Los Angeles County public health officials reported 2,945 new cases of the coronavirus since Monday, bringing the total number of cases to 3,143,536 as of Tuesday, July 5. Officials reported 10 more deaths linked to the coronavirus since Monday for a total of 32,371 deaths since tracking began. Hospital numbers are currently unavailable due to
The man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade in Chicago, leaving at least seven people dead and more than 30 others injured, has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. Suspect Robert E Crimo III was arrested hours after Monday’s attack in the suburb of Highland Park, Illinois. The
Boris Johnson has apologised for appointing Chris Pincher deputy chief whip, saying it “was a mistake” and “in hindsight the wrong thing to do”. The prime minister said sorry to “everybody who has been badly affected” adding, “I just want to make absolutely clear that there is no place in this government for anybody who
This one could have been an episode of The Paper Chase. NBCUniversal is suing a company it calls a “trademark squatter” for the alleged fraudulent trademark registration of Dunder Mifflin, the name of the fictional paper company featured in NBC’s The Office. The suit filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Central District of
A widespread software supply chain attack has targeted the NPM package manager at least since December 2021 with rogue modules designed to steal data entered in forms by users on websites that include them. The coordinated attack, dubbed IconBurst by ReversingLabs, involves no fewer than two dozen NPM packages that include obfuscated JavaScript, which comes
American Aquarium is one of the hardest touring bands out there. These road dogs have relentlessly toured the country this year promoting their latest album Chicamacomico. One of the top albums of 2022 thus far, Chicamacomico showcases Barham’s spectacular lyricism as he introspectively draws on his own experiences with helplessness and hope. Out of the
When it comes to genre experimentation, Thomas Rhett has been all over the map — his influences range between pop, R&B and even Latin music — but traditional country is a huge component of his musical foundation, and he taps into ’90s lyrical in his good-timing new single, a duet with Riley Green called “Half
This Batman article contains spoilers. Writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Jorge Jimenez kick off a new era of Dark Knight comics with today’s Batman #125. The issue is the first part of their “Failsafe” arc, which Zdarsky described in his newsletter as “Batman’s Doomsday. It’s non-stop action and puts Batman in a very different place
Michael Pena might be getting flashbacks watching this … a cop throwing hands with an unarmed civilian, and losing his own gear to get on equal footing. Check out this wild fight between a police officer and a regular schmoe from the streets … where they both decide to square up and duke out whatever
Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 2 is reportedly rolling out for the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus 7T, and OnePlus 7T Pro smartphones. This build is said to be available for some more handsets, including the OnePlus 8, Redmi Note 7 Pro, and the Poco F3 or X3 in the coming weeks. Moreover, the Paranoid Android Sapphire
British Airways (BA) has moved again to build greater resilience in its flying schedules by cancelling additional flights during the key summer holiday season. The airline, one of the worst affected by post-pandemic staff shortages this year, said it was taking further “pre-emptive” action to prevent disruption for passengers. It follows a torrid reopening of
Wildly popular Minecraft player Technoblade died Thursday at the age of 23 following a battle with cancer. Now, the video game that the young streamer devoted so much of his life to is paying tribute to the beloved figure. ”We have been trying to find the words, but all of us here at Minecraft are heartbroken
The HarperCollins union represents over 250 employees in various divisions of the company, from legal to design to editorial and sales. They have been in negotiations since December of 2021, and the process was made more complicated by HarperCollins recently acquiring the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt trade division. The union says HarperCollins will not allow the
A 21-year-old man was killed early Monday, July 4, while standing outside his vehicle during a street takeover in the Vermont Knolls area of South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 12:40 a.m. at Century Boulevard and Hoover Street, according to a police services representative at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. A crowd
It is a stark and frightening sight. A road that was, just hours ago, the heart of a community’s Independence Day celebrations is now strewn just with the belongings people left as they ran for their lives. Picnic chairs, flags, buggies, toys, water bottles. The bits and pieces of family gatherings. Phones and shoes too.
Boris Johnson was told about an investigation into Chris Pincher’s inappropriate behaviour in 2019, despite days of Number 10 saying the prime minister was unaware of specific allegations against his former deputy chief whip. Mr Pincher resigned his post last week after he was accused of groping two men in a private members club, but
Change is a part of life, and nothing stays the same for too long, even with hacking groups, which are at their most dangerous when working in complete silence. The notorious REvil ransomware gang, linked to the infamous JBS and Kaseya, has resurfaced three months after the arrest of its members in Russia. The Russian
Kody West is back with another head banging single. His fourth single in the past year, West’s “Falling” hit streaming platforms this past Friday. To my knowledge, there hasn’t been an announcement on an upcoming album yet, but it looks like a new project may be in the works for West, as “Falling” follows previously
Fancy Hagood, who is known for his self-described brand of “queer Southern pop,” has teamed up with country veteran Kacey Musgraves for a new song called “Blue Dream Baby.” Released in honor of International Pride Day and co-written by Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild along with Alysa Vanderheym, the song opens with disco-flavored beats and rhythmic acoustic
Bette Midler has embraced an argument some are invoking to address the abortion crisis in the country — bringing up transgender people to make a point … a lightning rod one at that. The actress has been very active on Twitter these past couple days, blasting the Supreme Court for reversing Roe v. Wade —