Several Teslas were shot at and torched at a Las Vegas facility in what authorities have described as a “targeted attack.” The incident occurred at a Tesla Collision Center at around 2:45 Tuesday morning, March 18, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement. A suspect, reportedly wearing …
Read More »DOJ Won't Use Journal Evidence in 'Orgasm Cult' Case
John Durhamn, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, confirmed in court documents Monday that several journals offered as potential evidence in the forced labor lawsuit against OneTaste, the alleged “orgasm cult,” are fake and will not be used in the trial. The decision could delay the …
Read More »Severe Weather: At Least 33 People Killed as Tornados, Dust Storms Hammer the South
At least 33 people were killed across six states as severe weather swept through the South, bringing high wind gusts, hail, and a tornado outbreak. Over 50 tornadoes were reported nationwide over Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said, with Missouri reporting 12 tornado-related deaths as of Sunday morning. …
Read More »30 Years Later, the RPG Perfection of 'Chrono Trigger' Is Impossible to Replicate
In today’s remake and nostalgia-driven market, there’s no franchise too big or small to be trotted out in the town to help bolster fiscal earnings. Some, like Capcom’s Resident Evil or Square Enix’s Final Fantasy manage to go the extra mile, churning out high-quality remakes and new sequels in tandem …
Read More »'The Perfect Church': Inside the Religious Sect That Took Over a Midwestern Town
O ne of Jesse Morris’ earliest memories is sitting on his father’s shoulders at the church on Webster Street, in Oregon, Illinois, waiting for his pastor to rise from the dead. On an early spring night in 1992, about 75 people were packed under the high vaulted ceiling of the …
Read More »Severe Weather Warnings Issued as 'Significant Tornadoes' Threaten the South
Severe weather warnings remain in place throughout the weekend for parts of at least 20 states as extreme conditions — tornadoes, high wind gusts, large hail and severe storms — could threaten over 100 million people. The massive storm front, spanning from the southern tip of Louisiana northward to the …
Read More »Five Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Gaslighting: Life With Long Covid
It’s been almost five years, and I’m still waking up in a body I don’t recognize. I was among the first wave of New Yorkers who contracted Covid-19 in the spring of 2020 — during the early days of lockdowns, before we were even wearing masks — and like the …
Read More »National Parks at Escalated Wildfire Risk, Thanks to DOGE Cuts
Thousands of U.S. Forest Service and National Park employees have a collateral duty to work on wildland fires as a part of a firefighting militia. Aside from their work monitoring fragile ecosystems and educating people about “Leave No Trace” principles, they are frequently called upon to jump on an engine, …
Read More »Union Blasts Musk Over Retweet Blaming Holocaust on Public Workers
Early on Thursday morning, Elon Musk, who has led the efforts of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to purge tens of thousands of government workers on behalf of President Donald Trump, amplified a defense of Adolf Hitler on his social media platform, X. “Stalin, Mao and Hitler didn’t …
Read More »Social Media Is Flooded With AI Doctor 'Scams': Creators Can't Stand It
When mom and creator Cathy Pedrayes was scrolling TikTok around Christmas, she started to notice a surplus of accounts using AI avatars to promote knockoff products. Since it was the holiday shopping season, she thought little of it —until she stumbled across a video that felt equal parts ridiculous and …
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