The Inter American Human Rights Court ruled Wednesday that Mexico violated the rights of two men who were held in pre-trial detention for 17 years before being convicted of homicide. The court, which is a branch of the Organization of American States,
The head of Britain’s biggest police force yesterday blasted “nonsensical” rules preventing him from sacking corrupt officers. Sir Mark Rowley, the Commissioner for the Metropolitan Police, described his shock over discovering there are 160 officers with convictions for sexual and “some serious
A judge ruled Wednesday that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000, dealing a blow to efforts to cut emissions and noise pollution.
Artificial intelligence could gain the upper hand over humanity and pose “catastrophic” risks under the Darwinian rules of evolution, a new report warns. Evolution by natural selection could give rise to “selfish behavior” in AI as it strives to survive, author and
Even Major League Baseball umpires are adjusting to the new rules. On opening day Thursday, the umpires called a strike against the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil because of a runner on first. The umps initially ruled Pete Alonso did not get
A judge ruled on Friday that Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News will go to trial next month, notwithstanding motions from both parties requesting that he decide the case in their favor before a jury weighs in. Delaware
Boston Red Sox star third baseman Rafael Devers became the first victim of the new MLB pitch clock rules after being called out on strikes despite the third one never crossing home plate. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Devers fouled
Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP Margaret Ferrier should be suspended from the House of Commons for 30 days for breaching Covid-19 rules, the Committee on Standards has recommended. She spent months under investigation over accusations of bringing the House of Commons into
The mother of a 10-year-old boy killed in a dog attack last year has blamed the UK’s current laws for the rising cases. Emma Whitfiled’s son Jack Lis was mauled to death by an American bully or XL bully dog called ‘Beast’
Another Pakistani court on Monday ruled in defense of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, granting him protection from arrest as lawsuits mounted against him. Police have charged the ousted premier with incitement to violence in several cases when his followers clashed with