BBC News

• newAurora shooting: One dead in Illinois workplace attack

  

  An unknown number of people are wounded in the attack in the Illinois suburb of Aurora.
  - 20 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:57pm -
• newHiker speaks after taking on mountain lion...and winning

  

  Travis Kauffman was hiking in Colorado when he came toe-to-toe with a young mountain lion.
  - 28 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:49pm -
• newJussie Smollett: Brothers held over 'attack' on Empire actor

  

  US police detain two Nigerian men, one of whom worked on Jussie Smollett's TV show Empire.
  - 59 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:18pm -

• newCanadian girl found dead as police alert sparks complaints

  

  Canada police rebuke people who complained of intrusive alerts which led to the girl's father's arrest.
  - 1 hour ago 15 Feb 19, 10:04pm -
• newDozens of bodies found in north-west Nigeria

  

  Police find the bodes of 66 people, including 22 children and 12 women, killed in villages.
  - 2 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 9:31pm -
• newSpanish PM sets snap election for April

  

  The minority Socialist-led government lost the support of Catalan MPs over the budget.
  - 2 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 9:14pm -
• newColin Kaepernick: Former NFL quarterback settles 'collusion' case

  

  Colin Kaepernick and former team-mate Eric Reid reach settlements with the NFL over 'collusion' cases against team owners.
  - 3 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 8:10pm -
• newMexico border wall: Trump defends emergency move

  

  The US president confirms he will use emergency powers to build a wall on Mexico's border.
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:30pm -
• newHong Kong seizes $1m worth of rhino horn at airport

  

  Two men carrying at least 24 severed rhino horns have been arrested at Hong Kong airport's customs.
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 6:55pm -
• newGeneral Joseph Votel breaks rank with Trump over Syria

  

  The US general leading the fight against the Islamic State group has warned against withdrawing troops.
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 5:33pm -
• newVodka firm loses valuable iceberg water in apparent heist

  

  Canadian police are investigating who took 30,000 of litres of iceberg water from the distiller.
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 5:32pm -
• newFijians fume at India land swap

  

  Suva residents question moves to allow a diplomatic mission to be built in a botanical gardens.
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:48pm -
• newRussian leaflets denigrate 'novichok' scientist Vladimir Uglev

  

  A scientist who gave details of the Salisbury nerve agent is branded a "paedophile" in Russia.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:55pm -
• newAfghan government ‘cannot be sidelined’ in peace talks

  

  In a BBC interview, President Ashraf Ghani says his government is in contact with the Taliban.
  - 8 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:24pm -
• newPulwama attack: India will 'completely isolate' Pakistan

  

  A minister vows to cut Pakistan off from the world as India mourns 46 troops killed in Kashmir.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:47pm -
• newVatican envoy Luigi Ventura faces sexual assault claim

  

  Archbishop Luigi Ventura, ambassador to France, is alleged to have molested a junior official.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:13pm -
• newWhat are the biggest threats to humanity?

  

  Why asteroids and volcanoes aren't the greatest problems facing life on Earth.
  - 11 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:14pm -
• newViewpoint: How far might India go to 'punish' Pakistan?

  

  India's government is talking tough after a car bombing killed 46 Indian troops. How far could tensions escalate?
  - 12 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 11:23am -
• newUS border agency sued for detaining two Spanish speakers

  

  US citizens Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez were detained in Montana last May for speaking Spanish.
  - 14 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 9:35am -
• newEagle rescued after huge ice ball grows on its tail

  

  A bald eagle had to be rescued after a 20cm ice ball grew on its tail.
  - 14 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 8:58am -
• newKo Ni: Gunman gets death penalty in murder of Myanmar lawyer

  

  A gunman has been sentenced to death for the murder of Muslim lawyer Ko Ni in Myanmar.
  - 16 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:33am -
• newCalifornia mudslides: Buildings collapse after severe weather

  

  Buildings have collapsed and roads have been left impassable after mudslides and flooding.
  - 19 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:20am -
• newToxic alcohol kills dozens in northern India

  

  One woman lost five members of her family, including her husband, after the illegal alcohol was served at a mourning event.
  - 20 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:10am -
• newHow 'Parkland tourism' led to this floral memorial

  

  A teacher and a pupil at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gave people a focal point for their grief and curiosity.
  - 23 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:43am -
• newQuiz of the Week: Who declined to sing at the Grammys?

