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Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?
How to catch the Quadrantids, the first meteor shower of 2025
Most meteor showers are named for the constellations where they appear to originate from in the night sky. But the Quadrantids “take their name from a constell…
The rise in mail voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections
Kamalo's experience is part of a broader problem as mail voting rises in popularity and more states opt to send ballots to all voters. Matching signatures on r…
New York Police identify woman burned to death inside subway train
New York Police announced Tuesday they've identified the woman who died on Dec. 22 after being set on fire while inside a New York subway train as a 61-year-ol…
Jimmy Carter is being mourned in his tiny hometown and around the world
In Washington, plans continued for the state rites that will affirm Carter's global status. President Joe Biden confirmed that Jan. 9, 2025, will be a day of n…
In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work
Now such generative AI technology is baked into an increasing number of technology services whether we're looking for it or not — for instance, through the AI-…
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he a…
Tornadoes in Texas and Mississippi kill 2 and injure 6 as severe weather system moves east
On Saturday, one person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, Texas. Four people suffered injuries that were not considered critical, according…
Nasty norovirus is back in full force with US cases of the stomach virus surging
Cases of a wretched stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data.
Wyoming governor approves $100 million sale of state land to join Grand Teton National Park
Wyoming will sell a 1-square-mile parcel of pristine land bordering Grand Teton National Park to the U.S. government for $100 million after Gov. Mark Gordon si…
A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
The hackers compromised the networks of telecommunications companies to obtain customer call records and gain access to the private communications of “a limite…
Man indicted in burning death of woman inside a New York City subway train, prosecutors say
The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced F…
How the stock market defied expectations again this year, by the numbers
The number of all-time highs the S&P 500 has set so far this year. The first came early, on Jan. 19, when the index capped a two-year comeback from the swoon c…
Holiday shoppers increased spending by 3.8% despite higher prices
Holiday sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.8%, outpacing the 3.1% increase from a year earlier, according to Mastercard Spend…
NORAD's Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost.
On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats, such as last year’s Chinese spy balloon. But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado …
Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights
Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the…