sculpies/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Housing starts dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.07 million last month, a 2 percent drop from December, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Bad weather was partly to blame for the decline, especially Read More
Bandai(NEW YORK) — The fictional Marty McFly would surely be first in line to purchase a Back to the Future inspired iPhone case that turns an iPhone 6 into the movie’s flying DeLorean. Bandai, a Japanese company, showed off its miniature DeLorean iPhone case Read More
Apple Inc.(NEW YORK) — The wait for the Apple Watch is almost over — but there are still plenty of unanswered questions about the highly anticipated wearable device. “One of the biggest surprises people are going to have when they start using it is the Read More
Google(NEW YORK) — Happy birthday, Alessandro Volta! A geeky Google Doodle showing an animation of a battery honors one of the forefathers of electrical science. Volta is widely credited with having invented the modern battery — a discovery he made around 1799 Read More
robynmac/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The alternative minimum tax affects some 23 million higher-income taxpayers, but do you know what it means for you? “The alternative minimum tax is a tax that was put into effect a number of years ago, and it’s Read More
Uber(WASHINGTON) — Uber riders in the nation’s capital got a Presidents Day treat Monday when they logged on to the app: In honor of the holiday, the ride service offered Washingtonians the chance to cruise around town just like the president. By selecting the Read More
Oli Scarff/Getty Images(CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — What causes so few startups in Silicon Valley to grow and prosper and 90 percent of them to wither away on the vine? It certainly has to do with more than dumb luck, as Scott Stern, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Read More
Klamath Falls, Ore. – Oregon State Police and Lake County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating SPENCER KING GIESEA, age 44, of Klamath County. GIESEA was last seen Friday, February 13, 2015, in western Lake County north of Read More
Robert Mandel/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Amazon won’t let the Federal Aviation Administration kill its dream of a drone delivery service, despite new proposals released over the weekend that seem to shoot down the e-commerce giant’s aerial ambitions. Read More
Mackon/iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Taxes may eat up more of your retirement savings than you anticipated — but there may be ways to deal with that. “It’s very important to realize that when you retire, your taxes may very well go up,” said Read More
