Netflix's DVD-by-mail service bows out as its red-and-white envelopes make their final trip
The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after the birth of a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment
2023-09-29 01:17
Colleges should step up their diversity efforts after affirmative action ruling, the government says
The Biden administration is asking America’s colleges to step up their efforts to make campuses more racially diverse
2023-09-29 01:16
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say
A 32-year-old Rotterdam resident has been arrested following two shooting incidents in the Dutch city, which resulted in multiple fatalities, Rotterdam police said Thursday.
2023-09-29 00:55
A long-dead Tropical Storm Ophelia is helping fuel a growing flood risk for millions in the Northeast
There is a growing risk for flash flooding for millions in the Northeast Friday, including the New York City area, as moisture from the remains of long-dead Tropical Storm Ophelia combines with a new coastal storm to deliver heavy rainfall.
2023-09-29 00:55
Fact check: House Republicans first hearing in Biden impeachment inquiry
The GOP-led House Oversight Committee is holding its first hearing Thursday in the impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden. Republicans have made Hunter Biden's business dealings the central focus of their impeachment inquiry, but there is no public evidence to date that the president personally received any money.
2023-09-29 00:51
United Airlines agrees to improve flight access for wheelchair users
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON United Airlines on Thursday said it will improve air travel for passengers using wheelchairs
2023-09-29 00:21
Shutdown's shadow, Biden's speech and arguing the case: Takeaways from the House impeachment hearing
The impeachment inquiry being conducted by House Republicans can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president for what the Constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
2023-09-29 00:21
Gilgo Beach killings suspect wants his hundreds of seized guns back so he can sell them
Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann has petitioned the court to reclaim more than 280 guns that were seized from his home in July so he can sell them and financially help his family while in jail.
2023-09-29 00:20
Romanian court eases geographical restrictions on divisive influencer Andrew Tate
A court in Romania’s capital on Thursday has eased geographical restrictions on Andrew Tate, the divisive social media influencer who is charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women
2023-09-28 23:23
A key US government surveillance tool should face new limits, a divided privacy oversight board says
A sharply divided privacy oversight board says the FBI and other government agencies should be required to get court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program
2023-09-28 23:20
Man wanted in killing of Baltimore tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere is arrested, police say
Police say a man wanted in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur has been arrested
2023-09-28 23:18
A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer Robert Fico's opposition party leading the polls, it is one being watched with alarm in the West.
2023-09-28 22:52