Nation Nov 15 Twitter launches new tools to combat online abuse In the past, the company has been criticized for its slow response to taking down hateful language.
Nation Nov 10 Dungeons & Dragons rolls a 20, now a critical hit in the Toy Hall of Fame with Little People and the swing Finalists that did not make the cut include Care Bears, Clue, Uno, coloring books, Rock ‘Em Sock’Em Robots, Transformers, Nerf foam balls, and pinball.
World Oct 21 Immigration clampdown adding to mental health stress for Central American migrants Doctors Without Borders told The Guardian that its doctors found that nine out of 10 migrants suffered from anxiety or depression, a number that has tripled in two years.
World Sep 30 Hurricane Matthew gains strength in the Caribbean, becomes major storm Meteorologists still do not know if or how the storm will make landfall in the United States.
Science Sep 13 NASA says August and July are the hottest months on record NASA said earlier this year that the heat that has permeated 2016 is caused by both the El Nino weather pattern and the underlying effects of greenhouse gas emissions.
Nation Sep 06 Fox News settles Gretchen Carlson’s sexual harassment case The parent company of Fox News has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with former anchor Gretchen Carlson and issued her a public apology.
Nation Sep 02 Samsung recalls millions of Galaxy Note 7 phones Samsung has issued a global recall for its newest phone, the Galaxy Note 7, two weeks after it came on the market.
World Aug 31 First U.S. flight to Cuba since 1961 lands safely After a ribbon cutting ceremony and a performance from a Cuban band, 150 passengers boarded the JetBlue flight flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Santa Clara, Cuba.
Nation Aug 26 Top male actors make twice as much as female colleagues A pay gap persists between top-earning male and female actors, according to a new measurement by Forbes.
Nation Aug 18 Uber to launch fleet of self-driving Volvos. Will Pittsburgh residents hop in? As part of a $300 million deal with Volvo, Uber said it will produce a fleet of 100 self-driving XC90 vehicles for the test program by the end of the year. The test program will start in Pittsburgh.