Florida officials are issuing evacuation orders as Hurricane Irma approaches...
Hurricane Irma continues to strengthen as it barrels towards Florida, and officials are already ordering evacuations from areas likely to be hardest-hit if the storm makes landfall. Irma – one of the...
View ArticleOne big problem on DACA: Trump does not know what he wants
In announcing the administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in the future, Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the issue as follows: “The nation...
View ArticleColin Trevorrow is out as director of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday that it had “mutually chosen to part ways” with director Colin Trevorrow on “Star Wars: Episode IX.” “Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development...
View ArticleA ghostly aurora may be visible to the northern US states on Wednesday night
Thanks to an outburst from the sun on Labor Day, northern US states may be in for a light show late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. On Monday, the surface of the sun erupted into a small...
View ArticleHurricane categories only tell part of the story — here’s what kind of damage...
Hurricanes Irma and Harvey are two very different storms. While Harvey’s record rains drenched southeastern Texas and western Louisiana, flooding Houston in over 4 feet of rainfall, Irma’s winds – if...
View ArticleNate Silver is getting slammed for trying to make fun of the Red Sox cheating...
A report by Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times says the Boston Red Sox were caught stealing signs against the New York Yankees using Apple Watches. The scandal is not terribly unlike the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: A mysterious self-driving Toyota with a stealth paint job was spotted...
Self-driving cars are running wild in the streets of San Francisco. Residents of the city are likely to encounter a robo-car prototype at any moment. Uber, GM, and Google spinoff Waymo are the...
View ArticleTrump declares a state of emergency in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US...
With Hurricane Irma’s possible landfall on the United States approaching, President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands on Tuesday. According...
View Article2 of the top officials in Trump’s cabinet gave vastly different statements on...
Two of President Donald Trump’s top administration officials provided vastly different statements in announcing his decision to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – known as DACA – in six...
View ArticleAirlines are capping ticket prices after furious customers took to Twitter to...
Airlines are capping prices on flights out of Florida after people attempting to evacuate before Hurricane Irma hits spoke out against skyrocketing costs. Fliers were charged up to $3,000 for domestic...
View ArticleOne of Obamacare’s biggest nightmares is back
Optima – a Virginia-based health insurer – will exit a slew of Obamacare exchanges in the state for 2018, the company announced Wednesday. The insurer said it would leave many rural areas of the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever measured, is slamming...
Hurricane Irma has slammed into several Caribbean islands as a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm. The National Hurricane Center’s projected path shows Irma arriving in South Florida over the...
View Article5 ways to get a flight out during an emergency — if you’ve got the cash or...
For many travelers, getting a flight out of an airport in Florida as Hurricane Irma bears down will be practically impossible. Major airlines are canceling flights prior to the Category 5 storm making...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg invited 3 ‘Dreamers’ to his Silicon Valley home and...
Tomás Evangelista’s status as undocumented immigrant thwarted his dream to join the military and made it hard for him to find a job. Now he’s trying to help other Dreamers like him – immigrants...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines is capping all of its flights out of Florida at $99 as...
American Airlines is going to great lengths to help as many people as possible escape Hurricane Irma. The company said Wednesday that it will offer tickets out of Florida for $99 as the hurricane...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone 8 may cost as much as $999 — and there’s a smarter way to buy it
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program allows you to pay over two years or upgrade after at least 12 payments. Only 12% of iPhone owners purchase their phone directly from Apple. If you wouldn’t buy a laptop...
View ArticleOne chart shows Apple dominating the smartwatch market
Rumors are swirling that Apple plans to unveil a new Apple Watch alongside the iPhone 8 next week, and competitors in the wearable market tried to get a step ahead this week by unveiling new devices...
View ArticleThe inside story of how a $12 billion deal for a revolutionary cancer...
One of the most attention-catching biotech deals of the year slotted into place after a fateful July meeting that didn’t directly have to do with either company, a new filing shows. In August, Gilead...
View ArticleLarry Ellison won’t get paid any more equity unless he gets Oracle’s stock up...
If Oracle CTO and renowned billionaire Larry Ellison wants to get any wealthier, he’s going to have to do right by shareholders. The company just revealed a new, 100% performance-based equity package...
View ArticleTrump lawyer Ty Cobb, fooled by ’email prankster,’ asks for ‘drone’ in...
White House special counsel Ty Cobb engaged in a lengthy email exchange with a prankster posing as White House social media director Dan Scavino, during which Cobb asked whether there was “any drone...
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