Track star Kerley arrested after clash with police

Fred Kerley was charged with battery, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct after a confrontation with police, authorities said. His lawyer called it "a total misunderstanding" and claimed police used excessive force.

If You’re Always Bored, Here Are 26 Random Things That Are Totally Fun

Scroll down for fun games, activities, crafts, and more.

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Soldier Who Blew Up Cybertruck in Las Vegas Wrote U.S. Is Headed for ‘Collapse,’ Police Say

The police shared notes recovered from one of the phones of Master Sgt. Matthew Alan Livelsberger, who fatally shot himself inside the vehicle in Las Vegas.

Apple’s Siri settlement feeds the ‘eavesdropping iPhone’ narrative

The tech giant agreed to pay $95 million to a group of plaintiffs claiming that Siri listened into their conversations to target ads.

Apple, which has built its brand on data privacy, settled a class action suit this week in which the plaintiffs claimed their iPhones’ Siri voice assistant listened in on their conversations for the purpose of targeting them with ads.

Tim Cook is donating $1 million to Trump’s inauguration, too

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Apple CEO Tim Cook is the next tech exec to donate $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration committee, according to Axios. Cook’s donation follows similar commitments from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos through Amazon, and Meta as Big Tech companies and executives work to curry favor with the incoming administration.

Cook famously built a personal relationship with Trump during his first term that other tech CEOs...

24 Movies People Loved But Can Absolutely Never Watch Again

"Incredible film, but it's so haunting that you will never be able to watch it more than once."

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Judge Upholds Trump’s Sentencing in Hush Money Case but Signals No Jail Time

The New York judge who oversaw President-elect Donald J. Trump’s hush-money trial scheduled his sentencing for Jan. 10. Mr. Trump is expected to appeal his conviction.

Sources: Dodgers, Hyeseong Kim agree to deal

The Dodgers are in agreement with Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim on a 3-year, $12.5 million contract, sources confirmed.

USB-C Is Now the Law of the Land in Europe

Apple has already pulled devices to comply with the European Commission’s new Common Charger Directive.

A Book App Used AI to ‘Roast’ Its Users. It Went Anti-Woke Instead

One year-end summary from Fable, a social app where people share what books they read, told the user, “Don’t forget to surface for the occasional white author, OK?”

Samsung and Google’s new spatial audio format will take on Dolby Atmos this year

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Samsung and Google are ready to push a new standard, Eclipsa Audio. This format will enable 3D audio experiences on certain YouTube videos later this year, with support available across Samsung’s 2025 lineup of TVs and soundbars. Over the years, Samsung notably hasn’t supported Dolby Vision HDR for dynamic HDR metadata, choosing instead to promote its preferred alternative, HDR10 Plus. Now, it seems ready to make a similar competitive push for open-source 3D audio...

Eat Your Way Through The Alphabet To Reveal What Your Resolution Should Be This Year

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GameStop subreddit fills with store closure posts as Roaring Kitty hints at new meme stock

Is the end nearing for GameStop?

The video game retailer closed hundreds of stores right before the new year. Now, it seems even more GameStop stores will be closing as 2025 gets in full swing. 

With the move to digital downloads and some video game consoles leaving physical media behind altogether, the writing has been on the wall for GameStop for a number of years. However, in 2021, the meme stock craze, led by investor Keith Gill also known as "Roaring Kitty," gave new life to the...

Which Countries Warn That Alcohol May Cause Cancer?

A quarter of nations worldwide have health risk labels on alcohol. But only South Korea has a warning about liver cancer.

Sark: Texas foe Ohio State 'best team' in football

Texas will face Ohio State in the CFP semifinals, but Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian says its the Buckeyes who are the "best team in college football."

People Are Sharing The Comfort TV Show That's Perfect When You Want Something On In The Background

For when you need some much-needed relaxation.

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Ford is extending its free at-home EV charging promotion

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Ford launched its “Power Promise” initiative in October that included a free home electric vehicle charger with installation for new EV buyers. The promotion was initially scheduled to end on January 2nd, but now Ford is extending it into the first few months of 2025.

Starting today, Ford says its Power Promise promotion will run through March 31st, 2025, giving US customers who buy a new model year 2024 or 2025 Mustang Mach-E, F-150 Lightning, or E-Transit more time...

Amazon deal of the day: The brand-new 55-inch 4-Series Fire TV is at its lowest price ever for Prime members

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Jan. 3: OUR TOP PICK Amazon 55-inch 4-Series Fire TV (2024) ...

Samsung Galaxy S25 leak teases new AI features

Samsung is allegedly not done adding AI features into its flagship phones.

That's according to prolific (and often correct) leaker Ice Universe on X, via Tech Radar. This latest leak suggests that Samsung is about to one-up Apple Intelligence in some nondescript way. According to Ice Universe, some of the new features haven't even been leaked yet, so they might be total surprises if/when Samsung announces them alongside the new Galaxy S25 phones, slated to launch sometime this month.

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The JBL Bar 9.1 channel soundbar is 52% off and just pennies above its all-time low

SAVE $629.96: As of Jan. 3, the JBL Bar 9.1 is available at Amazon for $569.99. That's 52% off, or a savings of $629.96.

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