In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

New York City NYPD Commissioner: "Explosive devices that could have caused serious injury or death."

A new lawsuit accuses the administration of violating the First Amendment by threatening the visas of researchers for work on disinformation and content moderation of social media.

The Taliban has released a video of an interrogation of a girl who passed as a boy. It's an age-old practice in this patriarchal society but now appears to be happening with some frequency.

Iran has named Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leader. And, President Trump says he will not sign any more bills until Congress overhauls voting.

Scientists analyzed the urine of wild chimpanzees who'd feasted on fallen fruit to see how much alcohol they consumed from the fermented sugars.

The Pentagon said a Space Brigade sergeant was killed and the price of oil increased after Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader and then launched new attacks at Israel and Gulf states.

World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.

A Republican push to alter the census may lead to a radical shift in redistricting for state legislatures — drawing districts that don't take into account children and non-U.S. citizen adults.

Geese's iconic "V" formations and trademark squawks can be seen and heard overhead as they go back and forth to the south through the year. But what does it take for such a long trip?

A US Tomahawk missile hit a military base near a primary school in southern Iran where Iranian authorities said 168 people were killed, expert video analysis shows.

A big intervention is being discussed in the oil markets, but as yet, we do not know how big the problem will be.

Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

The conflict in the Middle East could raise the cost of petrol, household energy bills and even food.

While pro-establishment crowds celebrate Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor, others believe it signals no change to how Iran is ruled.

Lamin Kongira told BBC Scotland News he had been walking past when a shopkeeper ran out saying "fire, fire".

Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.

A protest by anti-monarchists is staged outside the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey.

Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures.

Amelia Aplin died after collapsing during a game against Fulham in the Junior Premier League.

Feeds are alive, well and can help deshittify things

opinion A couple of timely blog posts remind us that RSS is alive, well, and can help you resist enshittification of the Web.…

Three agents is about all we can handle

As AI adoption in the workplace accelerates, many people find themselves in a position where babysitting bots and agents is a significant part of their day. Those people are feeling a bit like AI has fried their brains. …

E7 arrives with a hefty price. Got to keep those shareholders happy

Microsoft has finally confirmed that its AI-centric E7 subscription tier - where it licenses AI agent agents like employees - will debut on May 1 for an eye-watering $99 per user per month (pupm).…

An attack on the company’s AWS platform may have exposed customers' names and home addresses

Exclusive ELECQ, maker of smart electric vehicle (EV) chargers, is warning customers that their personal details may have been stolen in a ransomware attack that encrypted and copied user data from its cloud systems.…

But questions remain over long-term commitment to clustering tech in open source

After a couple of years of relative calm, the relationship between MariaDB and its open source foundation was ruffled in February, leaving observers with a few unanswered questions.…

Plain-text fans rejoice as Writer gains native CommonMark import and export

Markdown has been around for more than 20 years, but native support in LibreOffice might suddenly help to make it viable for more people.…

Former policy boss Nick Clegg joins Cheryl Sandberg and one-time Yahoo prez Susan Decker

Former British deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg has landed a board seat at UK-based neocloud Nscale, alongside fellow ex-Meta exec Sheryl Sandberg and former president of Yahoo Susan Decker.…

Two-week deadline to fraudsters to fess up or have their faces plastered across every screen in the country

Dutch national police are taking a novel stand against scammers - 100 suspects now have less than two weeks to hand themselves in or face public shaming.…

Dutch spies flag large-scale campaign to hijack secure messaging accounts

Russian-linked hackers are trying to break into the Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government officials, journalists, and military personnel globally – not by cracking encryption, but by simply tricking people into handing over the keys.…

Vulcan rocket hardware drafted in amid Artemis reshuffle but still no word on lander

NASA has selected United Launch Alliance's Centaur V upper stage for the Artemis missions that aim to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.…

The key is understanding how to conserve energy across a lap. Oh, and be reliable.

Faster charging, more modern infotainment, and a new LFP battery are highlights.

Stories of border issues lead to pervasive travel fears across the worldwide industry.

"I'm gonna take this city back."

Small size seems to have come before a change in diet for a tiny dinosaur lineage.

Werner Herzog directed this evocative NatGeo documentary of an ornithologist's quest to find a new species.

A unique head spike and fish-eating jaws help make sense of these dinosaurs.

Research shows apparent Iranian state hackers trying to hijack consumer-grade cameras.

The Exploration Upper Stage did not in any way get NASA closer to landing on the Moon.

Planet wants to prevent "adversarial actors" from using images for "Battle Damage Assessment" purposes.