Japan hangs 'Twitter killer' in first execution since 2022

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  last year

“Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in...”

Daniel Park, charged with aiding Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, dies in federal custody

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Daniel Park, the Washington man who was charged with providing large amounts of chemicals used in a car bomb outside a fertility clinic in Palm...”

Orcas may be able to make and use tools, with a little kelp from their friends

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  2 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“New research shows southern resident killer whales grooming each other using kelp they've modified, and researchers think it's the first time...”

The strange bedfellows driving — and winning — the war on porn

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  23 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Anti-pornography crusaders are on a winning streak”

U.S. strikes Iranian nuclear sites in targeted attack, Trump says

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  42 Comments  •  6 Likes  •  last year

“President Donald Trump said that Iran's major nuclear enrichment facilities were "completely and totally obliterated" after the United States...”

'BookTok' rocked by recent scandals

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  1 Like  •  last year

“A scandal over allegations of plagiarism is rocking the book community on TikTok, becoming the latest drama to unfold in a pocket of the internet...”

A North Carolina 7-year-old was hit and killed by a car. His parents were arrested before they could grieve.

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“Samuele Jenkins and Jessica Ivey were arrested days after their son was hit by a car. They were charged with involuntary manslaughter and multiple...”

Karen Read is found not guilty of murder in retrial

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  15 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“Karen Read was found not guilty of murder in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston cop, after a hung jury last year.”

$100M in gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds stolen in largest U.S. jewelry heist

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  2 Likes  •  last year

“Seven Southern California men were charged in connection with what federal prosecutors described Tuesday as the largest jewelry heist in U.S. history”

'Stuff of nightmares': Prosecutor reveals chilling details of attacks on Minnesota lawmakers

Via: Perrie Halpern  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  last year

“The man suspected of fatally shooting a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another and his wife had "stalked his victims like prey"...”