Gilbert Gottfried, comedian and actor with one of Hollywood’s most distinct voices, has died at 67 years old. The news was announced on his official social media page with a statement from his family that reads: We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend and father to his two young children. Although today is a sad day for all of us, please keep laughing as loud as possible in Gilbert’s honor.

Buckle in for John Oliver vs. data trackers.

How the lauded Times columnist lost the race for governor of Oregon before it even began.

No matter what some would say about shame, public life is more plural and diverse and democratic than it has ever been. What we took for consensus in a smaller public square was really domination of those who could not afford the price of entry by those who could. The internet has lowered the cost of participation and weakened institutions’ control over what constitutes legitimate discourse. This comes with some trade-offs that are not always worth it. But shame, alone, is not evidence of a bad trade. As a secondary emotion, it matters what accompanies the shame. If a bigger public square with more equal access is the primary condition, then shame is evidence of a democratic society operating democratically.

One commenter joked Brad Leone's pastrami gave her "mind boggling" diarrhea

An A.V. Club writer reassesses the controversial follow-up to his favorite childhood game in light of a shiny new remaster

Democrat Elaine Luria on the “shocking” details they’ve found so far and how they plan to use televised hearings as soon as next month.

Mr. Musk, who also leads the electric carmaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX, is known for being unpredictable and outspoken, often using Twitter to criticize, insult and troll others. By no longer joining the board, he liberated himself from corporate governance rules that would have required him to act in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. Mr. Musk leaned into that freedom after his decision was communicated to the company on Saturday morning. He proclaimed on Twitter that he was in “goblin mode” and suggested changes such as removing the “w” from the company’s name to make it more vulgar and opening its San Francisco headquarters to shelter the homeless. He later deleted some of the posts.

A Utah woman arrested in a hit-and-run accident that killed two bicyclists allegedly told police the crash happened when she began defecating uncontrollably due to a medical condition. ... Budge told police that she had “various medical issues,” including irritable bowel syndrome, according to KUTV. The condition made her “defecate on herself without warning,” which caused her to swerve into the men, she told police. Budge also told police she knew she hit the cyclists, but that she couldn’t get her vehicle to stop, according to a probable cause statement cited by KUTV.

This seems like an appropriate moment.

The Netflix show Old Enough! offers a glimpse of an alternate reality.

Russian forces who occupied the Chernobyl nuclear plant stole potentially deadly radioactive substances from research laboratories, Ukraine's State Agency for Managing the Exclusion Zone says. Moscow's troops seized the defunct power plant on the first day of their invasion of Ukraine on February 24. They occupied the highly radioactive zone for over a month, before retreating on March 31. The agency said on Facebook that Russian soldiers pillaged two laboratories in the area. It said the Russians entered a storage area of the Ecocentre research base and stole 133 highly radioactive substances

At first, the Ashland area of southern Oregon seemed like a great place for Mich and Forest Brazil to raise their kids: It had natural beauty, plenty of open space, and a family-friendly atmosphere. But after they moved there from the San Francisco Bay Area in 2015, high summer temperatures, water shortages, and wildfire smoke became regular features of their lives, forcing them to wear face masks well before the Covid-19 pandemic, and leading them to question whether the area was the right place for them.

The four-term Republican mayor successfully and nobly guided the city through both the Great Depression and World War II. But today, it’s as if he never existed

The Rangers believed Lucio had killed Mariah on Feb. 17, 2007, saying that her unwillingness to make eye contact and her slumped shoulders were signs of guilt, according to a clemency petition filed on March 22. An appeals court opinion detailed how an investigator said he "knew she did something" because of her demeanor.

Courtesy: Starr County Sheriff’s Office STARR COUNTY, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A South Texas District Attorney has announced the dismissal of a murder charge against a woman who authorities sa…

A developer offering his services on the freelancer marketplace Fiverr was hired by 32 different NFT projects, for which he wrote and deployed the smart contracts. The first project to be compromised via the malicious code was "TheStarsLab" project, when the developer renounced ownership on the mint contract, making it impossible for the project team to access the funds.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invited Hillsdale College, a private conservative school in Michigan, to open 50 charter schools using public funds, including $32 million set aside for the facilities.

“If you hate Starbucks so much, why don't you go somewhere else?” Schultz told a barista who challenged his anti-union stance.

Meanwhile, Amazon, which spent over $4m to stop Smalls’ efforts, escalated its own tactics. In addition to calling Smalls “not smart or articulate” and characterizing pro-union organizers as “thugs”, Amazon had Smalls and other co-organizers arrested for trespassing while they were dropping off food and union materials.