An American tourist inside a car was killed and a tour operator was injured in an attack by a lion at a park near Johannesburg, South Africa, a spokesman for The Lion Park told ABC News. Staff members hurried into an enclosure at the park to fight off the lion and called an ambulance after the attack took place around 2:30 p.m. local time, or 8:30 a.m. ET, the spokesman, … [Read more...]
Over 120,000 Saiga Antelopes Have Inexplicably Died Since Mid-May
Scientists are trying desperately to understand the cause of a mass die-off that has cut the global population of the critically endangered saiga antelope nearly in half. Saiga antelopes, known for their distinctive flexible proboscises, live in large herds on the steppe grasslands and semi-arid deserts of central Asia. More than 120,000 have died in Kazakhstan over the past … [Read more...]
Microsoft Sets Date for Windows 10
Microsoft has finally said when Windows 10, one of its biggest products in years, will be available: July 29. The release of new operating systems are big milestones for Microsoft since they have the potential to affect so many people, but it’s especially important that the release of Windows 10 goes well. … [Read more...]
High Court Throws out Conviction for Facebook Threats
The Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man prosecuted for making threats on Facebook, but dodged the free-speech issues that had made the case intriguing to First Amendment advocates. … [Read more...]
Now Available on Steam Early Access – LEGO® Worlds
LEGO Worlds is Now Available on Steam Early Access! In a galaxy of procedural worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks, will you… EXPLORE environments filled with adventure, then alter them? DISCOVER secrets and treasures, then play with them? CREATE your own models, then make a world your own? In LEGO Worlds, its up to you… … [Read more...]
The First Ever Look At George Miller’s Scrapped Justice League Movie
Before he was creating miracles in Mad Max: Fury Road, George Miller had plans to make Justice League: Mortal. Since the movie was scrapped in 2008, little has been seen outside of a leaked script — but that changed this weekend with a slew of concept art, storyboards and prosthetics hitting the web. … [Read more...]
Time Warner Cable C.F.O. Leaves Company
Arthur T. Minson Jr., who helped guide Time Warner Cable through the collapse of the $45 billion takeover attempt by Comcast, then the $56 billion proposed sale to Charter Communications, is leaving his position as chief financial officer of the company to work as president and chief operating officer of WeWork, a company that rents shared office space. … [Read more...]
On One Of Japan’s Most Magical Streets, An Architect Brings Beauty To A Chicken Shop
Harmonica Yokocho is a special street, beyond even its wondrous name. The narrow alleyway in the stylish Tokyo suburb of Kichijoji is a time warp, still suffused with "the atmosphere of black-market stalls during the post-World War II period," writes the architect Kengo Kuma. … [Read more...]
Live and Kicking: Soccer Games to Watch
The good news is there are two big soccer games with global appeal this week. The bad news is that they are nearly on top of each other. The soccer editor Andrew Das, a shameless Ajax supporter, tells you what to watch. … [Read more...]
2015 Belmont: American Pharoah and the Other Contenders
After winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, American Pharoah is the favorite to also take the Belmont and become the first Triple Crown winner since 1978. But he will face a fairly large field, including some talented horses who are well rested after skipping the Preakness. … [Read more...]