There are signs that the latest COVID-19 surge may be leveling off, with Los Angeles County’s seven-day average case rate down 21% compared to last week, health officials said on Thursday, Dec. 15 — though that good news was tempered by rising death rates that are ahead of where they were this time last year.
A pilot safely ejected from a military jet after a failed landing that was caught on video in north Texas. The F-35B took a nosedive and spiralled after its wheels briefly touched down on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. Video taken by people who were watching the
Parts of the UK are facing more travel trouble with rail, bus and highways workers walking off the job today in the continuing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will begin another 48-hour strike, after talks failed to make progress on Thursday. The RMT said “further discussions” had
Ain’t No Mo’, playwright Jordan E. Cooper’s acclaimed but struggling Broadway comedy, has extended its run for another week and will now play through Friday, December 23, at the Belasco Theatre. Cooper announced the extension at the curtain call following tonight’s performance. The reprieve comes just days after the production, presented by Lee Daniels, announced
Dec 16, 2022Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Data Security The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency within the Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that it’s formally retiring the SHA-1 cryptographic algorithm. SHA-1, short for Secure Hash Algorithm 1, is a 27-year-old hash function used in cryptography and has since been deemed broken owing
Whew, thought I had vertigo for a second. We’re four months removed from Koe Wetzel’s release of his latest kickass album, Hell Paso, and I still can’t stop listening. There’s one common element I find within each album Koe releases, and it’s that they keep getting better with every listen. Songs can take on new meanings, different
Track45 “Family” Rising sibling trio Track45 celebrate the gift of quality friendship in their song “Family.” Penned by group members Jenna, Ben, and KK Johnson alongside Billy Mann, “Family” finds the Mississippi native siblings beaming with gratitude for having family-like friends. As they note in a verse, these bonds stretch far beyond biological ties, state
Jane Fonda got a terrific early birthday present — because she’s revealing her cancer’s gone into remission just before her 85th bday. The actress and activist shared the fantastic news online Thursday … calling the discovery the “BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!!” She says she was told by her oncologist last week that her cancer went
Stuffcool PB9063W 5,000mAh magnetic wireless power bank has been launched in India, priced at Rs. 3,999. The new power bank is designed to primarily be used with Apple products with support for the company’s magnetic MagSafe and Apple Watch standards, including many iPhone, AirPods, and Watch models, thanks to a built-in Apple Watch charging module.
Here at Book Riot, we publish 8-10 posts every weekday, not counting news stories, deals round ups, and other miscellanea. That’s thousands of posts in a year. Some of them blow up, and some of them are snubbed by social media algorithms. Regardless of the views, likes, or shares, though, our contributors have written some
There was a surprise fall in retail sales last month as shoppers remained cautious given the squeeze on budgets from inflation in the run-up to Christmas. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a fall in sales volumes of 0.3% compared to October when the effects of fuel sales were excluded. Economists had expected to
On Wednesday, a Black student at HBCU Winston-Salem State University was arrested in class, as her classmates looked on in apparent horror. The student, whose name was not released by the school, had an in-class confrontation with a teacher that ended with the student in handcuffs — and hundreds of HBCU students and alumni are
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The holidays are the perfect time to spend time with loved ones and reflect on the past year before we do it all over again, and luxury gifts are the best way to
Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights, begins at sundown on Dec. 18 and ends on Dec. 26 at sundown. Find 2022 Hanukkah events in the calendar. In the photo, the Redondo Beach Jewish Community Center Chanukah caravan arrives at Manhattan Village Mall on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Axel Koester, Contributing Photographer) Here is
The grey house with the Christmas wreath on the front door and twinkling fairy lights overhanging the back patio could be any other student home in the remote town of Moscow, Idaho. A blanket of snow covers the ground, and a rubbish bag overflowing with beer and seltzer cans is propped up near an outdoor
Former health secretary Sajid Javid has warned that the NHS “won’t survive many more years” without “fundamental reforms”, urging the country to have an “honest debate” about the service. In his only broadcast interview since announcing he would stand down at the next general election, the MP told the Beth Rigby Interviews programme that tackling
EXCLUSIVE: Britton Rizzio’s boutique management firm Curate Management, focused on creators in film and TV, has announced its acquisition of Zipa Entertainment, the Mexico City-based management company founded by Sofia Escallon. Escallon now joins Curate as a Partner, and will spearhead the company’s efforts to expand internationally. Zipa’s focus on bilingual and bi-cultural showrunners, writers
Dec 15, 2022Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed MirrorFace has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign targeting Japanese political establishments. The activity, dubbed Operation LiberalFace by ESET, specifically focused on members of an unnamed political party in the nation with the goal of delivering an implant called LODEINFO and
Jessica Chastain and Miranda Lambert are two ladies after my own heart. Of course, Jessica is an Academy Award winning actress, and is currently playing Tammy Wynette in the new George & Tammy series, alongside Michael Shannon as George Jones. And she recently chatted with Audacy’s 103.7 KSON San Diego, where she talked about playing
Texas native Donice Morace explores the pain of a relationship’s final moments in his pure country track “Wait Til I’m Gone,” which is exclusively premiering at The Boot today (Dec. 15). The rising talent’s latest single presents the final chapter of romance captured through three songs. Released earlier this year, those two buzzed-about tracks — “One