Malkin: Standing up against the bullies who are shaming the wealthy
America, we have a bullying epidemic. No, not the school bullying issues that get constant attention from Hollywood, the White House and the media. No, not the “fat-shaming” and “body-shaming”...
View ArticleFacebook buying messaging app WhatsApp for $19 billion
NEW YORK — Facebook is buying mobile messaging service WhatsApp for $19 billion in cash and stock, by far the company's largest acquisition and bigger than any that Google, Microsoft or Apple have ever...
View ArticleAl-Qaida spokesman recounts 9/11 aftermath
NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s hours in a dark Afghanistan cave the evening of the Sept. 11 attacks were brought to light when his son-in-law testified in his own defense at his terrorism trial,...
View ArticleBin Laden son-in-law convicted at NYC terror trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, the voice of fiery al-Qaida propaganda videotapes after the Sept. 11 attacks, was convicted Wednesday of conspiring to kill Americans for his role as the...
View ArticleVisionary or looney? Facebook's Zuckerberg on spending spree
NEW YORK — Facebook's latest multibillion dollar acquisition of virtual reality headset maker Oculus is prompting some people to wonder if CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already living in an alternate...
View ArticleVisionary or looney? Zuckerberg on spending spree
NEW YORK — Facebook’s latest multibillion dollar acquisition of virtual reality headset maker Oculus is prompting some people to wonder if CEO Mark Zuckerberg is already living in an alternate...
View ArticleAnimal mummies displayed at California museum
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Dogs and cats are often beloved family members in current culture, but animals held such a prominent place in ancient Egyptian society that tens of millions were mummified, some...
View ArticleWhite delivers exhausting, unpredictable and satisfying concert at Wild West
Jack White’s five-song, 25-minute encore Friday night at Wild West proved to be 35 minutes short of the hour-long encore he delivered the night before at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa, Okla.Even so,...
View Article5 people escape from Sydney cafe in hostage crisis
SYDNEY — Five people escaped from a Sydney cafe where a gunman took an unknown number of hostages during Monday morning rush hour. Two people inside the cafe earlier held up a flag with an Islamic...
View ArticleFacebook's Messenger app adding more ways to connect
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is trying to mold its Messenger app into a more versatile communications hub as smartphones create new ways for people to connect with friends and businesses beyond the walls...
View ArticleBusiness in brief
WASHINGTONThe world’s largest oil services company, Schlumberger Ltd., has agreed to a penalty of more than $232 million and one of its subsidiaries will plead guilty to trade sanctions violations, the...
View ArticleThe Latest on Nepal Quake: UN says 8 million affected
5.45 p.m. (1200 GMT)Rain brought fresh misery to the Kathmandu Valley, where tens of thousands of people are living outside after Saturday's earthquake, fearing returning to their homes.At Kathmandu's...
View ArticleTop Apps
The top iPhone and iPad apps for the week ending May 18:TOP PAID IPHONE APPS1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang2. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.3. Monument Valley, ustwo4. Dark Sky - Weather Radar,...
View ArticleiTunes Top Apps
App Store Official Charts for the week ending May 25:TOP PAID IPHONE APPS:1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang2. Alto’s Adventure, Snowman3. Enlight, Lightricks Ltd.4. Heads Up!, Warner Bros.5. Dark...
View ArticlePitts: Trump proves ignorance doesn't matter much in presidential race
Our question for the day: Does ignorance matter?Our lead exhibit — you will not be shocked to hear this — is Donald Trump.Last week, the billionaire real estate mogul who is seeking the Republican...
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