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Government says Veterans Affairs and State Departments were swept up in Russian-backed Microsoft hack

The US Department of Veterans Affairs and an arm of the US State Department are among a growing list of Microsoft Corp. customers that have acknowledged they were...

Here’s what’s going on with the average 80-year-old brain

In the wake of last week’s presidential debate between the 78- and 81-year-old candidates—and the impression among some that President Joe Biden looked “old and frail,” with at...

Olympic soccer team captain predicts wave of investment in women’s sports after major contracts like Caitlin Clark

Making it to the Olympics is “a non-stop grind,” according to soccer star Lindsey Horan. The 30-year-old co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team is gearing up for her...

We need to close the oral health care gap to improve the world’s well-being

Oral health is about more than just a smile; it’s a critical component of overall health and well-being. Despite its importance, nearly 50% of the world suffers from...

U.S. officials enlist trained shooters to kill 450,000 barred owls—all in the name of saving their cousins from extinction

To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense West Coast forests to kill almost...

Newly minted billionaire Panera founder says writing his own obituary helps him meet his goals

Panera Bread founder Ron Shaich’s key to success may seem morbid on the surface, but it may just have helped him become a newly minted billionaire.  The 70-year-old Shaich...

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Why Redbox has been powering down

Redbox’s field service technicians thought they had seen it all.Stores had unplugged thousands of the company’s iconic red DVD rental kiosks. Payroll and...

Tesla stock turns positive for 2024 amid a breakneck $200 billion rally. ‘The worst is in the rear-view mirror’

Tesla Inc. shares whipsawed on Friday as the world’s most valuable automaker briefly wiped off its year-to-date losses after the stock’s breakneck seven-day...

‘Free’ checking might come with a charge soon, warns Chase

Chase Bank customers could see some additional charges in the not too distant future. The Wall Street Journal reports the country’s biggest retail bank...

Crypto billionaire, Walmart heir, and former NFL commissioner urge Biden to step aside—’just as George Washington did’

A coalition of top business leaders is taking their campaign to get President Joe Biden to drop his re-election bid one step further,...

YouTube’s improved eraser tool easily removes copyrighted music from videos

YouTube has launched an improved eraser tool that lets creators remove copyrighted music from their videos while keeping other audio intact. The revamped...