1865: Haunting portraits of the Lincoln assassination conspirators

Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward. Image: Alexander Gardner/Library of Congress On April 14, 1865, at the climax of a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., actor John Wilkes Booth entered Abraham Lincoln’s private balcony and shot the president in […]

Extremely happy dog doesn’t need a human to play fetch

http://ift.tt/1UKkzJF There is no such thing as patience when fetch is involved.  This neat contraption, called the GoDogGo Fetch Machine, is loved by lazy humans and active dogs alike, and allows you to sit on your butt and watch your excited pup play fetch all by themselves.  SEE ALSO: Eager pup escapes yard, commutes to doggie […]

A tourist’s glimpse of Pyongyang: ‘Everything was spotless’

“When the plane landed, nobody moved. Everyone was quiet. It was the first sign to me that we were really in North Korea.” Auke Boersma is a Dutch advertising executive who recently travelled to North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang as a tourist. Like many who sign up for the annual Pyongyang marathon, it’s a chance […]

Line’s beauty and fashion portal rolls out its Persian carpet

 Benita, a portal designed to deliver the latest news on fashion, beauty and lifestyle, debuted in Iran this May. The portal will offer daily content produced by a team of local Iranian staff writers and a forum where users are encouraged to share and discuss the topics that matter most to them. Read More from […]

Photo of Venus reveals the mysterious clouds of the planet by night

A photo taken by a Japanese spacecraft in orbit around Venus shows details of the mysterious world by night. Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Akatsuki spacecraft snapped this image, which shows the clouds of Venus, in infrared light earlier this year as part of its mission to learn more about the planet’s atmosphere. SEE ALSO: 10 Amazing […]

Driver attempts to evade police chase using smoke screen and spikes

A driver in Lithuania channeled James Bond and attempted to evade police by deploying a smoke screen and spikes, police say. Dash cam footage of the chase, which occurred on Thursday on the outskirts of the city Marijampolė, show police in pursuit of a tan Volvo.  But when the cops get too close, the driver […]

‘The West Wing’ almost didn’t get on the air, but the Internet saved it

AUSTIN, Texas — The West Wing may be an iconic piece of trailblazing television, but the story of its initial journey to the small screen is one with unforeseen complications and an unlikely hero — the Internet. It was the late ’90s when creator Aaron Sorkin typed “fade out” on his first draft of The West Wing pilot, […]

Police release the name of the man who shot and killed singer Christina Grimmie

The Orlando Police Department has released the name of the man who shot and killed 22-year-old musician Christina Grimmie while she was signing autographs after her show at The Plaza Live on Friday.  The man, identified by police as 27-year-old Kevin James Loibl, approached Grimmie while she was signing autographs for fans inside the venue after […]

The Internet is having a royal field day with the queen’s ‘green screen’ outfit

Long live the (green screen) queen. Yes, Queen Elizabeth’s eye-catching birthday outfit was an Internet prankster’s dream. Why? It was pretty much the color of a green screen — the monochrome backdrop used to shoot footage with scenery that must be added in post-production. (Think driving footage and Star Wars.) http://ift.tt/1S0o5xP And when said Internet got […]