NASA announces new hires to advance diversity, equity at space agency
NASA has hired Steve Shih to serve in a new position as the agency's first Diversity Ambassador. Elaine Ho will become NASA's next associate administrator…
LabCorp to pay $2.1 million for allegedly overbilling Department of Defense
LabCorp has settled a lawsuit over allegedly overbilling the Department of Defense for laboratory testing services. Source link
3 students, 3 adults, suspect killed after Nashville private school shooting
Police said three students and three adults were killed in a shooting at a school in Nashville on Monday. The shooter was also dead after…
Twitter says parts of source code were leaked on software development platform
1/3 Twitter said that parts of its source code, the operating core of the company's major digital functions, was leaked online. File Photo by Terry…
First Citizens Bank to buy Silicon Valley Bank
Silicon Valley's 17 former branches will open Monday under the ownership of First Citizens Bank. Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License Photo March 27 (UPI)…
2 Baton Rouge officers die in helicopter crash
March 26 (UPI) -- Two Louisiana police officers were killed when their law enforcement helicopter crashed in a field near Baton Rouge on Sunday, authorities…
Elon Musk values Twitter at $20 billion after purchasing for $44 billion
1/2 Twitter’s valuation has been cut in half according to an internal memo from owner and CEO Elon Musk. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI |…
Book publishers win federal case against Internet Archive over scanning and lending books
Four publishing companies have won a federal case against the digital public library Internet Archives over scanning and lending their books out online. File photo…
Miami Beach declares state of emergency as mayor considers ending Spring Break
People spend time at the beach during spring break in Miami Beach, Florida, in March 2022. Spring break takes place March through April as thousands…
On This Day, March 26: Clinton becomes 1st U.S. president to visit South Africa
1/5 South African President Nelson Mandela (L) and U.S. President Bill Clinton on March 27, 1998, view Cell Block B at Robben Island, South Africa,…
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against artist who minted first NFT
A lawsuit filed against Kevin McCoy, the artist who minted the first NFT, was dismissed by a federal judge this week. File Photo courtesy of…
Man dies after shooting at Hard Rock Hotel in Lake Tahoe
A man died Saturday after a shooting at the Hard Rock Hotel in Lake Tahoe, officials said. Source link
Mitch McConnell released from physical rehab facility following fall
Senior Senator from Kentucky Mitch McConnell,R-Ky., was released from a physical rehab facility on Saturday after suffering a concussion from a fall. File photo by…
Hong Kong store takes down Patrick Amadon art supportive of pro-democracy protesters
Protesters break into the government's parliament building during a demonstration on the 22nd anniversary of the territory's handover to China on July 1, 2019. Hundred…
Gluten-free Reese's Pieces Brownie Brittle recalled over wheat contamination
Second Nature Brands has recalled 4-ounce packages of Gluten-free Reese's Pieces Brownie Brittle over concerns about potential wheat contamination. Source link
At least 23 dead as tornadoes, storms sweep through Mississippi
1/2 At least 23 people were killed as thunderstorms and a tornado swept across parts of Mississippi starting Friday, according to local officials. Photo by…
At least 2 dead, 9 missing in explosion at Pa. chocolate factory
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOlaSyMXnN0[/embed] March 25 (UPI) -- At least two people were killed and nine others were declared missing following a powerful explosion that rocked a chocolate…
In address to Canadian parliament, Biden touts cooperation on climate change, Ukraine
1/3 U.S. President Joe Biden (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk to the media later in the afternoon on Friday. In an address…
Park near Georgia’s controversial ‘Cop City’ closed after police say they found threatening items
Authorities in Georgia on Friday closed a park near the planned site of an expansive police training facility that critics call "Cop City." Photo courtesy…
U.S. sanctions Belarus entities over nation’s authoritarian crackdown
The Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned several Belarusian entities, including the plane used by Belarusian president, Alexander Lukashenko (R). File photo by Belarus' President Press…