Oklahoma executes Michael Dewayne Smith for 2002 killings
The state of Oklahoma executed its first death row inmate of 2024 Thursday morning.
Watch: Texas police officer rounds up loose goat, peacock
A Texas police department said one officer had a particularly wild day when he rounded up a loose goat and then captured an escaped peacock just 15 minutes later.
NATO celebrates 75th anniversary of biggest military alliance in history
NATO marked the 75th anniveraary of the North Atlantic Treaty Thursday as foreign ministers from member nations gathered in Brussels.
Traders Are Betting Millions That Trump Media 'Meme Stock' Will Tumble
Many investors are lining up to bet on the collapse of former President Donald J. Trump's social media company, Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which made its stock market debut last week under the ticker "DJT." The stock has
Developer Hacks Denuvo DRM After Six Months of Detective Work and 2,000 Hooks
After six months of work, DRM developer Maurice Heumann successfully cracked Hogwarts Legacy's Denuvo DRM protection system to learn more about the technology. According to Tom's Hardware, he's "left plenty of the details of his work vague so as not
A 'Law Firm' of AI Generated Lawyers Is Sending Fake Threats As an SEO Scam
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Last week, Ernie Smith, the publisher of the website Tedium, got a "copyright infringement notice" from a law firm called Commonwealth Legal: "We're reaching out on behalf of the Intellectual Property
Anti-LGBTQ+ school board candidates lose races in Oklahoma & Missouri
Voters in Tulsa, Oklahoma recently defeated school board candidates who support Ryan Walters, the anti-LGBTQ+ head of the state’s Department of Education. Concurrently, voters in St. Louis, Missouri rejected 13 right-wing school board candidates endorsed by a local anti-LGBTQ+ radio
White House condemns Uganda’s Constitutional Court for upholding “kill the gays” law
Out White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denounced the Uganda Constitutional Court’s decision to uphold the East African nation’s Anti-Homosexuality Act.The law, which was passed in 2023, faced a constitutional challenge late last year from two law professors at Makerere
A big year for wildflowers in Southern California — just not poppies. Why?
Poppies across Southern California aren't popping, even as other bright flowers blanket the region. Here's why — and how you can marvel at a different wildflower this year.
Smog check cheaters busted, feds say; California ring allegedly turned pollution into cash
Federal authorities say they have broken a long-running California fraud ring that used sophisticated software to cheat on automobile smog tests.
Best Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro screen protectors in 2024
The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro is one of the best gaming smartphones on the market. It sports a massive 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 165Hz refresh
Google wants to help you identify calls from unknown businesses
Google's Phone app on Pixels and other Android devices features caller ID and spam protection. Thanks to this, you can know that a scammer or business is calling
Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams
A Nebraska bill to limit transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams has advanced out of committee with just days to go until the end of the session
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to require anti-abortion group video, or comparable, in public schools
Tennessee would become the latest state to require public school students to watch a video on fetal development produced by an anti-abortion group, or something comparable, under legislation heading to Republican Gov. Bill Lee’s desk