Latest

Games News

People Are Getting 'Cyberpunk 2077' Refunds and Getting to Keep The Game

CD Projekt RED offered to refund anyone, including people who bought physical copies of the game. And so far, they don't have to send the game back.
Patrick Klepek
1.21.21
vaccines

Thousands of COVID Vaccine Appointments Are Being Canceled Because of Supply Problems

The U.S. is already behind on its vaccination goals.
Emma Ockerman
1.21.21
Drugs

The Problems with the Government's New Drug Announcement

New cash for the UK's growing drug problem is welcome. But help for drug users is skewed by the government's old drug war mantra.
Max Daly
1.21.21
Hungary

How an Interview With Politico Made This Man Public Enemy No. 1 in Hungary

An innocuous quote by political scientist Péter Krekó has led to a hate campaign of hundreds of articles in pro-government media, and a bunch of death threats.
Tim Hume
1.21.21
Capitol Riot

‘We’re Having a Coup’: This Anti-Gay ‘Brigade’ Filmed Itself During the Capitol Riots

“Started down at the bottom of the hill of the Capitol, breached the barricades, walked up the hill,” says one member of the group, turning the camera on himself. 
Carter Sherman
1.21.21
Politics

Despondent Trump Fans Find Solace in Fantasy of New 'Patriot Party'

Purveyors of lion-themed merchandise are already hawking their wares to Trump enthusiasts who believe a second coming is nigh.
Mack Lamoureux
Ben Makuch
1.21.21
iraq

32 People Killed in First Suicide Bombings in Baghdad in Three Years

Two suicide bombers detonated their suicide belts in a busy market during morning rush hour, in the first such suspected ISIS attack since January 2018.
Mohammed Rasool
1.21.21
Hacking

Bugs Allowed Hackers to Hijack Kindle Accounts With Malicious Ebooks

The flaws that potentially allowed hackers to spend money using victims’ credit cards are now fixed.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
1.21.21
suburbs

The People the Suburbs Were Built for Are Gone

A new book documents the “retrofitting” of obsolete suburban malls, box stores, office parks, parking lots, motels, and more.
Shayla Love
1.21.21
Instacart

Instacart Will Lay Off All of Its Unionized Workers

The termination of the only unionized Instacart workers in the United States is part of larger layoffs at the company.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
1.21.21
Coronavirus

People Are Photoshopping COVID Test Results to Bypass Travel Restrictions

People are doctoring test results with Photoshop and Microsoft Paint.
Gabriel Geiger
1.21.21
mexico

The DEA May Have Botched a Mexican Cartel Case Over Slang for ‘Balls’

A misunderstanding of the slang for ‘testicles’ was just one of the errors translators made in a key case against Mexico's former defense chief.
Emily Green
1.21.21
206126236