A scammer who variously claimed to be an Irish heiress, a witch, a psychic and a celebrity shmoozer is to be extradited to the United Kingdom, which wants to prosecute her for looting the equivalent of $170,000 from victims in Northern Ireland. — Read the rest The post She's an Irish heiress, a psychic, a witch… and about to be extradited to the UK...

A report in The Information foretells an "ultra-thin" iPhone design in 2025. This stands to reason given the new iPads released this month, barely 5mm thick, and corroborates the general tenor of rumors about next year's models. Apple is still testing different designs for the slimmer phone, which could include an aluminum chassis and a smaller...

When this dark, powerful tornado decided to cross an interstate in Nebraska, drivers were put into a tricky situation. I'm pretty surprised that the car in the video keeps driving towards it, reporting what they see to the camera. Luckily, it looks like nobody on the road was hurt, at least from what the video reveals.  — Read the rest The post Watch...

Ebrahim Raisi, Iran's hard-line president, died in a fiery helicopter crash in remote, fog-shrounded mountains. Also killed was foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others aboard the chopper. Raisi's death triggers an election within 50 days and is a headache for the county's theocratic rulers, as he was considered the top candidate to replace...

TL;DR: Keep your bike with no kickstand upright with the Ride KAC Bicycle Storage Stand. This is a no-fuss folding bike stand, and the no-fuss way to buy it is to go through direct checkout and get it for $25.99! — Read the rest The post Shipping's free on this universal bike stand, now only $25.99! appeared first on Boing Boing.

This jumping spider looks like he's bashfully hiding his face while cleaning his eyes. Usually spiders give me the ick, but this one is such a cutie pie.  The video quality is fantastic, too. It's like watching the spider do its thing through a magnifying glass. — Read the rest The post Shy jumping spider cleans eyes in cute video appeared first...