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I n the spring of 2024, while Andre Shariff Smith was leading the Ramadan community prayer, asking for forgiveness with his forehead planted in the prison mosque’s carpeted floor, Netflix was releasing the first episode of its new series Homicide: New York, “Carnegie Deli Massacre.” It was about the crime …

“This is a low-attractiveness presentation, based on weak bone structure, muted features, and absence of form or presence,” reads a ChatGPT message shared in screenshots on Reddit. “You look like someone who has faded into the background of their own life.” The harsh assessment of the user’s appearance, based on …

On June 30, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert held a press conference announcing the league would expand into three more cities in the next five years — bringing the WNBA team count to a league record of 18. “This historic expansion is a powerful reflection of our league’s extraordinary momentum, the …

When Iva and Ron Bradley boarded a weeklong cruise in Puerto Rico with their daughter Amy and son Brad in March 1998, they expected to spend a relaxing time on the water surrounded by good food, drinks, and opportunities to spend quality time together. But before the Royal Caribbean cruise …

On May 18, Trigg Kiser, the three-year-old son of mega popular mom influencer Emilie Kiser died following a drowning incident at the family’s Chandler, Arizona home. Nearly two months after the toddler’s death, the Chandler Police are recommending a class 4 felony charge of child abuse against the boy’s father, …

The Idaho Four: An American Tragedy(Little, Brown) by James Patterson and Vicky Ward, out July 14, tells the story of the college murders that took place in Moscow, Idaho in November 2022. As the title suggests, the book takes the reader into the lives of the four victims: Kaylee Goncalves, …

T ucked away in a hillside garden a short walk from the restive heart of Port-au-Prince, the Hotel Oloffson was a strange kind of refuge. Through good years and a lot of bad ones, it stayed open to all comers, welcoming despite its dark undertones and somehow immune to Haiti’s …

Adam McIntyre, a 22-year-old YouTuber and influencer with hundreds of thousands of subscribers and followers, is no stranger to being the subject of snark. McIntyre has cemented his place in the influencer world as a commentator who makes videos about pop culture, celebrity controversies, and internet feuds. Some of his …

Among the questions Mandy Hoskinson asked ChatGPT while she was trying to conceive a child: How long, on average, does it take 32-year-olds to get pregnant? Is it helpful to elevate your legs after sex? Is eating special foods beneficial for conception? This was all last year. Now, Hoskinson is …

Colossal Biosciences today announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years. The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could stand almost 12 feet tall — once booked it across New Zealand’s landscapes on legs that looked …