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Verizon Finalizes $4.5B Yahoo Acquisition, CEO Mayer Resigns

Marissa Mayer has quit Yahoo as Verizon Communications closed its $4.48 billion takeover of the internet firm's core business. The deal between Verizon an...

Fifth Republican Senator Steps Forward in Dissent Against Health Care Bill

WASHINGTON (AP ) - Republican Sen. GOP Sen. Arthur Heller (R-NV), who is up for re-election, said Thursday that he has "serious concerns about the bill's im...

New York Times sources say Uber discussing leave for CEO

The recommendations come from Eric J. Holder's months long investigation into Uber's bully, combative and sexual harassment culture. - The company has f...

IPhone 8's Radical Overhaul Gets Almost Confirmed by These Leaked Cases

The three options include a thinner glass cover for the fingerprint area of the display, creating a pinhole through the glass for optical or ultrasonic fing...

NASA's Kepler space telescope spots 219 new potential planets

The results from the new discovery suggest that there may be billions of Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy. Kepler telescope has spent the last 4 yea...

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Sells 4 Million Copies In 3 Months

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds launched on March 23rd of this year, during the same month that saw the release of some other vastly popular titles like The Leg...

Pakistan face India in classification match of world hockey league

Ramandeep pulled off a reverse flick past the Pakistan goalkeeper. Talwinder though did not make the same mistake and gave India its second goal as he deflec...

Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 73

At least 25 people, mostly Shias, were killed in the explosions and over 100 injured. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the terrorist attacks,...

Saudi cabinet expresses satisfaction over Qatar-related decisions

Analysts estimate that at least 40 percent of all of Qatar's food supplies are transported across its land border with Saudi Arabia. On the diplomatic front, ...

Astronomers Are Now Hunting for Planet 9 and Planet 10

The mysterious mass, the authors show, has given away its presence - for now - only by controlling the orbital planes of a population of space rocks known as K...

Trump Attorney denies Rumors of Trump under Investigation

On June 16, the president dismissed the investigation as a "witch hunt", and appeared to admit that he was being investigated for firing former FBI Director Ja...

Forced displacement: refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people (IDPs)

A United Nations (UN) report documented that almost 66 million people were forcibly displaced from their homes previous year. An estimated 300 000 civilians hav...

Man killed father with bat at county official's home

The suspect had lived with his father a few days before the Father's Day beating and was supposed to enter a drug treatment program Monday. Michael Marchal...

With cameras banned, CNN sends sketch artist to White House briefing

This isn't the first time Acosta has been critical of the administration, even this week, calling the press secretary "useless" during CNN Newsroom on Monday....

Military jet practicing for Ohio air show in accident

No injuries were immediately reported as emergency responders worked to extricate the aircraft's two occupants. Penelope Reed of the Montgomery County Sheriff...

Gatland has gambled with Test selection

The Lions will start the three-Test series with New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday, with thousands of fans flooding into Auckland for the fixture. And G...

F1: Red Bull take top two spots in Azerbaijan practice

The eighth round of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship - the 2017 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix started today in Baku. As both Ferraris stayed on...

Flip Phone Still Alive: Samsung Reveals Galaxy Folder 2 For South Korea

Note that the Samsung Galaxy Folder 2 goes on sale in South Korea at a price of about 260 United States dollars. The upcoming 6.3-inch phablet is going to s...

How US Senate, House Obamacare overhaul bills compare

Martin Heinrich said the Senate bill "is everything we feared it would be". Both the House and Senate bill would phase out the expansion of Medicaid eligi...

Blackhawks get Saad back in trade with Blue Jackets

Hjalmarsson has spent his entire 10-year career in Chicago and was part of three Stanley Cup winners during that time. The Columbus Blue Jackets have acquired...

Fabinho tempted by Manchester United move

Today, Fabinho is close to joining Man Utd.... He's particularly interested in Fabinho's versatility, with the 23-year-old capable of playing in a number ...

SpaceX aims for rarefied air with upcoming launches

This weekend looks to be an extremely busy launch week for SpaceX , which is also hoping to launch another payload-a set of 10 satellites for Iridium-from Vand...

Slimmed-down Queen's Speech reflects weakened May

Prime Minister Theresa May, leading a so-called "zombie" government after a disastrous election, on Wednesday unveiled a diluted programme of action that includ...

Tropical Storm Cindy roars through the Gulf of Mexico

The storm's maximum sustained winds are near 40 miles per hour and it's expected to weaken to a tropical depression later in the morning and become a remnant ...

Obamacare replacement bill to take center stage in Senate

The legislation also provides more generous tax subsidies than the House bill to help low-income people buy private insurance. Tax boosts Obama levied on up...

NASA scientist calls Goop body-healing stickers "a load of bullshit"

Goop , actress Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle website , removed a claim about a brand it was promoting after NASA debunked it. Goop's post said Body Vibes a...

Government Announces 30 More Smart Cities; Invests Rs 57393 Crore

These smart cities names were announced by Union Urban development minister M. Venkaiah Naidu . In the new list, the Kerala capital is followed by Chhattisga...

Facebook announces United Kingdom counter-extremism initiative

The Online Civil Courage Initiative claims to educate British NGOs on how to monitor and respond to extremist content . The move comes amid growing pressure ...

Gov. Ivey addresses Tropical Depression Cindy

But ABC News meteorologists said this warning is likely to end soon as Cindy weakens throughout the day. A tropical storm warning from High Island, Texas, to ...

76ers take Fultz with top pick in NBA draft

So it would seem that Fultz's team could have probably filled in the necessary (city) and (team name) before the usual draft-night craziness. Two years later, i...

Head Coach Luke Walton Wants LaVar Ball to Slow Down

Despite some rumors in the weeks leading up to the 2017 NBA Draft that the Los Angeles Lakers were considering other options , the team selected UCLA point...

Tropical depression brings flooding to US Gulf Coast states

The storm's first fatality was reported on Wednesday, when a 10-year-old boy was struck by a log dislodged by a large wave as he stood near the shore in Fort ...

Honor 9 up for pre-order in the United Kingdom starting at £379.99

Earlier this year, Huawei introduced the Honor 9 flagship device in China, which is expected to launch in Europe on Jun 27th. The Honor 8 Pro will be made a...

North Korea FINALLY reacts to claim it tortured USA prisoner

US President Donald Trump says China has failed to persuade North Korea to rein in its nuclear program, ratcheting up the rhetoric after an American student d...

Brexit: With the clock ticking, Britain, EU play up chance of deal

The EU and Britain on Monday launched the long-awaited Brexit talks at European Commission's headquarters in Brussels , almost one year after Britain vot...