Teen Charged In Girl’s Stabbing Death Took Peace-Sign Selfie In Back Of Cop Car

The Snapchat photo posted by the killer before his arrest shows him asking if anyone knows where Tristyn Bailey is.

30 Too-Real Tweets About Having A Sister

“Found my missing cardigan when my sister posted a FB pic of her wearing it.”

Marc Scibilia’s New Album Is A Dreamy Diversion From Pandemic Fatigue

The Nashville musician says “Seed of Joy” was born out of personal hardship.

Matt Gaetz Associate Expected To Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

Joel Greenberg currently faces 33 charges for various crimes including sex trafficking of a minor.

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Appalling’ That Republicans Deny Jan. 6 Attack Even Happened

“It was beyond denial,” the House speaker said of the GOP comparing the Capitol insurrection to a normal tourist visit.

Japanese Billionaire Making a Stop on the ISS Before His Big Trip to the Moon on Elon's Rocket

A Japanese fashion magnate, who has booked an all-civilian SpaceX flight ‘round the moon for 2023, has now announced that he’s also making an earlier trip this December to the International Space Station. On Thursday, billionaire Yusaku Maezawa tweeted: “Going to the ISS before the Moon 🚀.” Sounds perhaps slightly…

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The Solar System Comes Alive for a Young Student in This First Look at James Rollins' The Starless Crown

Author James Rollins is best-known for his SIGMA Force thrillers, but he’s also an accomplished fantasy author. His new series, Moonfall, begins early next year with The Starless Crown, an epic adventure in which one of the villains is the actual moon itself. io9 has the cover reveal and an excerpt to share today.

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Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid Hackers $5 Million for Decryption Key That Wasn't Very Useful

About a week ago, Colonial Pipeline apparently paid the ransomware group DarkSide approximately $5 million in exchange for a data decryption key that didn’t really decrypt that much data.

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CDC Says It's Masks Off for Fully Vaccinated People

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is relaxing nearly all its recommendations for mask-wearing during the pandemic, so long as you’ve got your shots. On Thursday, the agency announced that fully vaccinated people can safely remove their masks indoors in most settings, though it still says they keep them…

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Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance cross-platform on day 1: Xbox, desktop, streaming

Today Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance was announced as an Xbox Game Pass game at launch. This means that, all told, the game will launch on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Windows 10 PC, and on every platform supported with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) through Xbox Game Pass. It’ll all be happening on June 22, 2021 – … Continue reading