A Democratic strategist is refusing to disclose communications that could reveal the identity of anonymous Twitter users who criticize Rep. Devin Nunes, arguing in a new court filing that the accounts are clearly satirical expressions MORE
Tensions in Indian-administered Kashmir remain high since the government stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status in August and placed it under lockdown. Tens of thousands of troops were sent to the region, internet and MORE
Imagine a government with the power to spy on any critic, reporter or activist. A state with the capacity to extort or silence by tracking not just a person’s movements but her conversations, contacts, photos, MORE
A study performed by SafeHome.org, ranks the states using college degrees, high school graduation, professional or advanced degrees and test scores finds that New Jersey is the smartest state in the land. Dead last? Idaho. MORE
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is generating revenue of $50,000,000 a year through selling drivers’ personal information, according to a DMV document obtained by Motherboard. DMVs across the country are selling data that drivers MORE
Fred Cox, a former kicker for the Minnesota Vikings and inventor of the Nerf football, has died at age 80. Cox was drafted in the eighth round by the Cleveland Browns in the 1961 NFL MORE
There is a disconnect between citizens in Germany and the US when it comes to their perceptions of the relationship between the two allies, according to a survey released Tuesday. The survey, carried out by MORE
More than 60 doctors have signed an open letter expressing “serious concerns about the physical and mental health of Julian Assange,” who is being held at a high-security British prison. The founder of WikiLeaks was MORE
HOT SPRINGS — With paid speeches, a book coming out and appearances on cable news, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is following the traditional route for former press secretaries after leaving the White House as President Donald MORE
Sesame Workshop – the nonprofit, educational organisation behind Sesame Street – along with IRC, aim to give children in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq, an opportunity to grow and learn through a new local, Arabic-language MORE
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal about his book: Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump. NPR MorningEdition Trump the master in raising confusing things. Book attempts to simplify the facts. MORE
[T]he Tucson 12’s case sits at the intersection of some of the most troubling recent patterns toward the persecution of dissent: the repression of those who protest the integrated systems of mass incarceration and deportation; MORE
Two-thirds of Americans say the use of marijuana should be legal, reflecting a steady increase over the past decade, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. The share of U.S. adults who oppose legalization MORE
Benjamin Netanyahu’s political opponents have moved to capitalise on a series of damning bribery indictments levelled against the Israeli leader, hoping to further weaken him at one of the lowest points in his decades-long career. MORE
When Mark Zuckerberg traveled to Washington last month to discuss his controversial cryptocurrency with lawmakers, he had another meeting that wasn’t publicly known: a dinner with Donald Trump at the White House. As NBC News reported Wednesday, Zuckerberg MORE
“We need to open our eyes,” the leader declared to his rapt far-right audience. “There are over two million illegal immigrants bedding down in this state tonight! This state spent $3bn last year on services MORE
An international team has found sugars essential to life in meteorites. The new discovery adds to the growing list of biologically important compounds that have been found in meteorites, supporting the hypothesis that chemical reactions MORE
Investigators are still trying to smoke out what, exactly, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo knew about President Donald Trump’s unorthodox Ukraine diplomacy, and when he knew it. On Wednesday, a key witness in the impeachment MORE
More than 80 members of Congress, 55 civil rights groups, three Democratic presidential candidates and one conservative columnist are among those demanding that the White House senior adviser Stephen Miller resign, or be fired, in MORE
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran will discuss the discovery of uranium traces at an undeclared site in Tehran next week, the agency’s acting chief said on Thursday, adding that Iran had MORE
MercuryNews Nov2019 In September, Hayward resident Xuehua “Edward” Peng, 56, was arrested and charged with a federal violation of ferrying classified information to Chinese officials using so-called dead drops… Now, federal prosecutors have revealed Peng was implicated MORE
Baltimore CBS BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh was federally indicted on 11 counts of wire fraud and tax evasion on Nov. 14 in connection to the Healthy Holly scandal. The indictment was unsealed MORE
Prominent Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech was detained after police intercepted his yacht off the Mediterranean island, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters news agency and local media on Wednesday. His arrest came a day after the MORE
On Tuesday, the right-wing Bolivian politician Jeanine Áñez held an exceedingly large Bible in her hand and declared herself interim president of Bolivia. That same day, soldiers roamed the streets of La Paz, bearing rifles while MORE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday thanked US President Donald Trump for Washington’s decision to repudiate a State Department legal opinion that said West Bank settlements were illegal. In a phone call, Netanyahu told Trump MORE