U.S. GOVERNMENT SCIENTISTS GO 'ROGUE' IN DEFIANCE OF TRUMP

Can't wait for President Trump to call us FAKE NEWS, one anonymous National Park Service employee posted on the newly opened Twitter account AltNatParkService... READ MORE›

'MASSIVE RISE' IN HATE SPEECH ON TWITTER DURING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

That effort is taking on greater urgency as rampant abuse undercuts Twitter's business... READ MORE›

QUEBEC MOSQUE ATTACK: SOCIAL MEDIA TRIBUTES POUR IN

Social media users express solidarity after attack on a Quebec City mosque leaves six Muslims dead and eight wounded... READ MORE›

TRUMP WANTS TO DOWNPLAY GLOBAL WARMING. LOUISIANA WON'T LET HIM

We're trying to make the best decisions for the most people, said Haase, adding that Louisiana's strategy could become a model for other states... READ MORE›

"I experienced every show, movie, webisode, album, book, webcomic, podcast, video game, Twitter feed, Tumblr, Instagram, Reddit AMA and op-ed you guys were telling me I had to check out... READ MORE›

#PORTEOUVERTE: PARIS RESIDENTS OPEN DOORS TO THOSE STRANDED BY ATTACKS

Twitter users in other countries also began using the hashtag to share their delight that social media was being used for a good cause... READ MORE›

BABY DELIVERED BY C-SECTION AFTER ATTACK ON MOTHER CAN BE CONSIDERED HOMICIDE VICTIM

This means the attacker could be charged with murder, even though the stabbing occurred while a fetus and not legally considered a human being... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN PASSES LONG-AWAITED ANTI-HONOUR KILLING LEGISLATION

The legislation, passed unanimously by the National Assembly, mandates life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murderer... READ MORE›

STATE OF THE ART TWITTER TO SAVE ITSELF MUST SCALE BACK WORLD-SWALLOWING AMBITIONS

Clarifying Twitter's mission would be painful for the people who work at the company... READ MORE›

ALL THE HURRICANES THAT HIT U.S. SINCE 2005

O Hurricane Hermine Sept. 2016, this Category 1 storm was the first hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Wilma in 2005... READ MORE›

DALLAS POLICE CHIEF: SHOOTER HAD LARGER PLANS

The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas was plotting larger attacks, Dallas Police Chief David Brown said Sunday... READ MORE›

US PROTESTS AFTER POLICE SHOOTING OF BLACK MAN IN LOUISIANA

The incident took place in the state capital, Baton Rouge, on Tuesday after reports of a man threatening people with a gun outside a shop... READ MORE›

INDIAN FATHER WHO KILLED 'DAUGHTER'S RAPIST' DESCRIBES TORTURING HIM WITH HOT TONGS

The man has been charged with murder, a sentence that carries a maximum 25-year prison sentence... READ MORE›

MIGRANTS CLASH WITH THE MACEDONIAN POLICE IN PICTURES

Photograph Nikos Arvanitidis EPA Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close A migrant girl confronts a Macedonian police officer... READ MORE›

SYDNEY BAR UNDER FIRE FOR USING NAKED MODELS AS FRUIT PLATTERS

Another Twitter user described the display as appalling while historian Helen McDonald labelled it horrifying... READ MORE›

HACKERS ADD RAINBOWS, GAY PRIDE SLOGANS TO ISLAMIC STATE ACCOUNTS

Normally they take over Twitter accounts and fill them with Anonymous imagery and the phrase Islamic State, we own you... READ MORE›

LIVE TV OF AIRASIA SEARCH DELIVERS SHOCKING, SUDDEN NEWS TO RELATIVES

An Indonesian woman holds a family picture outside the crisis center at Juanda International Airport... READ MORE›

TWITTER FLOODED WITH PHOTOS OF KITTENS IN SUPPORT OF MANHUNT FOR TERROR SUSPECT

However, they soon realized that their Tweets might endanger the lives of police officers when Belgian authorities asked social media users to stop sharing details... READ MORE›

A DIGITAL FACT-CHECKER FIGHTS FAKE NEWS

Storyful says that's a common MO for social media propagandists... READ MORE›

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD

New Year celebrations around the world - in pictures... READ MORE›

FOUR WOMEN DEAD IN SHOOTING AT MALL IN WASHINGTON STATE

NBC News reported that Washington State Patrol have said that there is no indication of terrorism in the shooting in Burlington... READ MORE›

QLD 'GAY PANIC' DEFENCE TO BE SCRAPPED

Under current Queensland legislation, accused murderers can use unwanted sexual advances as a partial defence... READ MORE›

HURRICANE KATRINA ANNIVERSARY: NEW ORLEANS TEN YEARS AFTER STORM, IN PICTURES

Associated Press photographer Gerald Herbert has returned to some of the most damaged areas to see what they look like today... READ MORE›

JESSE JACKSON ASKS TWITTER FOR RACIAL BREAKDOWN OF LAYOFFS

Twitter spokeswoman Natalie Miyake said in a statement that Twitter's restructuring did not adversely impact underrepresented groups... READ MORE›

SQUIRREL INVADES TESCO, LAUNCHES ITSELF AT A CUSTOMER'S BACK AND REFUSES TO LEAVE THE WINE AISLEA

34-year-old Emma Wright witnessed the scene, writing about it on Twitter... READ MORE›

NEWFOUNDLAND POLICE FORCE FLOODED WITH ONLINE COMMENTS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP

RNC vs. RNC Newfoundland police force flooded with online comments about Donald Trump... READ MORE›

HOW DESPOTS USE TWITTER TO HUNT DISSIDENTS

In all, there have been dozens of Twitter-related prosecutions in Saudi Arabia, according to Human Rights Watch... READ MORE›

HOW TO GET FIRED BEFORE YOUR FIRST DAY AT WORK

A teenager in Texas has been fired from a job before she even started after her manager saw her insulting her new workplace on Twitter... READ MORE›

CONRAD THE DEAD RACCOON GETS CANDLELIT STREET VIGIL IN TORONTO

The dead animal was eventually removed from the street with the remains of the memorial and internet memes helping keep the memory alive... READ MORE›

PARTISAN TWITTER BOTS DISTORTING U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' POPULARITY

The bot takes all tweets that mention realDonaldTrump Donald Trump's verified Twitter handle with the word loser or loser... READ MORE›