The San Francisco office of the FBI posted a press release this afternoon announcing that a San Jose, California man had been arrested this morning for attempting to blow up a Bank of America building in Oakland, California. 28 year
“Help. Send help. No joke, cannot walk. Medicine not working. Need doctor.” Those are the words that were scrawled on a note that saved the life of a homeless man in Washington state, thanks to his dog. The
If you’re going to spend a day with SWAT team members and the FBI, this is the way to do it. Rescued Alabama Hostage Ethan Celebrated Birthday With SWAT Team, FBI Agents While he’s certainly got a long road ahead
So, an email account used by former President George W. Bush and his family has reportedly been hacked. The hack, labeled as “audacious” by The Smoking Gun, which broke the story, revealed various photos of the former president and members
Social media can be an extremely powerful platform for positive causes. But there are days when I grow increasingly cynical about the impacts of Facebook and Twitter, and I have admittedly been known to refer to them as a “sewage
Westboro Baptist Church, the organization infamously known for picketing soldiers’ funerals and its “God Hates Fags” slogans, has lost two of its members. Sisters Megan Phelps-Roper and Grace Phelps-Roper, the daughters of Brent and Shirley Roper and granddaughters of minister
The makers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 pulled a fast one on North Korea this week, after the country posted a bizarre video that attacked the United States and depicted New York in flames. The internet was all
In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, there has been increasing pressure to ban specific items, such as certain guns, in an effort to change the behavior of others. This week, we’re now seeing several similar efforts that target
When I was a kid, pretending to be a superhero and playing pretend games of good versus evil was an important part of learning the difference between the two. In doing so, there were no real weapons, there were no
I must really make a horrible woman. I’m being told by multiple groups and media that I’m supposed to be outraged over this. Are you outraged? I’m sorry, but I’m not outraged. ‘Sexist’ business logo lands Florida in hot water
If you’re ever arrested for illegal possession of Xanax, you might want to be on your best behavior for the judge deciding your bail. More specifically, it’s not a good idea to hurl expletives at the judge and then flip
In its ongoing effort (not) to keep its platform a safe and respectable forum, free from threats of violence, Twitter today allowed back Al Qaeda terror group al Shabaab. The previous HSM Press account was suspended last week after posting
The hacker collective Anonymous is in the news again today for leaking the credentials of 4,000 US bank executives. Hackers claim that the leak, part of an ongoing operation they’ve dubbed “Operation Last Resort,” is in retaliation for “overzealous prosecution”
Moral of this story: Disable your social media account holders’ access before you fire them. Unfortunately, in today’s economy, layoffs aren’t an uncommon corporate reality. HMV, a UK based company that delivers entertainment products, announced 190 job cuts in total on
Apparently, the government doesn’t like it when it’s held to its own standards. At least, not in East Cleveland, Ohio, where an attorney for the US Postal Service says that postal truck drivers can’t be issued tickets for speeding and
OK, it might be annoying to some — especially police — and perhaps dangerous. But c’mon, what woman wouldn’t appreciate hundreds of revved up bikers shutting down a freeway so her man could propose? Forget that marriage proposal at that
A little noticed news story this week caught my eye and caused me toreflect again upon information warfare as a growing concern in today’s world. Second Twitter hoax in two days smacks another stock Two companies fell victim in the
Every so often, a story comes by my screen that warms my heart. This was one of those stories: Pizza Chain Makes Special Delivery for Soldier in Afghanistan It’s a nice change of pace from all the screaming back and
An Islamic extremist hacker group appears to have followed through on its latest threats to attack several major American banks in retaliation for what it says is “widespread and organized offenses to Islamic spirituals and holy issues.” The attack is
Thousands of protesters gathered in Michigan’s state capitol Tuesday to protest Right to Work legislation that will make it illegal for union membership to be a mandatory condition of employment for a majority of workers. Violence broke out during those
Organized hackers from multiple foreign countries are said to be the culprits behind a major cyber-attack on oil and natural gas giant, Saudi Arabian Oil Company. The attack “targeted the whole economy of the country, not just Aramco as an
On December 3rd, David Coombs, the civilian defense attorney for Bradley Manning, gave his first public speech on the case to an audience at All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington DC, in which he called the treatment of Manning “criminal.”
Bradley Manning took the stand in a pre-trial hearing Thursday to recount what his legal defense has described as “unlawful pretrial punishment,” an attempt aimed at avoiding trial in the WikiLeaks case. It was the first time the army private
UPDATE- Anonymous Clarifies on Twitter: Anonymous is attacking Assad due to the internet outage. Anonymous is not attacking Assad in support of the Free Syrian Army. #OpSyria ———- As fighting in Syria between pro-government forces and opposition rebels escalated on
Americans are bracing for chaos in their holiday travel and shopping this week, as labor unions are planning strikes and protests across areas of the country that are likely to cause major troubles during one of the busiest weeks of
