An urn cost more than my rent. So I scattered my mother’s ashes at Yosemite from a Ziploc bag, without the federal permit I couldn’t afford to wait for My mother is in a Ziploc bag on my lap, wedged between a half-eaten bag of trail mix and my purse. ...
British father fined for causing his two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus hotel fallBritish father fined for causing his two-year-old son’s death in Cyprus hotel fall
Joshua Foster “lost control” of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window. ...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvestIsraeli settlers attack Palestinians in West Bank during olive harvest
Israeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank. ...
Norwegian teen ‘hitman’ detained for UK murder plotNorwegian teen ‘hitman’ detained for UK murder plot
Johannes Natland, 19, travelled to West Yorkshire to carry out a “hit” in March last year. ...
Calling the shots: what NAZA says about perpetrator cinemaCalling the shots: what NAZA says about perpetrator cinema
The documentary detailing Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza is the latest film to give a voice to those who carry out atrocities – confronting viewers with some of the most difficult questions of all Are we still talking about the banality of evil? When that overworked phrase was ...
El-Sayed pushes back at Republicans who judge him because he ‘might pray differently’El-Sayed pushes back at Republicans who judge him because he ‘might pray differently’
The News MARQUETTE, Mich. — Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday night accused President Donald Trump and Republican rival Mike Rogers of using his Muslim faith as a political cudgel. “Judge me by my actions and my work, but please do not assume that because I might pray differently ...
White House’s AI task force gets to workWhite House’s AI task force gets to work
The White House’s AI task force has formally adopted its charter, kicking off the short 120-day window it’s been given to answer some extremely thorny questions about how the government should handle the rapid development of AI technology. According to an announcement shared first with Semafor, the task force agreed ...
Jonathan Glazer says Israel’s retaliation over NAZA ‘more venal’ than anticipatedJonathan Glazer says Israel’s retaliation over NAZA ‘more venal’ than anticipated
Film’s producer says he was ‘shocked into silence’ the first time he watched documentary that details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza The director Jonathan Glazer has called Israel’s retaliation against NAZA’s film-makers and the military figures interviewed in the award-winning documentary “much more venal” than anticipated. Since the ...
Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15Saudi Arabia to execute man for being at protests and funerals when he was 15
Rights group says Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met his lawyer five years after arrest for non-violent crimes A young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he was aged 15 to 17, say human rights groups, in the latest example of the ...
Future of western security is at stake in Yemen civil war, says country’s former PMFuture of western security is at stake in Yemen civil war, says country’s former PM
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed says Iran-backed militia’s use of drones represents ‘new era of radical terrorism’ The future of western security is being fought out in the mountains and hills surrounding the south-western Yemeni city of Taiz, the country’s former prime minster has said. Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, now an adviser to ...