Lead Cop In Trial For Trump Inaugural Protesters Sent Anti-Activist Tweets

Gregg Pemberton was quizzed about his use of Twitter by defense lawyers.

American Held By North Korea For 40 Years After Defection Dies At 77

Former U.S. soldier Charles Jenkins defected in 1965, but said his decisions at the time “don’t make sense now.”

Watergate Lock Headed To Auction Just In Time For Last-Minute Gifting

It could be yours for the low, low starting price of $50,000.

‘It’s Like Hell’: Inside Libya’s EU-Backed Abuse Of Migrants

Amnesty International accuses European governments of complicity in Libya’s corrupt system.

Ancient tick preserved in amber found on a dinosaur feather

A chunk of amber dating back about 99 million years has been found containing perfectly preserved ticks, shedding light on how these tiny pests evolved and what similarities they shared with their modern-day counterparts. One particular tick found within the amber has caught researchers’ attention: it is young and shown clearly clinging to a preserved feather, seemingly confirming that these … Continue reading

Twitter Threads make tweet storms an official feature

For as long as Twitter has existed, users have been circumventing its 140 character limit (which, as of last month, is now 280). One way most people do this is through the tweet storm – instead of boiling down opinions, news, or arguments into a single tweet, users will instead create a string of tweets, each one replying to the … Continue reading

Hulu brings picture-in-picture to its live TV service on the web

Last month, Hulu added a few new features to the web version of its Live TV service that improved browsing and made the user interface easier to navigate. Today Hulu adds to those improvements by bringing some of the more useful features available on…

'Life is Strange' comes to iPhone and iPad December 14th

If you haven’t had the chance to play 2014’s Life is Strange or its recent sequel Before the Storm, now’s your chance. The brilliant episodic narrative game revolves around teenaged Max and her ability to rewind time, returning to her hometown only t…

Under-display fingerprint reader arrives on 'major' phone in January

Under-the-screen fingerprint readers won’t just be reserved for rough prototypes in the near future. Synaptics has sent word that a “major” smartphone manufacturer in the “top five” will unveil a phone using its Clear ID sensor at CES in January. I…

Cops Handcuff 11-Year-Old Girl At Gunpoint As She Walks Out Of Her Home

Grand Rapids, Michigan, officers were searching for a 40-year-old white woman wanted in a stabbing.