Newly discovered fossils from 10 million years after Earth's greatest mass extinction reveal a lineage of animals thought to have led to dinosaurs taking hold in Tanzania and Zambia in the mid-Triassic period, many millions of years before dinosaur relatives were seen in the fossil record elsewhere on Earth.

Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular explanation of competition to survive in nature may not actually be necessary for evolvability to increase.

The Ugandan Humanist Effort to Save Women (UHESWO) has produced its first video as part of a programme to create documentaries that raise awareness of Humanist projects. The 13 minute documentary shows the work of UHESWO in helping child prostitutes build a better life.

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Knoxville News Sentinel blog report: Bureau chief Tom Humphrey writes about flap at Tennessee House.

By David L. Hudson Jr. Court rejects First Amendment claim, saying Jimmy Sain's political beliefs weren't at issue.

Attorney tells three-judge panel that state has provided no evidence that mixing distilled spirits with erotic performances leads to 'adverse secondary effects.'

Authorities execute search warrant day after KUAM reports that police officer allegedly failed polygraph test required for trainees. 

Leo Igwe, IHEU’s representative for West Africa, spoke about Freedom of Conscience and Religious Persecution in Africa at the 47th session of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights meeting in Bajul, the Gambia, on 13 May 2010. Below is his statement in full:

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Group files lawsuits on behalf of two residents, finds authorities wrongly charged hundreds of people with disorderly conduct for swearing.

Recording industry chairman says federal judge's ruling is 'an extraordinary victory' against one of the largest remaining U.S. file-sharing services.

IHEU has given its first grant from a new fund for developing membership organisations. International Representative for East Africa, Deo Ssekitooleko, brought together Humanist leaders in Kenya for a meeting to try to resolve some of the conflict between Humanist groups there.

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First Amendment expert says Court nominee's scholarship 'suggests a general acceptance' of free-speech law, but it's 'hard to predict' how she'd vote.

Justices overturn ruling that newspaper wasn't covered by fair-report privilege when it published allegations made in federal bankruptcy court complaint.

Measure prohibits classes that advocate ethnic solidarity, that are designed primarily for students of a particular race or that promote resentment toward a certain ethnic group.

Theft comes less than two weeks after Supreme Court allows monument to remain standing while legal battle continues over its presence on federal land.

Siding with state Chamber of Commerce, court declares restrictions on independent expenditures by corporations on behalf of political candidates unconstitutional.

Federal lawsuit had claimed law, which bars employers from firing workers who refuse to attend meetings to discuss politics, religion or union organizing, violates free speech.

Officials disagree over where notion originated that oral prayers should be halted at center, where meals are federally subsidized.