Across the globe, revelers ring in new decade

From the biggest cities to the smallest towns, people welcomed the year 2020. January 1, 2020, 6:17 AM 6 min read From tourist centers to town squares, revelers across the world welcomed the new decade…

Stocks post biggest 1-year gain since 2013

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 rose 35.2% and 28.9%, respectively, for the year. December 31, 2019, 11:19 PM 3 min read The three major U.S. stock market indexes in 2019 saw some of their strongest…

Minimum wage to increase in more than 20…

The minimum wage in more than 20 states and 26 cities and counties across the United States will increase starting on Jan. 1, affecting more than half of the country's population and marking the greatest…

Facebooks latest takedown has a twist — AI-generated…

Facebook has been regularly removing fake accounts in its fight against disinformation, but the company's latest announcement presented a twist -- artificially generated profile pictures. Facebook recently announced that it had taken down a network…

Trump signs bill to help eliminate backlog in…

More than 100,000 rape kits remain untested. December 31, 2019, 1:16 PM 4 min read President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation that provides funding to help states eliminate backlogs in rape kit testing.…