Challengers tell a federal appeals court that Georgia lawmakers haven’t done enough to end illegal harms to Black voters
Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees
A judge has rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States
National Guard helicopter crew landed on Montana ranch and trespassed to take antlers, citations say
Three Montana Army National Guard members face trespassing charges after authorities say they landed a Black Hawk helicopter in a mountain pasture on a private ranch to take elk antlers before flying away
Utah Supreme Court orders new trial for man on death row after police misconduct surfaces
The Utah Supreme Court has ruled that “numerous constitutional violations” during the trial and sentencing of a man who spent decades on death row merit a new trial
Trump’s Mideast trip splashes out on deals and diplomacy but is unusually quiet on human rights
Human rights received far less mention on President Donald Trump's trip to the Middle East this week than is usual for presidential visits to autocratic countries
US wants to withhold details in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case. Judge will hear arguments
A federal judge in Maryland will hear arguments over whether the Trump administration can invoke the state secrets privilege in the court case involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Russian scientist held in Ice jail charged with smuggling frog embryos into US
Kseniia Petrova, Harvard researcher arrested in February, faces deportation as lawyer calls case ‘meritless’ A Harvard scientist who has been held in US immigration detention for months was charged on Wednesday with smuggling frog embryos into the United States, and likely faces deportation. Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist and research...
US doctors rewrite DNA of infant with severe genetic disorder in medical first
Gene-editing breakthrough has potential to treat array of devastating genetic diseases soon after birth, scientists say Doctors in the US have become the first to treat a baby with a customised gene-editing therapy after diagnosing the child with a severe genetic disorder that kills about half of those affected in...
How the world of work has lured Barbie out of high heels
Scientific study of 3,000 dolls down the decades shows most now wear flats She walked into the world on high-heeled mules, but as Barbie’s many careers gathered pace, her feet became more planted on the ground, researchers say. A rare analysis of nearly 3,000 Barbies released over 65 years found...
Dolphin whistle decoders win $100,000 interspecies communication prize
Coller-Dolittle award won by US team for discovering call that triggers avoidance and could be used as alarm signal A $100,000 prize for communicating with animals has been scooped by researchers who have shed light on the meaning of dolphins’ whistles. The Coller-Dolittle Prize for Two-way Inter-species Communication was launched...