A small social network that few people had heard of two months ago is one of the biggest beneficiaries of billionaire Elon Musk‘s chaotic ownership of Twitter. Mastodon, an alternative microblogging platform, has seen a surge in user sign-ups since Musk, the
Authorities expect the man accused of one of the most violent rampages on New York City’s public transportation system in years to plead guilty to terrorism charges in the Brooklyn subway shooting. Frank James‘ attorney filed paperwork on Wednesday indicating that he
Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer suspected of a string of murders in the 1970s and 1980s, was set to be released on Thursday after nearly 20 years in prison in Nepal, according to his lawyer. Sobhraj, 78, a French national, is accused
It may be the end of the red dusty line for NASA‘s InSight lander, which has been silent on Mars for four years. Because of all the dust coating the lander’s solar panels, its power levels have been dwindling for months. Ground
Hunter Biden has added a high-powered attorney to his legal team in the midst of an ongoing federal investigation and Republican plans to make him a key focus of investigations once they take control of the House next month. Abbe Lowell of
Police in Southern California said Tuesday that they were looking for more information about an incident last week that prompted Twitter CEO Elon Musk to crack down on accounts that track the whereabouts of private jets, including his. Although authorities had previously
After witnessing her only child’s murder at the hands of an enraged former litigant in July 2020, U.S. District Judge Esther Salas set out on a mission to ensure her son’s death was not in vain. This journey reached a watershed moment
Indicted FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried agreed to be extradited from the Bahamas to the United States on Tuesday, according to a Bahamian court official. According to Doan Cleare, the acting commissioner of corrections for the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, the paperwork
Refugee advocates and veterans accused Congress of abandoning Afghan refugees who fled to the United States after a bill to resolve the legal status of tens of thousands of Afghan refugees was omitted from a year-end spending bill. A bipartisan group of
During his first known trip outside the country since Russia invaded 10 months ago, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Joe Biden and deliver an address to both chambers of Congress on Wednesday. The visit comes at a critical juncture
Jake Tapper‘s daughter, Alice Tapper, opened up about her appendicitis misdiagnosis — and how she says it almost cost her her life. The CNN journalist’s 15-year-old daughter wrote an opinion piece for the network about her illness and how doctors first diagnosed
According to the US Attorney’s office, the New York City bishop who was robbed of approximately $1 million in jewellery during a live-streamed service in July was arrested Monday morning and is facing fraud and extortion charges. According to court documents, Lamor
On Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts put a temporary halt to a lower court ruling that would end a Trump-era immigration policy that allowed asylum seekers to be quickly turned away at the border during the pandemic. The brief order came after
Workers in Tennessee making brine discovered a human heart, prompting a law enforcement investigation to determine its origins, according to state officials. The heart was discovered Thursday at a state Transportation Department salt facility in McEwen, about 60 miles southwest of Nashville,
On Monday, a lawyer for New York Republican Rep.-elect George Santos blasted The New York Times for reporting that he had misrepresented some of his credentials in a successful bid to flip a blue House seat red last month. Santos, 34, was
Two people were arrested Monday at the apartment building of a New York City Council member after opponents of a drag reading event targeted it with messages the politician described as “pure hate, unmasked,” according to officials. Two women were arrested on
