Police: Ex-Walmart employee drove car through store after getting fired

(WHDH) — A former Walmart employee recently plowed his car through the front of his old workplace and drove through the aisles, leaving behind aRead More

Microsoft buying speech recognition firm Nuance in $16B deal

Microsoft, on an accelerated growth push, is buying speech recognition company Nuance in a deal worth about $16 billion. Microsoft will pay $56 per shareRead More

Mastercard launches carbon calculator in its latest attempt to go green

(CNN) — Mastercard wants its customers to understand how much their spending habits are contributing to carbon emissions and global warming. The credit card company created aRead More

Stop! Camel time! China creates world’s first traffic signal for the humped beasts

(CNN) — Officials in northern China have inaugurated what they say is the world’s first traffic signal for camels. The signal came into operation on Sunday in anRead More

English pubs can open again but 2,000 have already gone under

(CNN) — Shops, gyms, pubs and beauty salons in England have welcomed back customers after three months of lockdown, delivering a crucial boost to retailRead More

More young people are getting hospitalized as a ‘stickier,’ more infectious coronavirus strain becomes dominant

(CNN) — What used to be a mysterious new variant first detected in the UK is now the most dominant coronavirus strain in the US. AndRead More

Prince Harry reported to have landed in the UK ahead of Philip’s funeral

(CNN) — Prince Harry has flown back to the United Kingdom from his home in the US on Sunday ahead of the Duke Of Edinburgh’sRead More

A Black family’s beach property in California was taken during the Jim Crow era. The county is now giving it back, and it’s worth millions

(CNN) — A century ago, a Black couple owned a beach resort in Manhattan Beach — a Southern California town known for its scenic expanse.Read More

‘Huge’ explosion rocks St. Vincent as volcano keeps erupting

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent (AP) — La Soufriere volcano fired an enormous amount of ash and hot gas early Monday in the biggest explosive eruption yetRead More

Unusual treatment shows promise for kids with brain tumors

For decades, a deadly type of childhood cancer has eluded science’s best tools. Now doctors have made progress with an unusual treatment: Dripping millions ofRead More