Three people died and at least 50 people were injured after a 250-person Amtrak train derailed in Mendon, Missouri on Monday. The train, en route from Los Angeles to Chicago, derailed after it hit a dump truck in the rural town 100 miles from Kansas City. Cpl. Justin Dunn of the Missouri State Highway Patrol
This Pride month has been a difficult one for U.S. libraries: white supremacists have stormed Drag Queen Story Hours, libraries have been defaced with the word “groomer” for carrying LGBTQ children’s books, Pride displays have been censored and stolen, and the systematic challenging of LGBTQ books by rightwing groups like “Moms for Liberty” continues. While
A view from the San Fernando Valley: Clouds pass over Stoney Point Park in Chatsworth, CA. as hot and humid weather persisted on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Community meetings bring people together for exchange of ideas and memorable shared experiences. Here’s a sampling of meetings and charity/volunteer
A surprise last-minute hearing has been announced by the committee investigating the storming of the US Capitol building on 6 January 2021. The live hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday afternoon “to present recently obtained evidence and receive witness testimony”. Just days ago, the committee had said its public hearings would be adjourned until next
Boris Johnson’s legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle. The bill passed by 295 votes to 221 despite attracting fierce criticism from a number of MPs on the Tory benches as well as the opposition. Critics, who include former prime minister Theresa May, say the plan is
EXCLUSIVE: Ana Brenda Contreras (Dynasty) has signed with AFA Prime Talent Media, a division of Kenan Thompson’s Artist for Artist company, which launched earlier this year. In her English language debut, Contreras starred as Crystal Jennings in Season 2 of the CW series Dynasty, a reboot of the 1980s series of the same name. Up
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate has amassed nearly 50 victims in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand within two months of its emergence in the wild, making it a prominent threat in a short window. “Black Basta has been observed targeting a range of industries, including manufacturing, construction, transportation, telcos, pharmaceuticals,
April 6th of this year marked six years since we lost one of the country music greats, Merle Haggard. I was listening to some Merle and reading some of his most famous quotes over the decades when I came across a gem of an interview he did with InForum back in 2015. When asked about
If Johnny Depp‘s trip to Paris has him looking like the King of France, it’s because he’s about to be … and his excitement about it is written all over his face. Johnny was still rocking that ear-to-ear smile he’s had ever since emerging victorious over his ex-wife Amber Heard in their defamation case …
The Poco X3 Pro was touted to be a successor to the fan-favourite and gamers’ delight, the Poco F1. While it did prove its worth in games and overall performance with its Snapdragon 800-series SoC, it wasn’t a standout device. The new Poco X4 Pro 5G is the follow-up to the X3 Pro, but instead
Petrol retailers have been accused of forcing “rocket and feather” pricing after unleaded hit a new, and unexpected, record average high over the weekend. Motoring organisations had forecast a decline in wholesale costs to have been reflected at the pumps, but data from Experian Catalist revealed on Monday that petrol had reached 191.1p a litre
We all know for a fact that life is pretty unpredictable. As humans, we are not only concerned about our lives but also about the lives of our future generations. The possessions you have today won’t be yours forever. They will pass on to your children and their children and so on. That’s why, when
Angie Thomas’s sophomore novel, On The Come Up, follows 16-year-old aspiring rapper Bri. Bri dreams of rap stardom and gets her break after a battle, wherein she writes a song that captures the attention of rap fans in her community. Though Bri’s not sure she wants to release the song, but she’s also sure she
She had the brains, the physical talent, the perfect name, and, fortunately for NASA, a weak forehand. Otherwise, we may well be remembering Sally Ride today as a professional women’s tennis player, not the first American woman in space. She was that good — nationally ranked in the juniors at Westlake School for Girls, now
Rudy Giuliani has claimed he was the victim of what could have been a deadly assault after he was allegedly slapped on the back by a shop worker. Donald Trump’s former lawyer said he felt like he had been “shot” during the incident at a ShopRite store in New York‘s Staten Island on Sunday. Police
Boris Johnson has said he is not worried Conservative MPs could be plotting to remove him while he is out of the UK at the G7 summit. Speaking to broadcasters from Germany where the world leaders are convening, the prime minister said doubts over his premiership were “settled” after he survived a confidence vote “a
A malware-as-a-service (Maas) dubbed Matanbuchus has been observed spreading through phishing campaigns, ultimately dropping the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation framework on compromised machines. Matanbuchus, like other malware loaders such as BazarLoader, Bumblebee, and Colibri, is engineered to download and execute second-stage executables from command-and-control (C&C) servers on infected systems without detection. Available on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums
Kip Moore has been on the road pretty much non-stop since most of the COVID mandates were lifted across the country. Now, it seems like pretty much every state is back to normal in terms of concert protocol and special regulations to get into the show, but back when artists weren’t able to be out on
Bruce Willis‘ openness about a medical condition making it difficult if not impossible for him to communicate is already having a profound effect … folks are learning about the disorder. The actor was recently diagnosed with aphasia — a language disorder impacting the ability to comprehend words and/or speak — and a recent survey shows
Xiaomi 12T specifications have been leaked by a tipster. As per the alleged specifications, the Xiaomi smartphone will sport a 120Hz refresh rate display, a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC paired with at least two configurations under the hood, 120W fast charging, optical image stabilisation (OIS) in the camera, and MIUI 13 OS skin. The