Debian GNU/Hurd 2013 released

"It is with huge pleasure that the Debian GNU/Hurd team announces the release of Debian GNU/Hurd 2013. This is a snapshot of Debian 'sid' at the time of the Debian 'wheezy' release (May 2013), so it is mostly based on the same sources. It is not an official Debian release, but it is an official ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a joint a news conference with Jordan

Unless President Assad engages in peace talks, the U.S. will help rebels "fight for the freedom of their country." (more here...)

Lerner brushes back her hair before testifying at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in Washington

IRS official Lois Lerner pleads the Fifth Amendment before Congress. (more here...)

Tornado survivors try to recover

A rescue worker checks the rubble in a residential area in Moore, Oklahoma

The twister cut a path of destruction 17 miles long and 1.3 miles wide. (more here...)

This Tuesday, May 21, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian rebel firing locally made shells made from gas cylinders against the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, northern Syria. Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition alliance on Wednesday urged fighters from around the country to reinforce a rebel-held town under attack by President Bashar Assad's troops and their allies from the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. (more here...)

FBI Agent Kills Man After Questioning Him About the Boston Marathon Bombing

The man was identified as Ibragim Todashev. (more here...)

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

The artist released an obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video. (more here...)

FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2013 file photo, James Oliver, left, hugs his brother and fellow Eagle Scout, Will Oliver, who is gay, as Will and other supporters carry four boxes filled with petitions to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Dallas, Texas. With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA

The executive director of Scouts for Equality is hopeful the group will change. (more here...)

Mageia has long been what you might call a “best-kept secret” of the Linux world, consistently residing among the top five distributions in DistroWatch's page-hit rankings despite minimal marketing and hoopla. The distro has only been around since it was forked from Mandriva Linux back in 2010, of course, but after several weeks' delay the ...

Damage along May Avenue in South Oklahoma City

Anthony Connel could only watch as the tornado destroyed his home. (more here...)