A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City has been convicted of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying text messages from a Chinese government handler
Ex-judge accused of swindling real estate investors out of millions of dollars
A former New York City judge who resigned last year while under investigation for professional misconduct has been charged with abusing his position to swindle real estate investors out of at least $5 million and then using some of the loot to pay his ...
Supporters of bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia hit number to force House vote
Supporters of a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction Russia have reached a critical threshold to force a vote in the House
Tourist arrested after video shows rock hurling at endangered Hawaiian monk seal
Federal agents have arrested a tourist for allegedly harassing an endangered Hawaiian monk seal on Maui
Man set to be executed for killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter
An Oklahoma man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 7-month-old daughter after setting their home on fire nearly 20 years ago is facing execution
After a hard-fought victory to legalise medical cannabis in the UK, why is it still so hard to access?
Two mothers fought British bureaucracy to obtain lifesaving cannabis medicines for their children. But most patients are having to go private – at huge cost In the summer of 2012, Britain was in a festive mood. It was the year of the queen’s diamond jubilee and the London Olympics, and...
Hantavirus update, Pentagon’s UFO files, can art slow biological ageing? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eyecatching stories from the week, including an update on hantavirus. Also on the agenda is the Pentagon’s release of a tranche of never before seen documents relating to UFOs, and a study looking at the link...
Obesity rates in some countries levelling off or potentially falling, study finds
Researchers say rise not inevitable and it is important to unpick what is behind differences in obesity trends A continuing rise in obesity around the world is not inevitable, research suggests, with rates in some countries levelling off or potentially in decline. Researchers say focusing on what has been described...
Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities 59,000 years ago, tooth suggests
Molar found in Siberia features deep hole that appears to show earliest known evidence of dental treatment Neanderthals used stone drills to treat cavities almost 60,000 years ago in what is the earliest known evidence of dental treatment. The single molar, which was unearthed in a cave in southern Siberia,...
Do we judge people by the way they sound? How accents shape our lives
A new book by linguistics professor Valerie Fridland, who was raised in Memphis by parents with French accents, explores the power behind the way we speak Valerie Fridland writes in her new book, Why We Talk Funny: the Real Story Behind Our Accents, that humans instinctively use accents to categorize...