At the peak of the crackdown, thousands were being arrested every week.
Small plane crash near Minneapolis kills North Dakota state legislator and pilot
A small plane crash near Minneapolis on Saturday has killed North Dakota state legislator Liz Conmy and the pilot
4 vying to be the next UN chief try to set themselves apart as race heats up
Four candidates vying to lead the United Nations have spent hours being grilled about their views on issues from restoring global peace to ending escalating poverty
Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds
Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct action The criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners. New findings suggest...
UK departments at odds over energy demands of AI datacentres
Discrepancy in forecasts raises questions over government planning for net zero One vision of the UK’s future involves a decarbonised economy powered by clean, renewable energy. Another involves making the UK an AI superpower. The government departments responsible for these two visions do not appear to have agreed on their...
Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs
Early birds were like ‘T rex reincarnated’, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs’ behaviour T rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on inside its head, drawing on findings from another kind of...
Jury convicts New York man for 1993 killing following third trial in the case
A jury has convicted Brian Scott Lorenz in the 1993 murder of Deborah Meindl near Buffalo
Podcast helps Louisiana State Police arrest 4 suspects in decades-old murder of teenage girl
Louisiana police say a podcast helped them solve the decades-old rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl
California to weigh tighter restrictions on voter registration amid US debate on election security
A proposal that would require California to verify proof of citizenship when a person registers to vote — and require voters to provide identification at polling places — will appear on the November ballot
Mississippi will reexamine judicial redistricts after US Supreme Court rules in voting rights case
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is announcing a special session for judicial redistricting following an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a major Voting Rights Act case