iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims were slightly higher last week, increasing by 4,000 from the revised previous week’s level, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department. For the week ending Aug. 15, the number of Read More
Carl Court/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It’s a bad day for millions of cheaters. Personal data believed to have been stolen from the adultery website Ashley Madison has been posted on the dark Web, apparently exposing names, email addresses, phone numbers and Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — Regal has a new policy after the latest theater shootings. Regal Entertainment Group posted a new policy on the company’s website this week after renewed security concerns over the latest theater shootings in the Read More
ABC News(LOUISA, Va.) — About 8 miles away from the small town of Louisa, Virginia, a mysterious hidden community is nestled deep in the woods. All the local residents know about it, but few take the time to explore. The community is called Twin Oaks, a commune Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Markets are unnerved after renewed concern over China’s economy and U.S. interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 162.61 to finish at 17348.73. The Nasdaq fell 40.29 to close at 5019.05, while the S&P 500 Read More
Carl Court/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Ashley Madison dump of stolen information has some people on social media seeing the karmic value — while others expressed worry about the future of information security. The trove posted on the dark Web comes one month Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A heated lawsuit is pitting ice cream truck against ice cream truck over a familiar jingle. “Here comes Mister Softee, the soft ice cream man,” the jingle for Mister Softee’s ice cream trucks starts. Based in Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CHICAGO) — Consumer goods prices are higher — but not by much. Prices rose just one-tenth of a percent in July, after two months of slightly faster gains. Energy costs edged up a tenth of a percent, but are still nearly 15 percent Read More
Harry Hammond/V&A Images/Getty Images(NEW ORK) — The very first recording contract signed by The Beatles is expected to fetch $150,000 when it goes on the auction block on Sept. 19. This 1962 contract led to the session where The Beatles recorded “My Read More
Swiftkey(NEW YORK) — It may come as no surprise that New Yorkers are most likely to use the Statue of Liberty emoji, but who would have thought Nevadans favored the eggplant character? A new report from SwiftKey, a keyboard app for iOS and Android, looked at more Read More
