Man who stabbed teenage tourists at iconic NYC train station gets 26 years in prison
A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists at Grand Central Terminal has been sentenced to over 26 years in prison.
Day: July 19, 2025
Liberia: Hundreds rally in Monrovia to protest against Joseph Boakai’s government
In Liberia, hundreds took to the streets on Thursday, angry over perceived corruption in President Joseph Boakai’s government and democratic backsliding in the West African country. Critics also accuse Boakai of economic mismanagement. Protesters say …
Tech CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot ‘put on leave’ after being caught ‘cheating’ at Coldplay gig
ASTRONOMER CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot have reportedly been put on leave after being caught allegedly cheating at a Coldplay gig.
The pair were caught off guard when…
Venezuela frees 10 Americans in swap for deported migrants in El Salvador
President Donald Trump had deported nearly 200 Venezuelan men to an El Salvador prison, raising fears for their safety.
Authorities released free decryptor for Phobos and 8base ransomware
Japanese police released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, letting victims recover files without paying ransom. Japanese authorities released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, allowing victims to recover files without paying. Japanese police released the free decryptor for ransomware families, which was likely built using intel from a recent gang […]
Coldplay’s Jumbotron Captures- What Exactly? The Internet Has Its Theories
It started out as a routine bit of fun at a Coldplay concert: Lead singer Chris Martin asked the cameras to scan the crowd for his “Jumbotron Song,” when he sings a few lines about the people the camera lands on.
Friday Squid Blogging: The Giant Squid Nebula
Beautiful photo.
Difficult to capture, this mysterious, squid-shaped interstellar cloud spans nearly three full moons in planet Earth’s sky. Discovered in 2011 by French astro-imager Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula’s bipolar shape is distinguished here by the telltale blue emission from doubly ionized oxygen atoms. Though apparently surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region Sh2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. Still, one investigation suggests Ou4 really does lie within Sh2-129 some 2,300 light-years away. Consistent with that scenario, the cosmic squid would represent a spectacular outflow of material driven by a …
The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Paul Clark for Bellevue City Council, Position 1
Bellevue voters have excellent choices to fill the City Council Position 1 seat. Candidate Paul Clark has the edge.
The owner of the Tennessee factory where workers drowned after Hurricane Helene won’t face charges
The owner of a factory where six workers died last year in flooding from Hurricane Helene won’t face charges after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found no criminal wrongdoing.
Donald Trump sues Rupert Murdoch and two reporters over Epstein letter story
Donald Trump followed up on threats he first made in rage-filled social media posts.