Children aged 5, 8 and 11 killed in US school shooting before suspect shot by bystander
A teacher was also killed in the attack at the Silver Rail Elementary School in the city of Bend, police say.
Canada PM warns ‘stakes are high’ as Alberta separation vote nears
The Canadian prime minister is in Alberta for two days to make a final push for unity ahead of Monday’s separation referendum.
US police identify remains of man found in barrel in shrinking reservoir
Edward “Buddy” Jackson’s body was found stuffed in a barrel in 2022, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police say he likely was killed four decades ago.
Matt: Pushing Standards
We get a lot of flak at WordPress.org for supporting older PHP versions, but an area we’ve always pushed the frontier is in Web Standards, getting websites and browsers evolving together to make the web richer. Ever since I caught the religion from Zeldman, promoting more functionality in the browser has been a life mission. […]
Tip-off foiled US teen’s plot to attack Hindu temple, police say
The alleged plot only failed because the 19-year-old suspect’s gun jammed outside the place of worship, say police.
WordCamp Central: WordCamp Jinja 2026 Recap: Three Tracks, Two Days and Creative Currents on the Nile
On 19th and 20th September 2026, the WordPress community gathered at Civil Service College Uganda, a venue close to River Nile, for the fifth edition of WordCamp Jinja. The event brought together more than 300 diverse participants across 2 days and 3 parallel tracks of sessions full of learning, collaboration and connection. In a city […]
Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad
Trump said some would “rather not watch” the killing of Nidal Hasan, the first military execution in over 60 years.
bbPress: bbPress 2.6.20 is out!
bbPress 2.6.20 is a security and maintenance release. Everyone running bbPress should update. This release strengthens topic and reply password validation and keeps bbPress post shortcodes literal in ordinary WordPress content loops. It also adds a site-wide Forum Status setting with Open, Closed, and Frozen modes. Existing sites remain Open unless that setting is changed. […]
Open Channels FM: The Hidden Dependency Problem in Open Source Infrastructure
When we think about what keeps the Internet humming, most of us imagine massive data centers and super-fast connections. Fewer people realize that our everyday digital experiences often depend on the efforts of a very small group of individuals. Recent analysis revealed that in many essential open source projects, just one or two people are […]
White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.