On Halloween, some states take extra safety measures to keep sex offenders away from kids
Some cities and states impose extra measures on Halloween to make sure sex offenders don't come in contact with trick-or-treaters.
2023-10-31 03:17
A trucker killed women in six states. Investigators say they've identified his last victim
Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women across the United States in the 1990s and sent authorities confession letters signed with smiley faces. But the identity of his last known victim remained a mystery for three decades.
2023-10-07 15:48
In 1971, a mysterious hijacker parachuted out of a plane with $200,000 and vanished. This man is suing the FBI to get potential new clues
The tale of D.B. Cooper, who leaped out of a hijacked plane with $200,000 in 1971 and disappeared, is the stuff of legend. But one man believes DNA testing could offer some new clues.
2023-09-27 20:57
Dual citizen of France and Canada who mailed ricin to Trump sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison
A dual citizen of France and Canada who sent letters containing homemade ricin to then-President Donald Trump and eight Texas law enforcement officials was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison.
2023-08-18 00:47
Woman charged in Vanessa Guillen case receives 30-year sentence for role in death of Army soldier
Cecily Aguilar, the woman charged in connection with the 2020 killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.
2023-08-15 06:46
This is what happens when ChatGPT tries to create crochet patterns
ChatGPT, a publicly available language-learning AI, was not designed to create things like crochet or knitting patterns, but what happens when you ask it to do just that? We crocheted some ChatGPT-generated patterns to find out.
2023-07-08 18:15
A wedding dress restorer brings new life to more than 150 years of history
Karen Tierney, a California-based textiles expert, restores historical wedding dresses. Earlier this year, she put out a call to her clients who gathered for a special fundraiser, to show off more than 150 years of history, craftsmanship and love.
2023-07-02 21:56
The secret queer history of flowers
LGBTQ communities have historically used the subtle language of flowers, such as lavender and green carnations, to communicate solidarity and belonging.
2023-06-25 21:20
Inside the world of accidental ASMR celebrities
A growing number of people -- many in medical or artistic fields -- have found themselves catapulted into the digital limelight after becoming accidental stars in the ASMR community.
2023-06-24 18:30
How a failed Tumblr convention became one of the most important social media lessons of the 2010s
DashCon, a 2014 convention for Tumblr users plagued by low attendance and mismanagement, taught us hard lessons about what happens when social media meets the real world.
2023-06-18 21:26
As the nation celebrates Juneteenth, it's time to get rid of these three myths about slavery
Though Juneteenth commemorates a moment when enslaved African Americans were freed, the US is still held captive by several myths about slavery.
2023-06-18 16:15
He felt like an outsider in his own country. So he dressed up as Captain America to change how others see him
The animated short film "American Sikh," which recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, tells the story of Vishavjit Singh and how he's fighting negative perceptions of Sikhs through his alter ego.
2023-06-17 21:20