The European Commission seems to want to change copyright law to benefit publishers at the expense of authors and the public.

When the article says "editors", it means "publishers". This could be a mistranslation from the French.

It also seems to be hostile to the freedom to take and use photos on the street with buildings in view ("freedom of panorama").

A US appeals court ruled that thugs can collect people's cell phone location data for any length of time from the phone company without a court order.

The other decision would not be enough to respect people's privacy. The phone company should not be allowed even to record your location data without a specific court order about you. Tracking everyone's movements is a threat to democracy as well as each person.

When US soldiers attacked a friendly family's celebration and killed seven of them, perhaps it was a mistake. A military investigation says so. The "fog of war" frequently leads to mistakes.

However, nothing could excuse the cover up that followed. The investigation arbitrarily ignored this.

A study of long term marijuana use found only one tiny physical health effect: a small increase in the chance of having gum disease.

Syrian Troops Are Looting Ancient Palmyra, Says Archaeologist.