Fugitive in 1982 bombing evaded capture by assuming dead classmate's identity, officials say

Federal agencies can ignore "What did you do last week?" email, officials say

The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told officials that agencies can decide how to respond.

CBS News - 4d

Israeli tanks in the West Bank force around 40,000 Palestinians to flee, officials say

Israel is carrying out a military operation in the occupied West Bank and more than 40,000 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes, according to Israeli officials and the United Nations. ...

CBS News - 3d

U.S. carries out strike against Al-Qaeda affiliate leader in Syria, officials say

According to two U.S. officials, the U.S. carried out a strike against a senior leader of an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in Syria. NBC News’ Courtney Kube reports.

NBC News - 2d

Elon Musk Claims Ebola Containment Efforts Were Restored. USAID Officials Say Otherwise.

The contracts financed Ebola screening at airports and protective gear for health workers, among other measures. Work had been held up for weeks, contrary to Elon Musk’s claim on Wednesday.

The New York Times - 1d

Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa tested negative for carbon monoxide, officials say

Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, tested negative for carbon monoxide poisoning officials said Friday as they continue to investigate what caused the couple's deaths.

NBC News - 7h

Nine-Month Manhunt for French Fugitive Finally Produces an Arrest

A French convict was arrested in Romania months after he had been freed in a brazen daytime ambush that killed two prison guards, authorities said.

The New York Times - 6d

Fugitive known as "The Fly" caught months after deadly prison escape

Two guards were killed when armed assailants helped Mohamed Amra escape from a prison convoy last May, prompting a high-profile search.

CBS News - 5d

French fugitive 'The Fly' is extradited to France after his arrest in Romania

The notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year has been extradited to France from Romania

ABC News - 3d

Lawyers bid to postpone Lockerbie bombing trial

Abu Agila Masud Al-Marimi's trial was due to begin in Washington on 12 May.

BBC News - 2d

Dashcam footage captures deadly bridge collapse in South Korea

Sections of partly constructed elevated motorway in Anseong fell one after the other, killing at least three construction workers. A motorway bridge collapse has killed at least three people and ...

The Guardian - 3d

Satellite image captures three tropical cyclones spinning in the South Pacific at once

Tropical cyclones Rae, Seru and Alfred are churning as the region’s season reaches its peak . Three tropical cyclones are churning in the South Pacific at the same time, satellite images show, in ...

The Guardian - 2d

Deadly blasts hit M23 rebel rally in captured DRC city of Bukavu

Deaths and injuries reported after explosions at rally attended by thousands in city captured by rebel group. Several people have been killed and dozens more injured after blasts at a mass rally ...

The Guardian - 1d

In 1982, American Airlines Made a Brilliant Business Decision. Here’s How It Still Works Now (and What’s Changed)

Imagine a business idea that’s so smart, everyone in your industry copies it.

Inc. - 19h

Identity is the breaking point — get it right or zero trust fails

It’s on security leaders to shift their security strategies to better fight against identity-driven attacks.

VentureBeat - Feb. 20

Livewire launches Gamer.ID identity solution for brands and agencies to reach gamers

Livewire, a game marketing startup, has launched Gamer.ID, a next-generation identity framework within its Gameview technology stack.

VentureBeat - 3d

Forte acquires Sealance to improve identity and privacy for Web3 game devs

Forte, the compliance company for blockchain projects, has acquired Sealance Corp., the creators of technology for Web3 identity and privacy.

VentureBeat - 1d

Iowa lawmakers vote to remove gender identity as a protected class

Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature voted Thursday to remove gender identity as a protected class from the state’s civil rights code, sending the first-of-its-kind measure to Gov. Kim Reynolds (R). ...

The Hill - 1d

'Devastated.' 'Cruel.' 'Surreal.' Federal workers share the toll of losing their identity

Thousands of federal workers have been fired in the last month. They're victims of efforts by Donald Trump and his senior adviser, Elon Musk, to downsize the government.

NBC News - 18h

Man who bombed woman's home, plotted python attack learns fate

Stephen Glosser pleaded guilty to bombing a woman's home and conspiring to "release a large python into the victim's home to eat the victim's daughter," prosecutors say.

