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D’oh! No, ‘The Simpsons’ Did Not Predict Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
Variety via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSorry, conspiracy-theory fans: “The Simpsons” did not in fact predict the date of the death of Queen...
Year in Review: How 2023 Became the Year of the Garment Worker Protest
Sourcing Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months ago2023 saw a groundswell of activism from the people who make the world’s clothes. While protests from...
Facebook wrecked this Kansas news outlet’s account. It’s hard to trust social media | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThursday morning, the staff of The Kansas Reflector got a jolt: Without warning or explanation,...
What is 'swatting': False active shooter calls clog law enforcement, terrify schools
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe calls come in. A terrified person breathlessly reports spotting an armed person or persons in a...
Pensacola swatting call one of several in Florida this week. Here's what you need to know.
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPensacola Catholic High School was not the only Florida school this week to fall victim to swatting...
Florida hoax swatting call against mosque leads police back to a 17-year-old boy
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA California teenager has been arrested and extradited to Florida for making a false police report...
The Art of the April Fools’ Day Prank
The Wall Street Journal· 1 month agoMy dad, Allen Funt, once approached a cop in Bar Harbor, Maine, and asked where he could buy a bomb. The visibly annoyed officer explained that bombs...
A tweet about a Pentagon explosion was fake. It still went viral.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Monday morning, a verified Twitter account called Bloomberg Feed shared an ominous tweet. Beneath the words, "Large Explosion near The Pentagon Complex in Washington, D.C. - Initial Report ...