Major fire at historic Rhode Island hotel prompts state of emergency
A large fire erupted in a historic hotel in the smallest town of the nation's smallest state Friday night, leaving the area with limited water and no power, prompting a state of emergency on Rhode Island's Block Island.
2023-08-20 22:25
Elon Musk says X will strip ability to block accounts
Social media company X, formerly known as Twitter, will remove a protective feature that lets users block other
2023-08-19 12:55
Intel calls off $5.4 billion chip deal after failing to get regulatory approval
Intel has pulled out of a major acquisition of an Israeli chipmaker after failing to obtain the required regulatory approval.
2023-08-17 13:28
Huobi Gets $209 Million Injection From Justin Sun, Blockchain Firms Say
Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun transferred more than $200 million of digital tokens to his exchange Huobi Global, according
2023-08-08 21:24
Dorsey-led Block reports rise in second-quarter revenue
NEW YORK Block Inc reported a rise in second-quarter revenue on Thursday as payment volumes at the fintech
2023-08-04 04:23
A woman escaped a makeshift cinder block 'dungeon' in Oregon, police say. The FBI believes there are additional victims in other states
After a woman escaped from a makeshift "dungeon" made of cinder blocks in a man's Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states.
2023-08-03 03:53
Judge blocks Arkansas law criminalizing libraries and bookstores for providing 'harmful' books to minors
A federal judge on Saturday temporarily blocked portions of an Arkansas law that would have made it a crime for librarians and bookstores to provide minors with materials deemed "harmful" to them.
2023-07-31 08:50
Why it's getting easier to be a single mum in China
How rule changes and financial independence is helping unmarried women to keep their babies.
2023-07-30 06:48
Barbenheimer could be the one-two movie punch that blasts away the superhero smash
Not only did the one-two punch of Barbie and Oppenheimer, crowned by America as "Barbenheimer," leave audiences enraptured this past weekend, but the double feature's opening box office performance could have seriously challenged the movie might of superhero blockbusters.
2023-07-25 21:55
Burnt out or jobless - meet China's 'full-time children'
Gruelling work hours and a dismal job market are forcing young Chinese to make unusual choices.
2023-07-18 06:51
State judge temporarily blocks Iowa's 6-week abortion ban
Abortions in Iowa will for now remain legal up to 22 weeks into a pregnancy after a judge on Monday temporarily blocked the state's newly signed law that would ban the procedure as early as six weeks.
2023-07-18 05:21
GST: New tax threatens India's booming online gaming industry
The industry says it has been blindsided by the government's "catastrophic" tax decision.
2023-07-13 14:15