Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
No, it’s not 2001 but you would swear it was! The Backstreet Boys are back (alright) and have released a new album. DNA is their 10th studio album and we sincerely hope it stands up to their oldies.
Everybody… Yeahhh… this happened! Bawk!street Boys takeover in NYC to celebrate our new album DNA! @FallonTonight @jimmyfallon! 🙌🏻❤️ #BSBDNA #FallonTonight Photos: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC pic.twitter.com/SYQIjk3y1F
— Backstreet Boys (@backstreetboys) January 25, 2019
The band hit up the Jimmy Fallon show in New York City to celebrate the release. "This is a special one and after 25 years this feeling never gets old," AJ McLean said.
Police have confirmed that an investigation is underway after a customer discovered what is believed to be a piece of human bone in a pair of socks.
The socks were purchased from a Primark store in Colchester, England.
Detectives say they're investigating after what is believed to be a human bone part was discovered in a pair of socks from Colchester @primark. Police say it doesn't appear to be the result of "recent trauma" and there was no skin on it. The clothing chain suggests it was a hoax. pic.twitter.com/mjQLYYoJhG
— BBC Essex (@BBCEssex) January 25, 2019
Since the incident, the clothing chain has come out saying it is a “hoax.”
Local authorities have confirmed that one person has been killed after a series of explosions hit the northeastern Chinese city of Changchun. Outlets are reporting that explosions occurred on the 30th floor of an apartment building.
Video: Building explosions captured by witnesses in Changchun, NE China's Jilin that left one dead, one injured pic.twitter.com/1pAo0LsiQy
— CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) January 25, 2019
Officials are treating the incident as "a criminal case.”
Ted Bundy is one oddly fascinating serial killer. So much so, that Netflix has released a docuseries into the real-life case of the killer filled with never before seen video and audio files.
Charming, good-looking, and one of the most dangerous serial killers that ever existed in America. Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, coming January 24. pic.twitter.com/5ARD1pWZYy
— Netflix Nordic (@NetflixNordic) January 14, 2019
The Ted Bundy Tapes were released on Netflix yesterday and the internet has been going crazy with opinions. Creepy or interesting? You decide.
Watching the Ted Bundy documentary on @netflix and hearing his voice on the tapes talking so casually is beyond creepy 😨
— Dee Jensen (@DeeJensen74) January 24, 2019
While on the topic of true crime, it looks as though the famous Amada Knox has been awarded around $20,000 in financial damages for police failure to provide legal assistance and a translator during her questioning.
ECtHR: Breach of Articles 3 & 6 in Amanda Knox v Italy, re. proceedings leading to her conviction for malicious accusation. She accused a man of killing her flatmate. He was found to be innocent and she was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for making a malicious accusation. pic.twitter.com/cxm3VCLCLV
— Shoaib M Khan (@ShoaibMKhan) January 24, 2019
Back in 2007, Knox was at the forefront of an investigation involving the death of her roommate Meredith Kercher while living in Italy. The case brought worldwide attention and, to this day, mixed suspicions.
Yesterday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy pay Knox for damages including that of her “unjust slander conviction.”
Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that my slander conviction was unjust. Here's my statement:https://t.co/6C7M3YLdFy
— Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) January 24, 2019
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