How a fake presidential council ended up with a budget of almost $1m in Nigeria
The government says it was set up with a forged letter of appointment but others say there is more to it.
Dog trainer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after dogs die in hot van
A Southern California trainer who had 11 dogs die in a hot van, tried to have them cremated and lied to owners was sentenced to
Meta pulls new AI image feature after days of backlash
Meta’s release this week of an AI feature that let people alter Instagram content drew swift blowback.
‘Devastating’ evidence against Charlie Kirk murder suspect laid out in court
Prosecutors build a vivid picture of the suspect’s movements as they seek to try the 23-year-old.
At Canada’s biggest rodeo, the starting gun is fired in the fight over Alberta separation
Canadian unity takes centre stage at the Calgary Stampede as fears of a Brexit-style upset looms over the October vote on Alberta’s future.
Hawaii’s famous “happy-face” spider has a surprising relative
A newly discovered Happy-Face spider in the Himalayas closely resembles Hawaii’s iconic species but evolved independently, according to DNA evidence. Its mysterious smile-like markings, many
It’s coming phone! England’s spectacular victory over Mexico sparks huge surge in mobile use
England defeated Mexico on July 5. Photo credit: Ian Robles/ Eyepix Group England’s incredible World Cup win against Mexico in the early hours of Monday
Linux Mint Now Considers Wayland Stable
Among the mainstream Linux distros, Linux Mint has been an outlier, spending many years easing Cinnamon and its users, into Wayland one careful step at
Another German State Just Kicked Out Microsoft… Kind Of
The German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is done with Microsoft SharePoint, ditching it for a self-hosted Nextcloud deployment that is already serving around 5,000 employees. Eventually
Exposure to port-derived particles facilitates the replication of COVID-19 and cold viruses
Air pollution from cruise ships could be damaging the health of people living in port cities by increasing inflammation and susceptibility to viruses such as
Older adults face greater risk of mental health hospitalizations during extreme heatwaves
As the US recovers from its 4 July heatwave, a new study in Nature Health warns of an impending uptick in people attending hospitals for
Tokyo University researchers find cumulative design boosts test scores in multimedia learning
Microsoft PowerPoint has become the default tool for presenting learning materials in classrooms, universities, corporate training programs, webinars, and remote learning environments.
A New Option for Long-Term Care Costs
Kelly Haggett figures that a mandatory surcharge added to Washington state’s payroll tax cost her about $500 last year. But she doesn’t really mind. “On
Waxing Gibbous Moon
The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured above Earth from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean southeast