A Finnish court on Friday jailed 23 year-old twin brothers from Iraq for four months pending trial on suspicions they were Islamic State militants who fatally shot 11 unarmed soldiers in Iraq in June 2014. … [Read more...]

The Chicago Police Department has released a three-year-old video that appears to show police officers using a Taser on a man and dragging his limp body down a hallway while he was held in custody. The man later died in a hospital. … [Read more...]

More than a dozen federal police officers entered a house registered on the electoral roll to Craig Steven Wright, whom Wired outed as the likely real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous figure that first released bitcoin’s code in 2009. … [Read more...]

When Lyndon Rive co-founded SolarCity — now the largest rooftop solar company in the United States — he chose a particular start date: July 4, 2006, meant to represent the company’s stance for independence from fossil fuels. Two years ago, Rive, the company’s CEO, told the New York Times that his goal was to “change the way people get their electricity.” … [Read more...]

Say you have a meeting with the president. What's the worst that could happen? … [Read more...]

Bath College students will be volunteering for a new website launched to showcase green living in Bath and create an eco-friendly online community. The new website, Ecojam Bath, allows visitors to look up green businesses, search for ethical jobs and tune into local news, events and discussions. … [Read more...]

Dangerous microbeads found in cosmetics and hygiene products like toothpaste and body wash could soon be a thing of the past in the United States. The House of Representatives voted this week to ban these tiny plastics, leaving it now up to the Senate to approve a federal measure. … [Read more...]

It’s a Through-The-Looking-Glass world. The Washington Post reports Sunday that ExxonMobil has a far saner view of global warming than the national Republican party. … [Read more...]

The House passed two joint resolutions Tuesday to kill the Clean Power Plan, the Obama Administration’s rule to restrict carbon emissions from the electricity sector. The resolutions passed 242-180 and 235-188 and will now head to the White House. … [Read more...]

Authorities have arrested the mother of a baby who was found buried alive near a Southern California bike path the day after Thanksgiving. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Bob Boese told the Associated Press Sunday the woman was arrested late last week. He declined to release the woman's identity, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation. … [Read more...]