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What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France
At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.
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UK to Headphone Dodgers on Trains: Shush
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.
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Drone Strike Kills More Than 150 in Abyei in Sudan’s Civil War
Struggling against each other on the battlefield, the sides in Sudan’s civil war are relying on drones to strike across vast distances, inflicting huge tolls on civilians in the process.
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Macron Says Trump Does Not Like France and Distorts Its Troubles
Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.
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A Very Strange Love Affair: Hitchcock’s “Notorious” Turns 80
In his 1984 book The Dark Side of Genius, Donald Spoto claims that Alfred Hitchcock pitched what would be his 1946 film “Notorious” as “the story of a woman sold for political purposes into sexual enslavement.” And now, as the film celebrates its 80th anniversary, that seems even more apt in a landscape where Women’s…
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How to Catch the Orionids, a Meteor Shower From Halley’s Comet
It’s a fall favorite among stargazers, known for bright, speedy streaks that can sometimes linger in the sky for minutes.
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Is Rabies Making a Comeback?
As several states report surges in animal cases, federal officials are warning about an apparent increase in human exposures.
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Meta Ordered to Pay $25 Billion Over Cambridge Analytica Privacy Violations
The penalty, one of the largest levied against a tech giant, stemmed from a lawsuit by New Mexico claiming the social media company had misled users about their data privacy.
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Meta Earnings Show Increased A.I. Spending, Even as Cash Pressures Grow
The spending has hurt the Silicon Valley giant’s cash flow, which turned negative. Meta said it would issue a new class of stock to help it raise more money.
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Anthropic Joins the A.I. Agent Race With Claude Duet
The tool, which is not yet widely available, will compete with OpenAI’s dots and Meta’s Muse. It is built for work and not personal errands.