May 2019

The Latest: Lawyers rebuff prosecutor on tossed Spanier case

The Latest on a judge’s decision to throw out the conviction of former Penn State President Graham Spanier (all times local): 4:55 p.m. Lawyers for former Penn State President Graham Spanier say they’re stunned by the comments from Pennsylvania’s attorney general vowing to appeal a federal judge’s decision to vacate his child endangerment conviction. Spanier’s

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Wellcome Book Prize won by Will Eaves’ Alan Turing novel

Image copyright Wellcome Collection/Getty Images Image caption Will Eaves’ novel Murmur is inspired by Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing A “profound” novel inspired by the legacy of the Enigma code-breaking mathematician Alan Turing has won the Wellcome Book Prize. Murmur by Will Eaves was named the winner of the award, which honours books that have a

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Korea DMZ: South Korean tourists let back into military border compound

For the first time in six months, South Korean tourists have been allowed back into Panmunjom, the military compound that divides North and South Korea. Tourism from the South was suspend last October when the two sides decided to remove landmines under an agreement to reduce military tension along the border. Under the new deal,

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