Creepypasta, a horror fantasy website that allegedly spurred two 12-year-old girls to carry out a near-fatal stabbing of a peer has posted a disclaimer distancing itself from the crime. The two girls, Morgan E. Geyser and Anissa E. Weier, have been charged in adult court with attempted first degree murder after the stabbing of another […]
i i hide captionBob and Jani Bergdahl, the parents of freed American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, with President Obama at the White House on Saturday. The controversy over Bergdahl’s release could cast a long shadow over the administration. Carolyn Kaster/AP Bob and Jani Bergdahl, the parents of freed American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, with President Obama at
i i hide captionEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy during her announcement Monday of a plan to limit power plant greenhouse gases. Evan Vucci/AP Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy during her announcement Monday of a plan to limit power plant greenhouse gases. Evan Vucci/AP While many on the left embraced the Environmental Protection Agency’s
i i hide captionIn Leogane, Haiti, a boat-maker sharpens his machete. The 30-foot-long boats are purchased by smugglers for around $12,000 and then taken to northern Haiti to find passengers. Dieu Nalio Chery/AP In Leogane, Haiti, a boat-maker sharpens his machete. The 30-foot-long boats are purchased by smugglers for around $12,000 and then taken to
i i hide captionPeople filled the main square of Madrid on Monday after King Juan Carlos’ abdication was announced. Andres Kudacki/AP People filled the main square of Madrid on Monday after King Juan Carlos’ abdication was announced. Andres Kudacki/AP After 39 years on the throne, King Juan Carlos of Spain announced Monday that he would
i i hide captionFollowing a European court ruling, Google is taking requests to delete personal information. At one point on Friday, the search engine was getting more than 20 requests a minute. Jens Meyer/AP Following a European court ruling, Google is taking requests to delete personal information. At one point on Friday, the search engine
i i hide captionBarbara Cassidy stands in front of her Davie, Fla., mobile home one month after Hurricane Wilma destroyed her home in 2005. Wilma was the last major storm to make landfall in the U.S. J. Pat Carter /AP Barbara Cassidy stands in front of her Davie, Fla., mobile home one month after Hurricane
Because of the big news about the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, we missed another big story on Saturday that was published by The New York Times: Based on documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, the paper reports the U.S. spy agency is collecting millions of pictures a day from emails, text
(This post was last updated at 2:41 p.m. ET.) i i hide captionAn image from a Taliban propaganda video released on Dec. 25, 2009, purportedly shows U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Anonymous/AP An image from a Taliban propaganda video released on Dec. 25, 2009, purportedly shows U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Anonymous/AP Army Sgt. Bowe
i i hide captionThe government wants airlines to be more up front with passengers about the total cost of tickets. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images The government wants airlines to be more up front with passengers about the total cost of tickets. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images This week, the Department of Transportation hit Southwest Airlines with a $200,000
i i hide captionPsy performs in Times Square during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in New York. Charles Sykes/AP Psy performs in Times Square during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, in New York. Charles Sykes/AP The South Korean pop star Psy has reached a decidedly modern milestone:
This weekend, software developers, entrepreneurs, and local governments from around the world are coming together to design and build tools for the common good. Using publicly released data, participants in the National Day of Civic Hacking will work together to integrate new technology tools to solve community problems. Todd Khozein is one of the organizers