Former mathematics professor Ted Kaczynski, better known for other work, was found dead in his jail cell today. He was 81. Between 1978 and 1995, Kaczynski placed or mailed 16… Read the rest of the article: Noted mathematician Ted Kaczynski dead at 81

In 1963, British muckraker journalist and political activist Jessica Mitford, who lived much of her life in the U.S., wrote An American Way of Death, exposing the funeral industry's abuses… Read the rest of the article: Zena Sharman's "Queering Death" series tackles end of life care for LGBTQ+ people

Former president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump was indicted on 37 charges related to his withholding of classified documents after leaving office. Already charged with crimes in New York (regarding… Read the rest of the article: What happens next in Trump's federal prosecution? He gets arraigned before a judge of his choice

We knew he'd been indicted, and now we know the scale and breadth of the federal crimes former president Donald Trump is accused of committing: 37 counts related to taking… Read the rest of the article: Trump charged with 37 federal crimes

Reddark is tracking which subreddits plan to go dark in protest of the site shutting off third-party clients (and doing various other things to make itself look fatter to potential… Read the rest of the article: Subreddits planning to go dark over Reddit's initial public enshittification

Blanketed with smoke from wildfires in Canada, people in New York City and other parts of the northeastern U.S. are enduring some of the worst air quality on record. NSKYC… Read the rest of the article: The average color of the sky in New York City, updated every 5 minutes

According to a police report filed in Enfield, Connecticut, customers at the Smyth Ice Cream plaza there heard a "loud moaning noise" coming from a silver Chevy truck with its… Read the rest of the article: Sheriff's deputy accused of masturbating outside ice cream shop

Described by CNN as a "mysterious species," Homo naledi were burying the dead and carving symbols more than 100,000 years earlier than Neanderthals and modern humans. The revelations could change… Read the rest of the article: Homo naledi buried dead and carved symbols more than 100,000 years ago

The district attorney's office in L.A. used to have an official Twitter account at @LADAOffice, but it shut it down after what it described as a barrage of vicious homophobic… Read the rest of the article: LA county District Attorney office quits Twitter over its refusal to deal with "homophobic" posts targeting it

A grand jury voted today to indict Donald Trump on federal charges, according to his own social media presence on Truth Social and insiders talking to broadcast news media. According… Read the rest of the article: Federal charges for Donald Trump

Pat Robertson, the conservative Baptist minister who founder became a media mogul and politician, is dead at 93, according to his own Christian Broadcasting Network By the time of his… Read the rest of the article: Broadcaster Pat Robertson is dead at 93. Here's some quotes to remember him by

Fifa, soccer's governing body, has a long-standing corruption problem which led, among other things, to the world cup being awarded to Qatar, a freakishly inappropriate place to host a summer… Read the rest of the article: Fifa "misled" fans when it said world cup in Qatar was carbon neutral

The Washington Post reports that Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has delayed his disclosures of interests amid reports of property sales and travel. Thomas has been in the news lately… Read the rest of the article: Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas delays disclosures amid reports of property sales, trips

A Florida woman who allegedly yelled racial slurs then shot a neighbor dead was finally arrested and charged with manslaughter after the story hit national media. The minimal viable response… Read the rest of the article: Woman who shot neighbor through door charged with manslaughter

CBS News reports on "protests" turning violent outside a school board meeting in Glendale, California where Pride Month stuff was being discussed, but manages to avoid naming names. We have… Read the rest of the article: Right-wing protest turns violent outside school board meeting in Glendale, California

Ohio cop Caleb Savage, 30, was charged with child sexual abuse and domestic violence, hired after the former charge was dropped, then went on to kill a motorist. He's been… Read the rest of the article: Cop hired after charges of sexual abuse of minor and domestic violence faces new count of reckless homicide

A man in Charlotte, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with punching a 1-year-old child in the face. The baby is not his and the mother does not know him,… Read the rest of the article: Man charged with punching baby in face

An unnamed Florida woman shot and killed Ajike "AJ" Owens in front of Owens' children after yelling racial slurs at them and taking their iPad, according to an attorney representing… Read the rest of the article: No arrest or charges for white Florida woman accused of shooting and killing black neighbor after yelling racial slurs at her children

Following a 3-2 vote of school board members on the Statewide Charter School Board, taxpayers in Oklahoma will finance a Catholic school offering religious instruction to children from kindergarten to… Read the rest of the article: Oklahoma school board approves nation's first taxpayer-funded religious school

Robert Hanssen's espionage exploits were a striking throwback to the cold war at a time people thought that sort of thing was history–he had, of course, been at it for… Read the rest of the article: Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, dead at 79