The 10 most important things in the world right now
Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday. 1. There’s about to be huge upheaval in the financial world.Britain’s vote to leave the… Read More ›
Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday. 1. There’s about to be huge upheaval in the financial world.Britain’s vote to leave the… Read More ›
Last week, Tesla announced that it was pursuing an acquisition of SolarCity, the troubled solar-panel leasing company that’s run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s… Read More ›
That “Leave” won Thursday’s referendum has been seen as an indictment of the UK’s whole political system. Fully 51.9% of voters elected to begin… Read More ›
Brussels – English, the world’s second language and the main working tongue of EU institutions, may no longer be an official language of the… Read More ›
Sullivan County, NY – A one year moratorium on all developments encompassing more than five residential units was unanimously approved tonight by the Fallsburg… Read More ›
Dallas – A Muslim student who moved to Qatar with his family following his arrest at a suburban Dallas high school when a homemade… Read More ›
Sacramento, CA – At least seven people were stabbed Sunday when counter-protesters clashed with members of right-wing extremists groups that planned to hold a… Read More ›
New York – The $2.08 trillion wiped off global equity markets on Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union was the biggest… Read More ›
Lake Isabella, CA – A ravenous and deadly wildfire in central California has burned 200 homes, many belonging to retirees on fixed incomes with… Read More ›
Atlanta – The wife of Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman says she fears for her husband’s life and that the Mexican government is… Read More ›
Hong Kong – Beijing residents have put up with choking smog, trash-filled rivers and toxic running tracks. Now they have another concern — sinking. An… Read More ›
As soon as they become active within the IAF, the planes will begin taking over jobs currently carried out by F-15s and F-16s – flights… Read More ›
50 sobering pieces, including bedtime stories, signs, propaganda posters, and paperwork on display at the New-York Historical Society until July 31 NEW YORK —… Read More ›
Palantir, the secretive $20 billion data-mining startup cofounded by Peter Thiel, is buying $225 million of stock back from employees. The catch, reports BuzzFeed’s… Read More ›
Twilio, one of the few tech companies testing the IPO waters in 2016, just priced its offering at $15 a share – above its… Read More ›
Investors may be finally turning their backs on Elon Musk. Musk’s electric-car company,Tesla, made an offer on Tuesday to buy Musk’s solar-power company, SolarCity.… Read More ›
Chicago, IL – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert wheeled himself into a federal prison in Minnesota on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence… Read More ›
Orlando, FL – The Florida alligator that killed a vacationing 2-year-old boy at Disney World Resort has likely been removed from the area of… Read More ›
Jerusalem – Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren said Wednesday she was a “believer” in Israel and rejected efforts to boycott it. Mirren showered Israeli artists… Read More ›
At least two women and four children were killed in the shooting. The Turkish government has denied the report, which was made by a human… Read More ›