  

  It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world during the past seven days?
  - 23 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:13am -
• newMeet the tech entrepreneurs tackling sexual harassment

  

  In the wake of the #MeToo movement, new apps are helping victims gather and share evidence.
  - 23 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:00am -
• newJody Wilson-Raybould: Three ways this could be a problem for Trudeau

  

  Allegations of political interference have turned into a major headache for the Canadian PM.
  - 24 hours ago 14 Feb 19, 11:34pm -
• Real-life trolling: When a 'roast' becomes harassment

  

  People are trying to recreate comedy roasts online and getting it horribly wrong. What are the rules?
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 10:24pm -
• Five things about Nigeria: The superpower with no power

  

  What do you know about Africa's most-populous nation and largest economy?
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 9:44pm -
• Trump installs $50,000 golf simulator in the White House

  

  Unable to play as often as he'd like, the president has installed a simulator in his private quarters.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 9:33pm -
• Nigeria election 2019: Do the promises stack up?

  

  Voters are bombarded with propaganda ahead of Saturday's presidential election, but how much is accurate?
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 6:00pm -
• Chernobyl: The end of a three-decade experiment

  

  The abandoned Chernobyl exclusion zone could be about to change for the first time since the world's worst nuclear disaster.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 5:49pm -
• Why Australia's PM is talking of dark threats and 'evil'

  

  The nation's foghorn politics is suddenly all about threats and "evil", writes the BBC's Hywel Griffith.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 5:07pm -
• Germany 'Nazi bell' row erupts again

  

  German row over church bells with Nazi insignia blows up again.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 11:39am -
• Nigeria election 2019: The view from a Lagos commuter bus

  

  Passengers on a commuter bus in Lagos explain their hopes for the future of the country.
  - 3 days ago 13 Feb 19, 12:09am -
• Ukrainians pranked at fake election rally

  

  Hundreds of people turned up to fake election rallies in Ukraine on the promise of cash.
  - 3 days ago 12 Feb 19, 5:03pm -
• Nigeria election 2019: Mapping a nation in nine charts

  

  The BBC maps the challenges facing Nigeria as it approaches a presidential election 20 years after the end of military rule.
  - 5 days ago 11 Feb 19, 12:11am -
• Does Nigeria's 'generation democracy' want to vote?

  

  The presidential election is the first with a group of voters who did not grow up under military rule.
  - 6 days ago 10 Feb 19, 12:53am -

Lifehacker

• Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Get Better At Oral Sex?

  

  Hello all you pervert people of the intertubes, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the time-jaunting dating advice column that helps you avoid mistakes before you make them.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 7:30pm -
• 3-Ingredient Happy Hour: The Sweet and Tart Mulligan

  

  Happy weekend, and welcome back to 3-Ingredient Happy Hour, the weekly drink column featuring super simple yet delicious libations. This weekend is going to a hot one—or at least moderately warm one—so I think a porch sipper is in order.Read mor…
  - 19 May 17, 6:30pm -
• Automate An Outlet With TP-Link's Alexa-Compatible Smart Plug, Now Just $21

  

  Like the idea of a Belkin WeMo Switch, but not willing to spend $40-$50 to try one out? This TP-Link alternative has a nearly identical feature set for half the price.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 4:50pm -
• How to Make a Graduation Cap Fit on Kinky or Curly Hair

  

  If a graduation cap won’t fit over your hair, maybe it’s the cap that needs a little styling. Natural hair vlogger Chizi Duru shows us how. Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 3:30pm -
• Will It Sous Vide? A Boozy Chocolate-Cherry Sundae

  

  Welcome to this week’s edition of Will It Sous Vide?, the weekly column where I usually make whatever you want me to with my immersion circulator.Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 2:30pm -
• Today's Best Deals: Under Armour Apparel, Kamado Grill, SoundBuds, and More

  

  Anker’s newest SoundBuds, a Big Green Egg alternative, and a huge Under Armour apparel sale lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web. Read more...
  - 19 May 17, 2:28pm -

