In the closing hours of JawnCon 0x2, I was making a final pass of the “Free Stuff for Nerds” table when I noticed a forlorn Kindle that had a piece of paper taped to it. The ...

Some connections don’t feel soft or destined; they feel intense, cyclical, and strangely exhausting. You break away, you return, you try again, you repeat. It doesn’t matter how many times you promise ...

A common phenomenon, earworms are tunes that get stuck in your head. Scientists explain these musical loops are caused by repetitive patterns and emotional connections. Brain regions like the auditory ...

Uhale Android-based digital picture frames come with multiple critical security vulnerabilities and some of them download and execute malware at boot time. Mobile security company Quokka conducted an ...

Three Chinese astronauts are stuck in space after their shuttle was used to cart another group back to Earth, leaving them in the dust. Astronauts Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang, all with the ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

Editor's note: The latest details on this incident can be found here. Seven people were shot near the Chicago Theatre in the city's Loop neighborhood Friday evening, authorities said, prompting a ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said seven teens ranging in age from 13 to 17 were shot in the Loop Friday night. A separate shooting nearby left a teen dead and a man injured, officials said. City ...

A freshly installed system starts up quickly and responds swiftly. A few updates and new software installations later, however, Windows seems to become slower and slower. There are several ways to ...

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The Centenary Bridge upgrade targets one of SEQ’s worst choke points by expanding the river crossing from four to six lanes. The new northbound bridge has previously been flagged for completion in ...