Microsoft is the latest technology giant to reduce its workforce during a recent global economic slowdown.
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
World’s oldest known person dies at 118, now making an American-born woman the oldest human
After the death of Lucile Randon, the world’s oldest known living person is an American-born woman, 115-year-old Maria Branyas Morera.
Wyoming lawmakers push for electric-car ban and to limit sales by 2035
Wyoming’s bill to ban electric vehicles in the state by 2035 was introduced by legislators who claim electric cars threaten oil and gas industries.
Court papers reveal details on former Republican candidate linked to shootings at New Mexico lawmakers’ homes
Solomon Peña, arrested in connection to recent shootings at four New Mexico lawmakers’ homes, was booked on Tuesday.
‘We have failed’: London police apologize after ex-officer admits to 49 offenses, including 24 rapes
David Carrick, 48, pleaded guilty to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape in connection to the attacks that took place over a 17-year period.
Investigation underway after human remains found on UC Berkeley campus
The remain were found around noon on Tuesday on the school’s Clark Kerr Campus, about a mile from the main campus.
Friday the 13th is here: What to know about the day many people consider unlucky
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. What is Friday the 13th? Here are 13 facts about it.
These US cities have the worst bedbugs problems in the nation, according to Orkin
In its yearly list of the worst bedbug cities in the U.S., pest control company Orkin has ranked the same city as No. 1 for the third straight year.
32-year-old skier killed in rare Nevada avalanche on Mummy Mountain
Punan Zhou, 32, died in the avalanche in Mount Charleston, an unincorporated town Clark County, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reported.
‘Lord of the Dance’ creator Michael Flatley being treated for ‘aggressive form’ of cancer
The 64-year-old Irish American dancer-choreographer rose to stardom as a lead member of “Riverdance” troupe in the mid 1990s.