Digg

• newHow To Stop Obsessing Over What Your Ex Is Up To Now
  You can block them, delete Instagram or chuck your phone out the window, but nothing is more effective than simply not caring anymore.
  - 49 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:28pm -
• newThe Guy Who Fought Off A Mountain Lion Finally Told His Side Of The Story
  "I will never be able to live up to the reputation."
  - 49 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:28pm -
• newPeople In Michigan Are Betting On When A Decrepit Saturn Will Break Through Ice
  A Rotary club is putting on a contest asking people to guess when a 1998 Saturn SL will break through ice and fall into a lake. And there’s even a live feed showing the car... just sitting there... on some ice.
  - 49 mins ago 15 Feb 19, 10:28pm -
• newVisualizing The Ratio Of CEO Pay To Worker Pay
  A long-running study by the AFL-CIO shows leaders of S&P 500 companies made about 347 times more than their average employees in 2016, up from 41-to-1 in 1983.
  - 2 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 9:12pm -
• newHow The US Has Hidden Its Empire
  The United States likes to think of itself as a republic, but it holds territories all over the world — the map you always see doesn't tell the whole story.
  - 2 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 9:12pm -
• newThe Most Important New Woman In Congress Is Not Who You Think
  Bold progressives are getting the attention, but the Democratic Party owes control of the House to moderates like Mikie Sherrill. Whose agenda will prevail?
  - 3 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 8:08pm -
• newWhat Amazon Got Wrong About New York City
  A promise of 25,000 jobs isn't exciting anymore — it's ominous.
  - 3 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 8:08pm -
• newThisPersonDoesNotExist Is A Terrifying Glimpse Of What Neural Networks Are Capable Of
  AI-generated fake images and videos can occasionally be funny, but usually they're a scary look into an all-too-near future where we can't distinguish the real from the fake. ThisPersonDoesNotExist falls firmly in the "scary" box.
  - 3 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:50pm -
• newBad Penalty Kick Becomes Very Good At The Last Second
  Today we learned that the phrase "jammy git" is British slang for a person with undeserved luck (and is a little bit offensive, so don't go throwing it around left and right).
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:29pm -
• newIs The Lorena Bobbitt Documentary Produced By Jordan Peele Worth Watching? Here's What The Reviews Have To Say
  Before Tonya Harding and O.J. Simpson, American media rushed to capitalize on the Lorena Bobbitt case with lurid, misogynist coverage and dick jokes aplenty. Can Amazon's "Lorena" help correct the record?
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:09pm -
• newGoogle's Waymo Risks Repeating Silicon Valley's Most Famous Blunder
  Larry Page drew the wrong lesson from Xerox bungling the PC revolution.
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:09pm -
• newHow To Get In Shape When You're Washed
  At some point, going to the gym isn't the effortless task it once was. That doesn't mean you need to give it up entirely, though.
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:09pm -
• newMoon Photos From The 1960s Were Developed In Space — Here's How
  In the pre-digital era, sending photographs from space back to Earth was no casual task.
  - 4 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 7:09pm -
• newSemi Truck Flawlessly Drifts A Highway Interchange
  This doesn't seem particularly safe, but we can't help but applaud.
  - 5 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 6:22pm -
• newMy Wife Was Dying, And We Didn't Tell Our Children
  The choice was unusual, but loving: We wanted them to live without the shadow of their mother's mortality hanging over them.
  - 5 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 5:59pm -