CBS News - 5d

American Airlines flight diverted to Rome due to bomb threat

An American Airlines flight traveling from New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome Sunday due to a bomb threat, according to a source familiar with the situation.

NBC News - 5d

Popping a manu: New Zealand searches for dive-bombing champion - video

The country’s best will showcase New Zealand’s unique water diving obsession at the Z Manu World Champs in Auckland on Saturday. A manu is a diving technique similar to a bomb, developed by Māori ...

The Guardian - 5h

After 9 months on the run, a French fugitive who staged a deadly escape faced court in Romania

A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape last year has appeared in a Romanian court

ABC News - 5d

Miura, Kihara hold on to short program lead to capture second Four Continents title

Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan have won the pairs event at the Four Continents figure skating competition, recapturing the title they first took home two years ago

ABC News - Feb. 21

Rare video captures super pod of 2,000 dolphins breaching and playing off California

A California boat captain has captured rare video of a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins breaching off the coast of Monterey Bay, including the more elusive northern right whale dolphin.

NBC News - 3d

Fellowship | Official Trailer

The Fellowship Public Playtest is coming to Steam Next Fest beginning Feb 24! Join Community Director, Hamish Bode, as he takes you through all the latest coming to Fellowship! Fellowship is the ...

GameSpot - 4d

La Quimera | Official Trailer

La Quimera takes place across a breathtaking Latin American megalopolis and lush jungle setting, where the player steps into the customizable exosuit of a down-on-their-luck PMC soldier battling ...

GameSpot - 1d

GORN 2 | Official Trailer

Rejoice in the glory of battle in GORN 2, a massive sequel to Free Lives' brutal VR gladiator simulator. GORN 2 is a ludicrous sequel to the hit VR gladiator simulator from Free Lives. It's ...

GameSpot - 1d

Scottish businessman found dead in Kenya

Campbell Scott was attending a conference in Nairobi when he was last seen on 16 February.

BBC News - 4d

Iowa gives final approval to a bill to remove gender identity protections despite massive protests

The bill — the first legislative action in the country to remove nondiscrimination protections based on gender identity — heads to Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.

NBC News - 1d

Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite massive protests

A bill that would strip gender identity protections from Iowa’s civil rights code has received final legislative approval and now goes to the governor

ABC News - 1d

Iowa governor signs bill removing gender identity from state civil rights protections

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill that strikes gender identity from Iowa law, making the state the first to remove civil rights from a previously protected class.

NBC News - 7h

Bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference singles out officer who tangled with ex-Proud Boys leader

Enrique Tarrio denies involvement despite organizers attributing threat to someone claiming to be ‘Enrique T’. Attendees of a center-right political conference in Washington DC were forced to ...

The Guardian - 5d

Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference

From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ – here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance. As Ukraine prepared to mark the third anniversary of ...

The Guardian - 5d

I gave birth in a Ukrainian bomb shelter, now I run my dream business in Wales

Maryna Korolova was nine months pregnant when, like millions of others, she fled war-torn Ukraine.

BBC News - 4d

‘I’m sitting on the side that’s launching bombs’: author Omar El Akkad on the hypocrisy of the west

The award-winning writer’s new book contends with how the war on Gaza shattered his fragile faith in the so-called free world. The ugly truth of American violence has never been plainer | Omar El ...

The Guardian - 4d

Wojnarowski auctions iPhones used for 'Woj bombs' to raise NIL money at St. Bonaventure

Adrian Wojnarowski is cleaning out his office of cell phones and press passes, and even offering dinner dates in a bid to raise name, image and likeness funds for the St. Bonaventure men’s ...

ABC News - 4d

The playbook for bombing hospitals in war: deny, deflect, justify. The law must close these loopholes | Maarten van der Heijden

Cynical actors exploit the legal ambiguities around targeting healthcare facilities, as seen in Gaza. Unequivocal protections are needed. Hospitals in Gaza have “turned into battlegrounds”, the ...

The Guardian - 2d

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