The FBI says Americans lost $5.6 billion in 2023 to this kind of scam
Americans were duped out of more than $5.6 billion last year through fraud schemes involving cryptocurrency, the FBI said in a report released Monday that shows a 45% jump in losses from 2022.The FBI...
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Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant begins decades-long toxic cleanup with this...
An extendable robot began on Tuesday a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from inside one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.Highly...
View ArticleApple releases a new AirPod feature, hearing aid industry shares drop
Shares in European hearing aid makers slipped in early trading on Tuesday after Apple rolled out hearing aid features. Apple said its AirPods Pro 2 could now be “transformed” into a personalized...
View ArticleWhy this yogurt brand will pay you $1,000 to stay off social media until the...
What goes best with yogurt for breakfast? According to dairy brand Stonyfield, it just might be a social media sabbatical. With the Toxic-Free Election Challenge, the company is inviting fans to take...
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Why this South L.A. hotspot ditched the restaurant model to become a nonprofit
When chef Keith Corbin walks into LocoL, the Los Angeles restaurant where he’s a partner, he passes different chapters of his own history. Located on 103rd Street in the Watts neighborhood, an...
View ArticleEconomic equity is both a philanthropic and DEI issue
More than 61 million Americans have some type of disability, including difficulty with hearing, vision, cognition, ambulation, self-care, or independent living, according to the Centers for Disease...
View ArticleHow do I register to vote? When is the deadline in my state? What 2024 voters...
Tonight (Tuesday, September 10) is the much-anticipated presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The event is sure to be watched by tens of millions...
View ArticleBrazil battles its worst drought and uncontrolled wildfires
Brazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin...
View ArticleWhy retail and consumer CEOs are facing shorter tenures
When two of the most powerful brands in retail and packaged foods ousted their CEOs last month, it signaled that corporate boards are more ready to toss top executives before activist investors tell...
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Do debates matter in elections?
Even though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns, audiences and candidates have long wondered whether they matter. The political history collections...
View ArticleSIRI moves explained: Why Sirius XM’s share price swung wildly after its...
You might have woken up this morning to see Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) down a whopping 7% on early trading. And now, at time of publishing, it’s back up over 4% in midday trading. What’s going...
View ArticleThose AI-generated ducks on X are part of a racist MAGA lie
A racist lie about Haitian immigrants, spread by former president Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, is now disseminating widely through memes on X. In an email blast sent out Monday, the...
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This genius website captures Trump’s weirdest debate quotes
Donald Trump has said his fair share of strange things. “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her,” the Republican candidate proudly told hosts of The View in 2006. “My fingers are...
View ArticleGen Z will be watching tonight’s debate on TikTok
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will square off at 9 p.m. ET tonight, for their first—and possibly only—one-on-one debate. While there won’t be a live audience, the...
View ArticleChemicals in common personal-care products like soap and makeup could cause...
Puberty has been starting earlier for girls over the past several decades. In the mid-19th century, girls typically got their first periods at an average age of 16.5 years. Today, the average is...
View ArticleTrump Media shares jump ahead of debate with Harris
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, majority-owned by former president Donald Trump, ticked up for a second day on Tuesday ahead of a debate between the Republican presidential candidate and...
View ArticleCampbell Soup is changing its name and shifting focus to other packaged food
Campbell Soup is dropping “soup” from its name to become “The Campbell’s Company,” CEO Mark Clouse said on Tuesday, a pivot symbolizing the company’s shift to its other packaged food such as jarred...
View ArticleAmericans’ median household income rose in 2023—the first time since before...
The inflation-adjusted median income of U.S. households rebounded last year to roughly its 2019 level, overcoming the biggest price spike in four decades to restore most Americans’ purchasing power....
View ArticleTaylor Swift officially endorses Kamala Harris
A few weeks ago, one of the two current presidential candidates, Donald Trump, boasted (falsely) of winning a coveted endorsement from global superstar Taylor Swift. He even posted clearly...
View ArticleTruth Social was awash in bigoted attacks against Kamala Harris during...
On Truth Social, the social media platform majority-owned by Republican nominee Donald Trump, Tuesday night’s presidential debate provided an opportunity to size up the candidates on both their...
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