* Out of all US citizens, men in Portland are most likely to ride a bike to work. * In 39 states (but not New York), Brooklyn is now the most common female baby name beginning with B. * Iowa’s never elected a woman to Congress, but that may change, with many
* Mexico's biggest financial institution thinks migration to the US is on the rise for the first time since the Great Recession hit. * New York's Chinese community mourns the loss of human smuggler—aka "snakehead"—Cheng Chui Ping. * Financial ignorance is widespread even as the
* Mexican farmers stop planting marijuana—thanks to decriminalization in the US—and turn to poppies for heroin. * Zuma and the ANC to win today's election in South Africa despite widely felt shame and disenchantment. * Somali Islamists blamed for two days of attacks in Kenya that killed at least
* National Climate Change Assessment says climate change has moved from the distant future to the immediate now. * Credit Suisse to pay a $1.6 billion penalty for helping wealthy Americans evade US taxes. * Central African Republic's bloody battleground makes the Darfur conflict look like "a model of
* At least 43 people died in Ukraine on Friday—the bloodiest day there in three months. * Hawking, other researchers warn against over-trust in AI. * As the first "rewilding" experiments mature, we're about to learn if reintroducing large animals to habitats can restore ecosystems. * Scientists announce
* Ukraine launches assault on pro-Russian rebels, leading to two helicopters being shot down. * Russia celebrates the annexation of Crimea with a May Day parade, observed for the first time since the Soviet era. * A third of international air passengers' passports aren't screened against Interpol's
* Media outlet wonders why Hillary Clinton hates the media. * Nicholas Kristof’s cheerleading isn’t helpful to Ukraine or Moldova. * Politicians and executives alike embrace the walking meeting. * Scientists discover the Egyptians built pyramids by sliding their stones across wet sand. * Hawaii raised the state's hourly minimum wage
* Nigeria's 200+ kidnapped girls said to have been sold as brides to Boko Haram militants. * Untested drug cocktail leads to botched execution in Oklahoma, killing inmate 43 minutes later from a heart attack. * With NBA owners now on the hook for Sterling's future, other owners'
* The great majority of innocent defendants convicted of capital murder in the US are neither executed nor exonerated. * Cities in Arkansas and Kansas, caught in the tornadoes' paths. * America's nuclear missile silos still use eight-inch floppy disks—outdated technology that's offline and unhackable. * The
* Japan's government pressures those evacuated in the 2010 nuclear meltdown to return home, where radiation is triple pre-accident levels. * Despite support from dozens of health groups, efforts to kill bacteria with radiation slow to catch on in the US. * Stop lying to yourselves, and to your children.
