A rape conviction at the centre of an award-winning memoir by Alice Sebold has been overturned amid concerns the wrong person was sent to jail in 1982. Anthony Broadwater, who spent 16 years in prison, sobbed as he was cleared by a judge of raping Sebold when she was a student – an assault she
A government minister has defended Stanley Johnson, calling him “a gentleman” after a fellow Conservative Party MP accused the prime minister’s father of inappropriately touching her. Nadine Dorries, the culture secretary, said she “didn’t believe” what Caroline Nokes had accused the former MEP of. In response to the remarks, Ms Nokes said she was “sorry”
UPDATE: A security guard who was protecting a TV crew before being shot has died. The guard, a retired police officer, was hired to protect KRON4 reporters at the scene of an armed robbery. He was attacked when one of 12 robbers tried to take the crew’s cameras. Kevin Nishita was a father of two
Researchers have unearthed a new remote access trojan (RAT) for Linux that employs a never-before-seen stealth technique that involves masking its malicious actions by scheduling them for execution on February 31st, a non-existent calendar day. Dubbed CronRAT, the sneaky malware “enables server-side Magecart data theft which bypasses browser-based security solutions,” Sansec Threat Research said. The
In October, I married the love of my life at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia. Among towering Asian statues and a replica of an Egyptian sphinx, more than 100 people made the wedding feel like a mini Met Gala. Our cake was designed by a transgender baker who had the Pride flag (including black and
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David Frum, a former speechwriter for George W. Bush, argues that non-supporters of former President Trump are using his “Russia hoax” lie to their own advantage. #CNN #News
Britain is bringing in travel restrictions for six African countries due to a new COVID variant that UK experts have called the “worst one we’ve seen so far”. Health Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted: “UKHSA (UK Health Security Agency) is investigating a new variant. More data is needed but we’re taking precautions now. “Six African countries
The Turnpike rumor mills is on FIRE. Earlier this week, the Turnpike Troubadours, AKA the greatest band in country music, revealed a “Coming Soon” home page on their website. They also wiped their Instagram clean and made their Twitter account private. The move appears to be much more significant than routine website maintenance, and has
Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the Omicron variant and when we’ll know if vaccines are effective against it. #CNN #News
This Masters of the Universe: Revelation article contains spoilers for the first episode of Part 2. All hope seems lost for the good guys in the first episode of Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2. Adam and Teela have returned home but Skeletor isn’t far behind. The sky turns a horrific purple and he
Vivo Y32 has purportedly surfaced on China’s TENAA with a look and feel similar to that of Vivo Y33s. The new Vivo phone appears to have a waterdrop-style display notch and multi-camera setup on the back. It also seems to have a gradient finish, which is a common characteristic among all budget and mid-range Vivo
Alice Sebold‘s movie adaptation about her 1981 Syracuse rape has utterly fallen apart in the wake of the exoneration of the man she accused — and one of the film’s stars is out too. Netflix’s Victoria Pedretti — who has a leading role in “You” — is no longer associated with the project, “Lucky,” which
Witness the return of a legend in the latest look at Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett. Spinning out of The Mandalorian Season 2, legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) rules with respect when he takes the throne of his former employer. In the next Star Wars story from Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau, Fett and the mercenary
Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease specialist, explains why he thinks the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus is likely in the US at a lower level than the Delta variant. #Smerconish #CNN #News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson outlines next steps after the first cases of the highly-contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 were confirmed in the United Kingdom. #BorisJohnson #CNN #News
Tickets for the 2022 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will go on sale next week, just two months after this year’s race — delayed from its usual April running because of the coronavirus pandemic — took over downtown streets following a nearly 2 1/2-year hiatus. The pandemic was also the reason the 2020 race
Madonna has hit out at Instagram for taking down provocative photographs in which her nipple was exposed. The 63-year-old star had shared a series of risqué pictures of herself on and underneath a bed, wearing a cut-out bra, a thong, fishnet tights and high heels, which made headlines earlier in the week. Resharing the images
There is limited evidence that Rishi Sunak’s £2bn jobs programme for young people is working, according to a new report. The National Audit Office (NAO) watchdog warned that the government has “limited assurance” over whether the Kickstart scheme, aimed at 16 to 24-year-olds, is having any positive effect or creating high quality jobs. The government
Alec Baldwin and Rust Productions LLC will be represented by attorney Aaron S. Dyer of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman for civil suits stemming from the accidental shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western Rust, Deadline has confirmed. Dyer, who once served as L.A.’s assistant district attorney, will also rep other producers