WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Proud Boys extremist group who went on the run after he was convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol and then allegedly faked a drug overdose after he was caught was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison. Christopher Worrell, who was convicted of … Read more
Samsung is launching its next crop of mobile devices — presumably the rumored Galaxy S24 series — on Jan. 17, the company said Tuesday. In what will be one of the first major smartphone launches of 2024, Samsung’s devices are expected to include new AI-powered features among other routine camera and processor upgrades. This story is part … Read more
Samsung just won’t let the tech world rest for a few days. The Korean tech giant confirmed on Tuesday that the next edition of its Galaxy Unpacked event reveal series will take place on Jan. 17 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. This year, the event will take place in San Jose. It can be … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Tuesday recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for a man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — an attack that he has admitted to joining. Ray Epps, who is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday, pleaded guilty … Read more
Mortgage Interest Rates Today for Jan. 1, 2024: Rates Cool Off for Homeseekers – CNET Want CNET to notify you of price drops and the latest stories? A couple of key mortgage rates are falling. It’s still expensive to buy a house, but there’s more good news in the housing market. Katherine Watt Contributor Katherine … Read more
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to leave the throne to make way for her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year’s speech that she would abdicate on Jan. 14th, which is the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 … Read more
The last major ad-free streaming service is going away. Starting Jan. 29th, Amazon users will start seeing advertisements appear on movies and TV shows for Prime Video, according to an email sent to subscribers on Tuesday. To keep Prime Video ad-free, you’ll need to pay an additional $3 a month, on top of the $139 … Read more
No surprise from a guy who took the lead defending Donald Trump’s attempted coup, but the newly appointed Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., moved quickly to abuse his power in an effort to spread lies and disinformation. He’s pretending to do so under the guise of “transparency,” by releasing over 40,000 hours … Read more
Play video content The new Speaker of the House dropped a huge batch of videos recorded inside the Capitol on Jan. 6 — and some conspiracy theorists will, no doubt, say they prove confirmation bias. Speaker Mike Johnson just released a massive cache of surveillance footage from inside the Capitol that was shot on that … Read more
CNN In a taped interview for ABC News reporter Jonathan Karl’s book, Tired of Winning, former President Donald Trump said that if he had been allowed to go to the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection, he would have been “very well received” by those trying to thwart the democratic process. “I wanted to go … Read more