US weekly jobless claims hit 1.2 million, fewer filings than economists expected
By Carmen Reinicke of Business Insider New US jobless claims for the week that ended Saturday totaled 1.2
Farmer returns prosthetic leg that skydiver lost during jump
WEST ADDISON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont skydiver who lost his prosthetic leg during a jump has it
Miner who discovered the largest tanzanite gems ever has now found a third – and it’s worth millions
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Facebook launches its new TikTok clone, Instagram Reels
By MAE ANDERSON, TALI ARBEL and BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP News Facebook’s Instagram is officially launching its answer to
Beirut in state of emergency after blast as death toll rises and rescues continue
“We are witnessing a real catastrophe,” Prime Minister Hassan Diab said appealing for international aid and promising a
Teladoc and Livongo Health to merge in deal valued at $18.5 billion
Teladoc Health Inc. TDOC, -14.47% and Livongo Health Inc. LVGO, -7.17% said Wednesday they have agreed to merge in a deal valued at $18.5
New Jersey Expect multi-day recovery with nearly 1.4M out, N.J. power companies say
New Jersey utility companies are still assessing the power outage damage from Tropic Storm Isaias on Tuesday, with nearly 1.4
96-year-old student graduates after surviving WWII and now a pandemic
At 96, Giuseppe Paterno has faced many tests in life — childhood poverty, war and, more recently, the coronavirus pandemic.
The unheralded threat to sports’ return: Licking fingers during the coronavirus
INDIANAPOLIS — As he prepared to throw his first pitch, one of the best undecided pitching prospects in
EU Regulators Investigating Google’s Plan to Buy Fitbit
LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators opened an in-depth investigation Tuesday into Google’s plan to buy fitness tracking
3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a
Tropical Storm Isaias lashes Carolinas, killing at least one
Tropical Storm Isaias has brought tornadoes and heavy rains to the US east coast after making landfall in
Massive blast sends seismic shock across Beirut, causing thousands of casualties*
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A huge explosion in a port warehouse district near the center of Beirut killed more
3 Wyoming sightseeing balloons crash, as many as 20 injured
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Between 16 and 20 people are injured after three hot air balloons crashed in western
Isaias Has Regained Hurricane Strength and Will Make Landfall in Carolinas
Hurricane Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs) is expected to push ashore into the Carolinas late Monday or early Tuesday with life-threatening storm
Here’s what you can learn from Justin Thomas’ off-the-charts golf IQ
Justin Thomas is a serial winner. Has been since his days in junior golf, and is today on
Apple Fire in California sending ‘large area of smoke’ to Phoenix, hundreds of miles away
An explosive wildfire that’s caused thousands to evacuate from their homes in Southern California is sending smoke hundreds of miles to the east, giving residents in Arizona a
Bill English: Computer mouse co-creator dies at 91
The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, has died aged 91. The engineer and inventor was born