Category: General
James Comey: Hillary Clinton email inquiry is FBI chief’s latest controversy
The former prosecutor and deputy attorney general has grappled with a series of contentious issues, including surveillance and the Ferguson effect. Three days ago, James Comey was one of Donald Trump’s symbols of Washington corruption and a law enforcer of the highest integrity to Hillary Clintons campaign. On Sunday, the FBI director was the most […]
Angola prison rodeo offers risks and rewards for Louisiana’s hard-knock lifers
Cash prizes and the chance to be treated like a regular person are the lure for inmates braving angry bulls and bucking horses at Louisianas biggest prison. Four men wearing black-and-white stripes take their seats at a table. They have only a split second to brace themselves before a bull charges through the gate, flinging […]
‘I was left speechless’: Bob Dylan breaks two-week silence over Nobel prize
After being criticised as arrogant for not responding to his prize, artist says he will attend award ceremony if possible. Bob Dylan was left speechless by the news that he was to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature, he has said, breaking more than two weeks of silence since the announcement. The artist was […]
Uber won’t build flying cars but they sure as hell want someone else to
Company report describes network of aircraft that can take off and land vertically and lays out plan in support of companies attempting to build them. Uber’s eyes are on a new prize: flying cars. Outlined in a white paper published this week, the companys chief product officer, Jeff Holden, describes a network of small, electric […]
Man Booker Prize: Paul Beatty becomes first US winner for The Sellout – BBC News
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Sellout is American author Paul Beatty’s fourth novel Paul Beatty has become the first US author to win the Man Booker Prize with his racial satire The Sellout. His novel tells the story of a young black man who tries to reinstate slavery and racial segregation in a suburb […]