Ex-NRL winger Matt Utai in serious condition after drive-by shootingFormer NRL star Matt Utai is in a "critical condition" after being shot multiple times outside his home in Sydney, Australia.New South Wales police confirmed Utai, 44, sustained a "gunshot to his lower leg and his shoulder, upper chest area" during a drive-by shooting in south-west Sydney suburb Greenacre. Superintendent Rodney...

SpaceX’s Starbase city is getting its own court SpaceX’s company town in Texas, Starbase, is less than a year old, but it already has its own volunteer fire department and is working on creating a police department. Now it wants its own court, too. Starbase’s city administrator submitted a proposed ordinance to the city commission during a meeting on Wednesday that would create a municipal...

After Victor Orbán's election loss, what's next for Hungary? After Victor Orbán's election loss, what's next for Hungary? Audio will be available later today. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with David Pressman, who served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary in the Biden administration, about Victor Orban's election loss and what this means...

Amnezia Has a New VPN Protocol to Stay a Step Ahead of Censors The Cyprus-based company is implementing a new technique for keeping Iranians, Russians and others online. Alex Valdes from Bellevue, Washington has been pumping content into the Internet river for quite a while, including stints at MSNBC.com, MSN, Bing, MoneyTalksNews, Tipico and more. He admits to being somewhat...

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Feb. 9, #974Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.Today's NYT Connections puzzle has a varied mix of categories, and some of them are pretty tough...