More details have emerged about the suspect in the New Year’s Day morning terror attack that killed 15 people in New Orleans. Authorities previously identified the man who drove a pickup truck into New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and an Army veteran …
Read More »'It's Good Advertising': Musk and Cybertruck Bros Find Upside to Las Vegas Car Bombing
It’s not yet known what led to the detonation of incendiary materials in a Tesla Cybertruck on the morning of New Year’s Day in front of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, in a blast that killed the driver and injured seven others. So far, law enforcement has only confirmed …
Read More »Popeye, 'The Skeleton Dance,' and 'Singin' in the Rain' Enter the Public Domain
The first iteration of Popeye the Sailor, literary classics by Dashiell Hammett and William Faulkner, Alfred Hitchcock’s first sound film, and songs like “Singin’ in the Rain” and “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” are among the copyrighted works that will enter the public domain on Jan. 1. As the calendar turns …
Read More »Gypsy-Rose Blanchard Welcomes First Baby With Boyfriend Ken Urker
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard is officially a mom after welcoming her first child, a daughter namedAurora Raina Urker, with her boyfriend Ken Urker. Urker announced the birth on Instagram on Wednesday, Jan. 1, sharing a photo of Blanchard holding their new baby. “Welcoming 2025 with the greatest gift of all,” he wrote. …
Read More »Sugar Bowl Game in New Orleans Is Postponed in Wake of New Year's Attack
The anticipated Sugar Bowl game between Notre Dame and the Georgia Bulldogs has been postponed until Thursday following what authorities are describing as a terrorist attack that was carried out in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans. The decision was announced at an afternoon press conference …
Read More »Suspect Identified in Tesla Cybertruck Explosion at Trump Hotel in Las Vegas
Local authorities and the FBI are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas that left one person dead on Wednesday morning. The driver of the car was killed in the blast and at least seven people who were nearby sustained minor injuries, officials said. …
Read More »At Least 15 Killed in New Orleans After Car Drives Through Crowd During New Year's Celebration
At least 15 people have died and dozens have been injured after a truck struck a crowd of revelers early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans. The suspect officials have described as “trying to run over as many people as he possibly could” after driving a vehicle into a …
Read More »Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated 'Users' No One Asked For
Since burning through tens of billions of dollars on its flop “metaverse” concept and laying off thousands in the aftermath of that gamble, tech giant Meta has strained to reinvent itself as a company poised to capitalize on the overhyped AI revolution. Last year, for example, founder and CEO Mark …
Read More »Cody Ko (Kind Of) Returns to YouTube Six Months After Tana Mongeau Allegations
Six months ago, Cody Ko began an unofficial hiatus from his YouTube channel following allegations that he had sex with internet personality Tana Mongeau when she was 17 years old and he was 25. His channel, which boasts 5.76 million subscribers, has laid dormant since July. Now, the YouTuber has …
Read More »Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty to State Murder and Terrorism Charges
Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty to state murder and terror charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, The New York Times reports. Mangione appeared in Manhattan court Monday, Dec. 23, to enter his pleas to the 11 charges against him, including first-degree murder as an act of …
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