattie Underwood is a recovered alcoholic and she told 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty how she used delivery apps to “anonymise” her alcohol consumption.
Man faces 5 years in prison for using AI to fake sighting of runaway wolf
A 40-year-old man was arrested after using artificial intelligence to generate a fake image of a runaway wolf that South Korean authorities said obstructed an