• newThe Story Behind The Shortest Movie Review Of All Time
  Does Leonard Maltin regret his one-word pan of the original "Isn't It Romantic?" In a word, no.
  - 5 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 5:59pm -
• newHow Do The Insanely Wealthy Actually Pay For Something Worth Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars?
  To begin with, for the most part, paying for something worth a pile of Ferraris is the same as paying for any other item.
  - 5 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 5:59pm -
• newThis Week's Best Memes, Ranked
  It's an internet fight and only the funniest meme will emerge victorious. This week's challengers? Will Smith as the Genie from Aladdin, Jeff Bezos leaving New York and tea.
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:56pm -
• newThe Depressing New World Of Big Pharma Instagram Influencers
  Big pharma is partnering with influencers to sell new drugs and medical devices.
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:56pm -
• newMeg Ryan On Romantic Comedies, Celebrity And Leaving It All Behind
  "I felt in a crazy way that, as an actor, I was burning through life experiences."
  - 6 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:56pm -
• newMicrosoft Office '95 Has A Pretty Dope Easter Egg
  When you spend months and months working on a project, it feels good to write your name on the wall, even if that wall is somewhere hidden deep within a piece of software.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:40pm -
• newTwo Bros Discuss Mortality And, Man, That Sh*t Sucks, Dude
  Really gonna miss Nana and her hella dope casseroles.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:40pm -
• newThe Most Extreme Rescue Mission
  Malcolm Roberts was thousands of miles from the nearest hospital when he suffered severe gastrointestinal bleeding. Could a team of doctors make it in time to save him?
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:33pm -
• newTrump Declares National Emergency For Wall Funding, Immediately Admits 'I Didn't Need To Do This'
  Trump's admission will likely be of great interest to the lawyers drawing up the legal challenges the national emergency declaration is certain to face.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:33pm -
• newBus Driver Realizes He Won't Be Able To Fit Through Toll Booth, So He... Oh No
  And that's about all the detail we have on this bonkers clip from China.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:01pm -
• newAmerica's Northernmost City Is Having A Weird, Hot Winter
  It's the dead of winter, and temperatures in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow) should be well below zero, yet late last week, they soared into the 20s and 30s — practically beach weather for Arctic Alaska.
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:01pm -
• newCalifornia's High-Speed Rail Failure And The American Infrastructure Tragedy
  We don't have any high-speed rail connections, and we aren't making any progress toward building any, including in the regions of the country where political support for the idea is high, largely because the entire political model behind undertaking…
  - 7 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 4:01pm -
• newThe Great Poodle Prison Break Of 2019
  They will not be contained.
  - 8 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:31pm -
• newMountains Bigger Than Everest May Lie Deep Inside Earth
  Scientists used the second largest earthquake on record to glimpse the terrain 410 miles under our planet's surface.
  - 8 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:02pm -
• new'Amazon Isn't Bigger Than New York': Meet The Man Who Killed The Deal
  Michael Gianaris turned his outrage into leverage when he was appointed to an obscure state board — and soon after, the company called the project off.
  - 8 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 3:02pm -
• newAubrey Plaza Tells Conan A Very Good Story About A Film Screening Gone Awry
  Plaza wanted to support a Swedish independent film, so she held a screening of it for all her friends. It did not go as planned.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:26pm -
• newGuy's Attempt To Dump Ice Water On His Showering Friend Ends In Humiliation
  Whenever you point a prank at your friend, there are three pranks pointing back at you, or something like that.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:06pm -
• newI Fell Under the Spell Of NASA's Most Notorious Thief
  Before Thad Roberts stole more than $20 million worth of moon rocks and Martian meteorites, he made me want to reach for the stars.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:06pm -
• newIn The Future We Will Own Everything And Nothing
  The express arrival of any object missing from your life with a minimum of effort could make it increasingly possible to live as though you already own everything.
  - 9 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:06pm -
• newThe Average Tax Refund In Each State, Mapped
  It's worth noting that the refunds on this map are not likely to be predictive of 2019 refunds, thanks to Republicans' tax reform.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 1:19pm -
• newPutting 500 Lighters Through An Industrial Shredder Is Mayhem
  If you've got an industrial shredder on hand, might as well destroy some stuff and make a fireball.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 1:02pm -
• newThe Highest Paying Cash Back Card Has Hit The Market
  This jaw-dropping cash back card is offering 0% APR for 14 months and 5% back in rotating categories. Pay no interest until 2020 and double your cash back.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newRead More Books In Less Time With This Speed Reading Bundle
  Be more successful and productive with this 2019 Award-Winning Speed Reading Bundle, which shows you how to use tools and strategies to read up to 3.5 times faster and with more comprehension.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newThe Highest Paying Cash Back Card Has Hit The Market
  This jaw-dropping cash back card is offering 0% APR for 14 months and 5% back in rotating categories. Pay no interest until 2020 and double your cash back.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newEvery Oscar Best Picture Winner, Ranked
  It's very easy to second-guess the Academy on its Best Picture picks, but all in all, there aren't that many terrible choices.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newThe Great Huckberry Flannel Sale
  There's no two ways about it: when the days are short or downright freezing, the first thing we reach for is a warm, cozy flannel. Luckily, all things flannel are on sale right now.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newFive Guys Makes The Best Fries, And Other Facts
  ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: fries are ranked, rich people are exposed, and the rat race, explained.
  - 10 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 12:57pm -
• newPhoebe Waller-Bridge Will Make You Laugh So Hard It Hurts
  The writer-actress behind the wild, disorienting comedy of "Fleabag" and "Killing Eve" is bringing her sneak-attack humor to New York.
  - 21 hours ago 15 Feb 19, 2:01am -
• And Now, A Beautifully Animated Video Will Assault Your Brain With Weird Facts
  Bill Wurtz is a genius and this is his most brilliant video since "History of Japan."
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 11:05pm -
• Surfers Shred Clean 60-Footers In Near-Perfect Conditions
  While this scene is insanity to us mere mortals, this clear day in surf mecca Nazaré, Portugal was a dream for the professionals.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 11:05pm -
• British News Host Strips Naked On Live TV Because Of... Brexit?
  Rachel Johnson (sister of Boris Johnson, of course), removed her shirt on live TV, confirming that Brexit has indeed driven Britain insane.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 9:39pm -
• I Bought A House With Solar Panels. It Was A Nightmare
  Third-party ownership and decades-long contracts can create real headaches.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 8:57pm -
• Mussels-Eating Baby Laughs At All Of The PB&J-Eating Peons On The Playground
  Only the best for her refined palate.
  - 1 day ago 14 Feb 19, 7:54pm -
• The Best New Long Reads On The Internet
  Find all the best new longform writing on the internet right here.
  - 19 Jan 16, 9:12pm -