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Apple prototype used to secure company’s first big order sold at auction for nearly $700,000

An authentic prototype of the Apple-1 computer sold for nearly $700,000 recently at a Boston-based auction house.

August 23, 2022

Ford cuts 3,000 jobs in America, Canada and India as part of pivot to electric vehicles

Ford Motor Company announced the layoffs of 3,000 workers in America, Canada and India in a memo to employees Monday as part of a continued pivot to electric vehicles.

August 23, 2022

Two NYC street vendors say they were robbed of clothes at knifepoint, told to ‘go back to Mexico’

New York City police said Monday they are searching for three women accused of robbing two street vendors of clothes in the Bronx on Aug. 12.

August 23, 2022

Joe Quattrone, who trimmed hair in the House for 50 years, will retire at the end of August

Joe Quattrone, witness to 50 years of Congressional history from his barber's booth in the Rayburn Building, will be retiring at the end of August.

August 20, 2022

McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac coming to Miami after rave reviews in Britain

The Chicken Big Mac, which sold out in 10 days after being released in Britain, is coming to select Miami locations later this month.

August 20, 2022

Canceled in Chicago: Committee calls for 41 monuments to be removed

A Chicago advisory committee on monuments has recommended that 41 statues, plaques and other honors around the city be removed, including three statues of Christopher Columbus.

August 20, 2022

Texas inmate faces life in prison if convicted on new federal drug trafficking charges

Texas inmate Yeshmel Wright faces the possibility of a life sentence in federal prison after being charged and arrested as part of a 42-person conspiracy to drone drop drugs and contraband into prison.

August 20, 2022

At least 20 dead, 40 injured thus far in latest attack by Somali terrorist cell al-Shabab

Somali terrorist group al-Shabab, which is aligned with al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for storming the Hayat Hotel in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu Friday night.

August 20, 2022

Elderly, confused driver parks SUV on second level of Massachusetts mall

A disoriented elderly driver ended up driving onto the second floor of a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, after cruising through a set of automatic doors from the parking garage.

August 19, 2022

FDA issues first-ever warning for flavored nicotine gummies

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an official warning against a company that makes and sells flavored nicotine gummies without proper authorization, saying it's potentially harmful for children.

August 19, 2022

D.C. spending federal COVID-19 relief on $1,000 in back-to-school payments to needy families

Needy families in D.C. will be receiving federal COVID-19 largesse in the form of a one-time, $1,000 payment with no strings attached.

August 19, 2022

Lightning strike outside Florida school kills mother waiting to pick up her child

A Florida woman died in the hospital Thursday after being struck by lightning while standing outside a school with her child and dog.

August 19, 2022

Multiple fatalities reported after two small planes collide 200 feet in the air in California

Two small Cessna planes collided 200 feet in the air while trying to land at Watsonville Municipal Airport in California on Thursday, causing multiple fatalities.

August 19, 2022

Two Ethiopian Airlines pilots fell asleep at 37,000 feet, missing the descent to the runway

Ethiopian Airlines on Friday said it suspended two pilots who fell asleep at the helm of a flight earlier this week between Khartoum, Sudan, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, pending an investigation.

August 19, 2022

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania now has internet access to help climbers stay safe and connected

Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain standing 19,300 feet above sea level, now has broadband internet access for climbers and tourists as of Tuesday.

August 19, 2022

29 people infected, 9 hospitalized, with E. coli in Ohio and Michigan

The Centers for Disease Control is investigating and helping mitigate an E. coli outbreak in two Midwestern states.

August 18, 2022

Strippers at Hollywood dive bar file to unionize

Topless picket lines may become a thing.

August 18, 2022

Streaming surpassed cable in percentage of U.S. TV consumption for first time in July, Nielsen says

More Americans streamed TV content in July than got it via cable, the first month this has ever happened, according to new data from Nielsen.

August 18, 2022

Greater Vancouver Zoo on the prowl for missing wolves after vandalism to enclosure let them escape

The Greater Vancouver Zoo is searching for a small number of wolves still missing after vandals tampered with their enclosure and let them escape, zoo officials and police said recently.

August 18, 2022

American traffic fatalities hit 20-year high in the first quarter of 2022, says NHTSA data

Americans reached a grim 20-year-high mark in traffic fatalities in the first quarter of 2022, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's early estimates released on Thursday.

August 18, 2022