Tornado Alley is creeping into new territory
A tornado that tore through the Houston area on Tuesday was the kind of early-season storm that scientists say has been occurring with increasing regularity — a sign that patterns…
Southwest posts $220 million loss last quarter after holiday meltdown
Southwest Airlines reported a $220 million loss for the fourth quarter after the carrier’s holiday meltdown drove up expenses and cost it millions in revenue during what was expected to…
Autism rates have tripled. Is it now more common or are we just better at diagnosis?
Autism rates tripled among children in the New York and New Jersey metropolitan area from 2000 to 2016, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Pediatrics. The authors,…
Walmart to raise average hourly wage to more than $17.50 an hour
Walmart said Tuesday it would raise the average hourly wage of its associates to more than $17.50 an hour — up from about $17 an hour. In a note to…
Elizabeth Holmes says prosecutor’s claim she tried to flee the U.S. after fraud conviction is ‘baseless’
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the disgraced blood testing startup Theranos, told a judge Monday that the U.S. government’s accusations that she tried to flee after she was convicted of…
These dermatologists say they don’t get gel manicures as research hints UV nail dryers may damage DNA
For more than a decade, researchers have suspected that the ultraviolet nail dryers used for gel manicures might be associated with a higher risk of skin cancer if they are…
Lawyers press Elon Musk in second day on witness stand over failed Tesla take-private deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a jury Monday in San Francisco that he was merely considering taking Tesla private when he tweeted in 2018 that he had “secured” funding to…
Elon Musk takes the witness stand in court trial over his failed attempt to take Tesla private
Elon Musk testified in court on Friday in a trial that may decide whether a tweet he sent in 2018 cost Tesla investors millions of dollars. Tesla shareholders are suing…
FTC calls for Martin Shkreli to be held in contempt of court for forming new drug company
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday asked that notorious “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli be held in contempt of court for forming a new drug company in violation of a judge’s…
Netflix founder Reed Hastings is giving up CEO role
Netflix’s Reed Hastings is giving up his CEO role but will remain on as chairman, the company announced alongside its earnings report Thursday. Co-CEO Ted Sarandos will remain in his…