Keith McLeod was shot dead by a Baltimore thug who claims he had to protect his life from McLeod's pointed finger.

My first response is to wonder what really happened. Thugs sometimes tell the truth, but in situations like this we must not presume they did.

Supposing things happened as reported, McLeod was asking for some kind of confrontation, but that is no reason for his summary execution. A finger doesn't shoot bullets, and saying "I'm going to kill you" does not put someone's life in immediate danger. If the thug reacted as if they did, he must have been predisposed to kill.

Protection measures have helped cod start to recover in the North Sea.

Citizens of Ireland: sign the petition for a referendum to legalize abortion.

The Internet of Things would mean that any "thing" might be acting maliciously. The VW lieware is the first example.

Everyone: call on Iran to free imprisoned cartoonist Atena Farghadani.