AT&T says it's the first US network to reach 2Gbps speeds on 5G

The chest-thumping over 5G continues. AT&T has reported that it achieved the first 2Gbps speeds on a 5G network in the US. It achieved the feat using a Netgear mobile router on the carrier’s public-facing network in the Atlanta area. The perfo…

Trump Calls FBI ‘Scum,’ Takes Credit For ‘Sick’ Plan In Off-The-Walls Rally

Trump ranted for nearly one and a half hours in Wisconsin on the same night as the White House Correspondents Dinner.

As Passover Ends, People Mourn The Deadly Poway Synagogue Shooting

The nation grieves the congregant killed in the name of white nationalism.

White Nationalists Storm Bookstore Reading: ‘This Land Is Our Land!’

The group protested Jonathan Metzl’s book reading on the same day a white supremacist gunned down a synagogue.

That Alien High School Play Got To Put on an Encore Performance For Ripley Herself

One of the coolest fan works in recent memory is a stage adaptation of the original Alien movie, performed by a New Jersey high school drama program, complete with locally sourced props and a decently convincing xenomorph.

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New York investigating National Rifle Association’s finances

The state Attorney General issued subpoenas as part of the investigation.

Democratic Candidates Compete To Woo Unions

Six presidential hopefuls declared support for a $15 federal minimum wage.

Colorado hopes to fine gas car drivers who park at EV stations

It’s already hard enough to find an electric car charging station, but it’s worse when you have to deal with passive-aggressive types (or just inconsiderate folk) who park their gas-based cars in those stations. Colorado, at least, wants to do someth…

Report: Boeing Insiders Called FAA Hotline to Report Issues With 737 Max Jets

At least four current or former Boeing employees called a Federal Aviation Administration hotline to report issues with the company’s 737 Max line of jets on April 5, the day after Ethiopia’s minister of transportation released a preliminary report on the crash of Ethopian Airlines flight 302 in March 2019 that killed …

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Halle Berry Says She ‘Broke 3 Ribs’ While Training For ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’

“I don’t know how it happened,” the Academy Award-winning actress said.