Taiwan Lawmakers Descend Into Brawl
Members of the Taiwanese parliament broke into a brawl after a member attempted to steal a bill to prevent it from being passed.
Posted on 18 May 2024 | 4:55 pm
N.Y.C: DOE Employees Mother And Son Scam School For Kids With Disabilities
Investigators discovered that a mother-and-son team working for the city Department of Education (DOE) has scammed a public school for disabled children in Manhattan out of almost $8,500.
Posted on 18 May 2024 | 12:50 pm
UMass Dartmouth Commencement Billionaire Speaker Surprises Each Graduate With $1,000
A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth commencement speaker surprises students with $1,000 cash each with one condition.
Posted on 18 May 2024 | 11:34 am
Calif: Jurupa School District To Pay $360K To Gym Teacher Fired For Not Following Gender-Related Policies
An agreement was reached to resolve a lawsuit filed in 2023 by a former gym teacher who was accused and fired for "disregarding the district's gender-identity policies."
Posted on 17 May 2024 | 7:22 pm
House Passes Resolution Condemning ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
The House of Representatives has passed a resolution condemning “calls to defund the police.”
Posted on 17 May 2024 | 6:33 pm
Noem Doubles Down On Claim That Cartels Operate In South Dakota Reservations
After being barred from several tribes' reservations over her remarks, South Dakota GOP Governor Kristi Noem stepped up her accusations on Thursday that drug gangs with ties to Native American tribes are operating in the state.
Posted on 17 May 2024 | 6:06 pm
Reddit stock jumps after OpenAI partnership
Shares of Reddit rose 14% on Friday, following a partnership with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI that is expected to draw in more users for the social media platform.
Posted on 17 May 2024 | 9:52 am
Cisco rises as networking equipment demand rebound takes root
The world's largest networking equipment maker had struggled with sluggish demand as customers adjusted piled up inventory from frenetic buying during the pandemic.
Posted on 16 May 2024 | 10:14 am
GameStop, AMC drop after two days of sharp rally on ‘Roaring Kitty’ effect
Trading in the retail investor darlings, the most actively traded NYSE stocks, were halted minutes after the market opened.
Posted on 15 May 2024 | 10:24 am
Alphabet debuts beefed-up AI search and chatbot as competition heats up
The flurry of announcements underscores Google's efforts to refresh its products since Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s 2022 launch of ChatGPT dazzled the public.
Posted on 14 May 2024 | 6:15 pm
Musk’s SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills
A review of Texas property records shows that SpaceX can be far slower to pay builders and suppliers than they are to break ground.
Posted on 13 May 2024 | 10:49 am
FBI working towards nabbing Scattered Spider hackers, official says
The young hackers grabbed headlines when they broke into the systems of casino-operators MGM and Caesars.
Posted on 10 May 2024 | 10:00 am