Oscar Pistorius given five years for Reeva Steenkamp death
From BBC South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been given five years in jail for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Judge Thokozile Masipa also gave Pistorius a three-year suspended sentence for a firearms charge. The parents of Reeva Steenkamp told…
The FBI wants to buy some malware
By Aliya Sternstein for Nextgov From Mashable Federal detectives want to buy viruses and other types of malicious software for assistance in cracking criminal cases, according to a “combined synopsis/solicitation for malware” published this week on the government’s contracting database….
Valentine’s Day: 10 quotes about love from great authors
By Danny Heitman, Contributor From The Christian Science Monitor “Perhaps they were right in putting love into books,” William Faulkner wrote. “Perhaps it could not live anywhere else.” Faulkner’s words remind us that love and literature have always gone hand…
The dark origins of Valentine’s Day
By Arnie Seipel From npr Valentine’s Day is a time to celebrate romance and love and kissy-face fealty. But the origins of this festival of candy and cupids are actually dark, bloody — and a bit muddled. Though no one…