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GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY: Board Vice Chair Jewett arrested in undercover sting operation
The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich. via Yahoo News· 26 minutes agoJun. 22—TRAVERSE CITY — Grand Traverse County board Vice Chair Brad Jewett was arrested Thursday in an undercover operation conducted by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Jewett ...
Putin meets North Korea’s Kim for summit as US, NATO threats of global war grow
World Socialist Web Site· 14 hours agoRussian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a summit Wednesday in...
New Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display Ten Commandments churns old political conflicts
The Times and Democrat· 1 day agoA bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments...
Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country's armed conflict
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTen men were convicted Wednesday in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago. Judge Marco Angulo, of Peru ...
Beyond the Light Horizon
Book Reporter· 2 hours agoKen MacLeod's final book in the Lightspeed trilogy is nothing short of celestial. The Fermi have departed from the rocky worlds, but they still haunt the gas giants. Hurled into the past by ...
Opinion | Sidney Lumet at 100: A Master of Cinematic Realism
The Wall Street Journal· 2 hours agoThe virtuoso filmmaker captured the faultlines in American society in features like ’12 Angry Men’...
Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says
Reuters via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region,...
Oil prices on track for solid weekly gains on fears of wider Middle East conflict
Market Watch· 1 day agoOil futures ticked lower Friday, but remained on track for solid weekly gains as investors gauged...
Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas should recuse from Jan. 6 cases
Gannett via AOL· 5 hours agoThe actions and words of Martha-Ann Alito and Ginni Thomas both at least give the appearance of...
Council could limit — or maybe even ban — developer donations to wards
CBC via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoOttawa city council has a decision to make on one of the most contentious issues at city hall this...