Former New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster, who unsuccessfully tried to convince a Washington, DC, jury that he was merely acting in self-defense against a police officer who he assaulted on January 6, 2021, was sentenced to 10 years in prison Thursday.Former New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster, who unsuccessfully tried to convince […]
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar regions, but as the climate warms, it’s becoming more vulnerable to sudden outbursts of melting glacier water that have the power to bring widespread destruction to its people.Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar […]
Billy Eichner, co-writer and star of “Bros,” one of the first major studio romantic comedies to star a primarily LGBTQ cast, clarified comments he made about streaming content starring LGBTQ actors feeling “disposable.”Billy Eichner, co-writer and star of “Bros,” one of the first major studio romantic comedies to star a primarily LGBTQ cast, clarified comments […]
One student is dead and two others were injured after an apparent stabbing attack Thursday at a high school in Jacksonville, North Carolina.One student is dead and two others were injured after an apparent stabbing attack Thursday at a high school in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
Reports of sexual assault in the US military jumped 13% from the previous fiscal year, driven by a sharp increase in reports from the US Army at a time when the service is already struggling to meet recruiting goals.Reports of sexual assault in the US military jumped 13% from the previous fiscal year, driven by […]
After years of users clamoring for such a feature, Twitter is finally testing edited tweets.After years of users clamoring for such a feature, Twitter is finally testing edited tweets.
Sarah Palin’s loss in Alaska’s special election for its lone House seat on Wednesday was in part the result of a flawed candidate facing an electorate she had angered 13 years earlier, in a state with a ranked-choice voting system that gave Republican voters other options.Sarah Palin’s loss in Alaska’s special election for its lone […]
Astronomers have captured the first direct image of an exoplanet with the James Webb Space Telescope.Astronomers have captured the first direct image of an exoplanet with the James Webb Space Telescope.
• LIVE: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant worker: ‘We feel like hostages’ • Lukoil chairman dies after falling from a Moscow hospital window• LIVE: Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant worker: ‘We feel like hostages’ • Lukoil chairman dies after falling from a Moscow hospital window