Politics

A federal judge thinks you’re too stupid to read an ice cream label

A federal judge in Brooklyn just decided that painting a cardboard ice cream pint a soft pastel color, giving it a matching lid, and writing the brand name in black cursive is so uniquely original, so protectable, that a competitor must now hand over nearly $24 million in profits for daring to do something similar. The target of this judicial creativity is Rebel Creamery, the low-carb, keto-friendly ice cream brand. The winner is Van Leeuwen.

ICE, Iran quietly worked together on deporting Iranians to Iran, emails show

Updated on: August 20, 2026 / 9:04 PM EDT / CBS/AP

An open letter to Iran’s political prisoners, trapped ‘between two blades of a scissors’

On one side, you face the domination of the Islamic Republic; on the other, the imperialist forces that republic claims to stand against

Michele Tafoya: from unassuming NFL sideline reporter to rightwing firebrand

The former Sunday Night Football stalwart is now one step from a seat in the US Senate. And she could cause a shock in liberal Minnesota

California’s wealth tax is already failing

California Democrats have not even successfully passed their wealth tax ballot proposition, and they are already admitting it will fail to work as advertised. That is just one of the takeaways from a revealing social media exchange between wealth tax backer Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban.

North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it sees as the provocative nature of the drills, dampening hopes for an early resumption of diplomacy between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Minnesota prosecutor accused of Medicaid fraud in sex trafficking case

A former Minneapolis-area prosecutor is facing a slew of criminal charges after allegedly submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid out of a commercial sex house she had transformed into an assisted living facility.

Zomi Frankcom: Penny Wong condemns ‘insulting’ decision to clear IDF over Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker

Israeli government decides not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike that killed Australian aid worker and six others

Farage using Christianity ‘to stir anti-Muslim feeling’, says Rowan Williams

Former archbishop of Canterbury also has ‘awkward questions’ for activist Tommy Robinson on his claimed faith

Melancholy made in Hungary is fuelling bestsellers across the globe

A ‘capacity for despair’ forged by political oppression has long been consider a Magyar national trait. But after Orbán, writers in the country remind us that melancholy must not always be bleak

How I’ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle review

The comedian charts his life in demos from 1960s Liverpool to 2020s London in this fiery and addictive book

Kennedy Center Informs Federal Court It Will Not Restore Trump’s Name to Building

The battle for the name of the Kennedy Center building took another turn on Wednesday as the board reversed an earlier decision it had made earlier this month.