US high court halts execution of man who received ‘unfair’ trial
The Supreme Court put the execution of Richard Glossip indefinitely on hold in a ruling on Friday.
Day: May 6, 2023
Charges in New York City chokehold death may hinge on ‘reasonableness’
The potential criminal charges against a U.S. Marine veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold aboard a New York City subway train might depend on whether a ‘reasonable’ New Yorker would have acted similarly.
Unionized Apple Store Workers Want You To Start Tipping Them
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Insider: Employees at Apple’s first unionized store in Towson, Maryland are pushing for a contract that includes the introduction of tipping. The proposed system would allow customers to tip store workers in inc…
Victorian government urged to act as more drag events cancelled in wake of threats from far-right
Advocates say cancellations may embolden anti-LGBTQ+ groups to target other events and state needs stronger anti-vilification lawsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastLGBTQ+ advocates are urging the Victorian governm…
Where should a king sit? A 700-year-old chair will do.
The Coronation Chair is the oldest piece of furniture in Europe still being used for its original purpose, and that 26 monarchs have been crowned on it since the coronation of Edward II in 1308.
Third-place finisher in Paraguay’s presidential election arrested
Paraguayo Cubas Colomés was broadcasting on Facebook Live when he was detained for allegedly ‘breaching the peace’.
U.K. prepares for first coronation in 70 years
King Charles III will be formally crowned Saturday, marking the first coronation for the British monarchy since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, was crowned in 1953. Holly Williams has the latest on the final preparations.
Is the ‘New York City Accent’ disapeparing?
We all know the sound of a classic New York accent. The dialect, known for its elongated vowels and lack of R’s is one of the most distinctive in the English language. But with more transplants settling into the city, the traditional accent seems to be…
Deliberations continue Monday in trial of former SWAT officer charged for pepper spraying protesters on I-676
Deliberations in the trial of Richard Nicoletti, a former Philadelphia SWAT officer who was captured on video pepper spraying protesters from close range during the 2020 George Floyd unrest, will continue with an 11 member jury panel on Monday.
Real-time crime fighting, streamed live
When a Florida sheriff’s deputy confronted a sex offender accused of wielding a rifle, that deputy was able to live stream the whole situation back to a crime center, in real time, in order to receive help from other deputies. The technology is giving …