Family Says Teens Hung 8-Year-Old Biracial Boy From Tree With Rope

The boy didn’t suffer permanent physical damage but his family and community demand police investigate his case.

Republicans Begin To Bet It All On Long-Shot Tax Reform

“It could be a part of a bigger picture. It could be meaningless,” one GOP congressman says.

ACLU and EFF sue DHS over warrantless gadget searches at border

Controversy over warrantless laptop and smartphone searches at the border abound, and now the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) are going after the Department of Homeland Security over it. Both organizations have filed a lawsuit against the DHS on behalf of 11 people — 10 US citizens and one green card holder — who were subjected to these warrantless … Continue reading

Rolls-Royce details autonomous naval ship: 3,500 nautical miles range

Rolls-Royce has once again given the public a look at its autonomous naval vessel concept, this time dropping some details on what the ship may be capable of, as well as details about its potential uses. The vessel, per Rolls-Royce, has a range of 3,500 nautical miles (4,028 miles) and will be able to spend more than 100 days out … Continue reading

Essential Phone goes on sale in Sprint stores September 14th

Sprint stores opened up preorders for the Essential PH-1 last month. Given it’s the exclusive carrier for the smartphone, Sprint is the only choice for those opting for contract deals instead of paying full price for an unlocked device. If you didn’t…

Bodega's tone-deaf vending service won’t kill your corner store

Just when you thought the startup world learned a thing or two from the failure of Juicero, here comes Bodega, a company that’s put internet connectivity and image recognition on a West Elm-looking vending machine. That’s it! They plan to offer their…

Hulu's refreshed look arrives on PlayStation consoles

Hulu has brought a revamped user interface (along with its Live TV service) to a variety of devices, including Amazon Fire TV, Xbox 360 and even your Mac or PC. Now the streaming company has brought the updated interface to Sony’s PlayStation 4 and P…

‘Doom’ is coming to Nintendo Switch this holiday season

Any Switch owner will tell you that ports are a big part of the console’s ecosystem. Nintendo has already ported games like Mario Kart 8 to the convertible console, and upcoming titles like L.A. Noire and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim promise to fill o…

'Minecraft' is available on Nintendo handhelds right now

Surprise! Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition is out today on the Nintendo eShop, with a physical version coming in the future. The game is playable on the New 3DS, New 3DS XL and New 2DS XL — leaving original 2DS, 3DS and 3DS XL owners in the dust.

'Xenoblade Chronicles 2' reaches your Switch on December 1st

You don’t have too much longer to get a healthy dose of Japanese-style role-playing on your Nintendo Switch. Monotlith Soft and Nintendo have announced that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will reach the hybrid console on December 1st, with a Special Edition…