The mouse that roared
When I was still a kid, I went with my family to a movie called “The Mouse That Roared.” It was a British satire about a tiny European nation that declares war on the United States over a knock-off pinot noir. It starred Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg. As a...
Ex-NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez and Fox hit with lawsuit after altercation in Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS (CN) — A 69-year-old truck driver is suing Mark Sanchez and his current employer Fox for injuries he says he suffered after a fight with the former NFL player early Saturday morning. Tole, who is 69-years old, claims that he was approached by an...
Scientists find new way to fight Alzheimer’s
(CN) — Scientists in Spain and China have reversed Alzheimer’s disease in mice by repairing the brain’s protective barrier, demonstrating a new way to treat the disease through blood vessels rather than neurons. The research, co-led by the Institute for Bioengineering...
Arizona blood bank defends against consumer fraud accusations
PHOENIX (CN) — A private blood banking company accused of misrepresenting the storage and potential use of infants’ umbilical cord stem cells to vulnerable parents says its practices can’t be challenged under the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act because the purported...
Man accused of Sacramento TV station shooting may seek bond again
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Anibal Hernandez Santana, accused by authorities of firing into a Sacramento, California, television station, sat quietly Monday as the judge summarized the charges against him. Santana, 64, initially had a preliminary hearing set for Monday...
Microplastics invade the gut and change its chemistry
(CN) — Microplastics are seemingly everywhere now: in soil, food packaging, health care products and tap water. Perhaps it should be no surprise then that microplastics have been found in humans’ gut microbiome — and results are concerning. A new study presented at...
Ex-LA deputy mayor gets probation over fake anti-Israel bomb threat
LOS ANGELES (CN) — A former Los Angeles deputy mayor of public safety was sentenced to one year of probation on Monday after calling in a fake bomb threat to City Hall last year over the city’s purported support for Israel. Brian Williams, 62, expressed remorse...
Supreme Court rejects pause on Google app store overhaul
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court refused Monday to delay changes to Google’s app store that the tech giant warned could leave millions of Android users vulnerable to malicious actors. The court did not explain its decision, which came in a brief order with no...
Man shot by police after disarming shooter asks Fifth Circuit to restore suit
(CN) — A Texas man who was shot by a police officer after disarming a gunman who broke into his home is challenging a federal judge’s ruling that the officer’s actions were objectively reasonable. Jorge Martinez asked a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals...