ireland Beware the goat gangs of Ireland Seamus Bellamy

police Protesting is a non-essential activity, according to the Raleigh Police Department Thom Dunn

health California reports first coronavirus death, and Los Angeles county declares emergency Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Coronavirus from China has made its way to the US Carla Sinclair

us news Delta Flight 89 en route LAX for emergency landing dumps jet fuel on school playground in Cudahy — 17 children, 9 adults treated Xeni Jardin

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

tabloids Johnny Depp dying, Caitlyn Jenner’s baby, and the sexiest man alive, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Princess Diana’s killer found (yet again) and Epstein scandal blackmail, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

politics In Ireland, Mike Pence stays at Trump’s Doonbeg resort 150 miles away from VP's meetings in Dublin Xeni Jardin

ireland The traditional music of the world would die without risk-takers like Martin Hayes Seamus Bellamy

crime Medical examiner quits after declaring that bloody, stabbed corpse had died of "natural causes" Cory Doctorow

health Measles growing in the U.S., largest number of cases reported since 1992 Xeni Jardin

News Orange County MEASLES: These 'Avengers: Endgame' midnight movie showings may have been exposure sites Xeni Jardin

law Virginia judge rules automated license plate data collection by police is illegal Xeni Jardin

vaccines Los Angeles measles 'cluster' reported, officials say LAX and UCLA possible exposure sites Xeni Jardin

antivaxxers New York county declares emergency over measles outbreak, tells unvaccinated kids to stay home Rob Beschizza

vaccinate Unvaccinated minors banned from public places in NY's Rockland County Jason Weisberger

law Man who yelled "guilty!" to get out of jury duty was promptly arrested David Pescovitz

facebook Anti-vaxxers use Facebook to target pregnant women with fear and lies Jason Weisberger

anti-vax Pacific Northwest measles outbreak spreads Jason Weisberger