27-year-old cop used a pic of himself to lure in & arrest a gay man for child sex trafficking
A man in Michigan was arrested in a child sex-trafficking sting after an undercover officer allegedly used Grindr to lure him into a hook-up. The
A zoo in Denmark asked patrons to donate their pets. Not as attractions, but for food
The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be “gently euthanized” and fed
The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot
There’s a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value. Bioethicists say just because it’s
Study finds female mountain gorillas prefer to join ‘buddies’
When female gorillas leave one social group and join another, they tend to seek out groups with other females that they’ve lived with in the
Tornado Cash sold crypto “privacy”; the US saw “money laundering.” A jury isn’t sure what to think.
“Crypto mixers” exist because of a peculiar feature of cryptocurrencies—most are fully traceable using their public blockchain ledgers. To provide more privacy to crypto account
Coding error blamed after parts of Constitution disappear from US website
The Library of Congress today said a coding error resulted in the deletion of parts of the US Constitution from Congress’ website and promised a
Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries
The president also hits India with a 50% tariff and threatens a 100% levy on foreign-made semiconductors.
‘Good prospect’ of summit with Putin and Zelensky, Trump says
Expectations for a ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv are muted, despite the US president’s threat of sweeping sanctions.
Trump-Modi ties hit rock bottom with new tariffs on India over Russian oil
Trump’s tariff threats and social media outbursts have raised concerns about the state of India-US relations.
Deadly wildfire spreads in southern France
Officials say the fire is advancing rapidly, driven by strong winds, dry vegetation and hot summer weather.
SpaceX launched disease-causing bacteria to the International Space Station
SpaceX just launched the Crew-11 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA — along with an interesting bacterial experiment.
Sturgeon Moon 2025: What makes August’s full moon a special 2-night affair
In a rare skywatching treat, you can see August’s full Sturgeon Moon rise soon after sunset on both Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10.
‘It seems that size really does matter’: Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia
The males of four newfound tarantula species have extremely long genitalia so that they can keep their distance from aggressive females during mating, researchers say.
Why the search for meaning can cause ‘purpose anxiety,’ and what to do about it
We hear it from the time we’re little