Keeping up with America

A prominent Amazon consultant has avoided jail time for his involvement in an elaborate scheme to bribe company employees to give his clients an upper hand on the e-retailer’s sprawling online marketplace.

A federal appeals court temporarily paused a lower court order that limited communications between top Biden administration officials and social media companies about content posted to their platforms.

Dozens of heat records could fall this weekend as an already intense heat wave in the Southwest reaches its boiling point, with temperatures nearing 130 degrees Fahrenheit in some locations.

Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is working in the United States or how well it represents the interests of most Americans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

New York architect Rex Heuermann is being charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing three women whose bodies were found in December 2010 in the unsolved string of killings famously known as the Gilgo Beach murders, according to court records unsealed on Friday.

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People in Hong Kong should discourage smoking by staring at anyone who lights up in areas where it is banned, the city's health secretary has suggested.

At least 30 people died when the Sudanese army shelled a market in Omdurman during what residents of the country’s most populous city described as the worst week for civilian casualties since the outbreak of war in April.

Lets Talk Business and Tech

Small Business Trends and Predictions for 2023

Is a Terminator-style AI apocalypse inevitable? Know what shocking research says

Did the 'Black Mirror' episode 'Joan Is Awful' predict the SAG-AFTRA strike? Some think so

Richer, Wiser, Happier

Money Minute: Pros and cons of joint, separate checking accounts

Financial Tips for Teens (That Everyone Can Use) | Jamie Bosse, Flatland KC. More than 700,000 Americans file for bankruptcy a year. 60% of families are living paycheck to paycheck. Student loan debt is at an all-time high. And it’s not just less wealthy people who are struggling. Even families with great careers and six-figure incomes are having trouble managing a monthly budget and being prepared for emergencies.

Sports and Showbiz Shenanigans

Marcus Mariota sets the record straight on leaving the Falcons late in the 2022 season after benching | NCAA Fines Tennessee Over $8 Million for More Than 200 Football Violations

What Does The SAG-AFTRA Strike Mean For Hollywood? | Why 'Sound of Freedom,' Jim Caviezel's controversial child sex trafficking film, is a hit

5 Celeb Facts That Sound False But Are Actually True | Hayao Miyazaki’s Final Film, Renamed ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ Picked Up by GKIDS for North American Distribution

 Life Hacks to Hack Your Life

Nobel Laureate shares his ten tips for a life in science

35 Incredibly Useful Life Hacks That Have Saved These Internet Users Tons Of Money And Time

Reader’s Digest Releases Best 100 Books of All Time List

8 Ways to Experience Indigenous Heritage in One Canadian Province