tarabird/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Stocks closed higher Tuesday as the Federal Reserve began a two-day meeting over interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 17,904.48, up 113.31 from its open. The NASDAQ also closed up by 25.58 to finish the Read More
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The announcement by Gap Inc. that it is closing a quarter of its namesake stores in North America by January may bring to mind the retailer’s many fashion and pop-culture moments through the years, including Read More
KABC-TV(NEW YORK) — After the disturbing news that two youths were mauled in two separate shark attacks on Sunday in North Carolina, there’s renewed interest in technologies and practices that might be able to prevent such dangerous encounters with the Read More
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Electronic Entertainment Expo — or E3 for short — gets into full swing Tuesday, but that hasn’t stopped some of the biggest names in gaming from sharing some early surprises. Here’s a look at Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(SAN FRANCISCO) — Gap Inc., the popular retailer of t-shirts and khakis, is closing down more than a fourth of its stores over the next few years. Gap sales have declined recently, prompting the retailer to close a total of 175 of its 675 Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Fewer Americans started building new homes in May after a sharp increase the month before. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that housing starts fell 11.1 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,036,000. But, Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — LastPass, the digital vault where many users have chosen to store their passwords for various websites, is urging users to take precautions after the password defender suffered a security breach. Password managers have become a popular Read More
David Miller/ABC News(NEW YORK) — Matthew “Griff” Griffin’s life changed when he was in a combat boot factory in Afghanistan and saw a flip-flop thong punched through the sole of a combat boot. The Seattle native, 36, and Army Ranger veteran was Read More
Fuse/ThinkstockBy ELISABETH LEAMY (NEW YORK) — Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Susan Collins of Maine have just introduced the “Robocall and Call Spoofing Enforcement Improvements Act of 2015.” Among other things, the law would empower the FCC to Read More
Apple(NEW YORK) — Watch out. One man got his hands on the $10,000 gold Apple Watch Edition and did the unthinkable — obliterating the device by smashing it with two powerful magnets, according to a YouTube video. With the coveted Apple Watch Edition at the Read More
