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Telehealth companies keep exposing their customers' medical data. What should they do?
New York City generates 44 million pounds of garbage a day
Covered bins became a requirement this month for all residential buildings with fewer than 10 living units. That’s the majority of residential properties. All …
Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks
Several of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting attacks," Trump's transition said Wedn…
Fossilized dinosaur feces and vomit help scientists reconstruct the creatures' rise
The first dinosaurs were go-getters, Qvarnström said, eating whatever they could — including insects, fish and plants.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire to end nearly 14 months of fighting
Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting …
Walmart becomes latest - and biggest - company to roll back its DEI policies
Separately, conservative political commentator and activist Robby Starbuck has been going after corporate DEI policies, calling out individual companies on the…
Stock market today: Dow hits another record as stocks rise
What helped stocks of smaller companies lead the way, and the Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks jumped 1.5%
‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel
Auto club and insurance company AAA predicts that nearly 80 million Americans will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday. Most of…
Judge reduces prison sentence for Capitol rioter who berated and insulted him
A federal judge on Friday imposed a one-year reduction in a prison sentence for a man who stormed the U.S. Capitol and then engaged in a pattern of disruptive …
Northern California gets record rain and heavy snow. Many have been in the dark for days in Seattle
A major storm continued to drop heavy snow and record rain Friday as it moved through Northern California, closing roads and prompting evacuations in some area…
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigat…
Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without parole
Riley’s family and friends tearfully remembered her and asked the judge to sentence Ibarra to the maximum penalty. Her mother called him a “monster” and her fa…
'Bomb cyclone' threatens Northern California and Pacific Northwest
Northern California and the Pacific Northwest are bracing for what is expected to be a powerful storm, with heavy rain and winds set to pummel the region and p…
NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
Last week, a park on the northern tip of Manhattan caught fire, sending smoke billowing across the city — less than a week after a brush fire in Brooklyn’s Pro…
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
The airline said it received commitments for a $350 million equity investment from existing bondholders and will convert $795 million of their debt into stock …
The far side of the moon once had erupting volcanoes too
Scientists know there were active volcanoes on the near side, the part of the moon seen from Earth, dating back to a similar time frame.