After two stamp hikes, the USPS lost nearly $10 billion in 2024

The U.S. Postal Service's loss widened in fiscal 2024, although revenue rose slightly after two stamp hikes this year.

José Rubén Zamora Will Leave Prison After Nearly Two Years

The case against José Rubén Zamora became a sign of crumbling democracy in Guatemala and a symbol of threats against press freedom across Latin America.

World - The New York Times - October 20

U.S. crude oil edges lower after worst day in two years

Goldman expects Brent prices to recover to $77 per barrel in the fourth quarter.

Business - CNBC - October 29

2024 NFL Week 10 winners and losers: Steelers' Mike Tomlin earns another big win; Cowboys' season lost

A roundup of the best and worst performers from Sunday's action

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police

An individual lit a fire inside the drive-up collection mailbox early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department.

Bottom 10: Lost weekend in Florida

Miami suffering its first loss of the season ended up setting the tone for the entire Sunshine State.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost

The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West?

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

Biden administration announces $3 billion for rural electric co-ops

The Biden administration announced more than $3 billion Friday in funding for seven rural electric cooperatives, part of a broader effort to promote renewable energy in rural areas. The grants ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Kroger to pay nearly $1.4 billion to settle opioid lawsuit claims

Supermarket chain Kroger has finalized a nearly $1.4 billion agreement to settle the majority of the claims made by states, counties and Native American tribes that accused the company of helping ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

Taxes, spending and borrowing all higher as the new Labour government seeks to 'rebuild' the UK

British Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says taxes will rise by $52 billion to plug a hole in the public finances and provide new funding for the U.K.‘s cash-starved public services, as she announced ...

World - ABC News - October 30

U.K. borrowing costs rise in volatile trade after budget delivered

U.K. government bond yields were volatile on Wednesday as traders initially welcomed news that the government would prioritize tax rises ahead of increased borrowing as it strives to fill a fiscal ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

How Trump won — and Harris lost — the 2024 election

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala Harris could have done.

Politics - NBC News - 6 days ago

MicroStrategy buys $2 billion in bitcoin in 10 days. Is there $42 billion to go?

Shares of MicroStrategy Inc. entered record territory Monday for the first time in 24 years, as the self-proclaimed largest corporate holder of bitcoin continued to ride the postelection frenzy in ...

Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago

Video shows rescue of teen kayaker who was lost at sea nearly 12 hours

Newly released video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows the rescue of 17-year-old Kahiau Kawai, a kayaker who spent nearly 12 hours lost amid stormy seas. A volunteer lifeguard was key to his safe ...

Harris ad shows a Texas woman who lost baby and nearly died from sepsis amid strict abortion ban

A striking new Kamala Harris campaign ad campaign that seeks to highlight increasingly perilous medical care for women since the fall of Roe tells the story of a Texas woman named Ondrea who got a ...

Health - ABC News - October 23

2024 Zozo Championship leaderboard, scores: Justin Thomas sits two shots back of lead after Round 3 in Japan

The two-time PGA Championship winner will enter the final round two strokes off the lead

Sports - CBS Sports - October 26

Indiana Fever part ways with head coach Christie Sides after two seasons despite 2024 playoff run

Sides led the Fever to their first playoff berth since 2016

Sports - CBS Sports - October 27

What is going on in Utah? After two decades of consistency, Utes face uncertain future amid disappointing 2024

Utah came into the year as the favorite to win the Big 12. Now the Utes are 1-4 in conference play and hoping to make a bowl game

Sports - CBS Sports - October 30

Berkshire’s Apple position now down by two thirds in 2024 after latest sales

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway unloaded 25% more of its Apple position during the third quarter.

Business - MarketWatch - November 2

Colts' Anthony Richardson named starting QB for Week 11, rest of 2024 season just two weeks after benching

The former first-rounder is suddenly back in charge

Sports - CBS Sports - Yesterday

The top 10 most affordable college towns in the U.S.—nearly half are in Texas

Nearly half of the 10 most affordable college towns are located in Texas, per WalletHub's analysis. Cities in South Dakota, Ohio and Georgia also made the list.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Bad state data may misdirect nearly $1 billion in federal funds to replace lead pipes

The Environmental Protection Agency didn't ensure that states submitted accurate estimates of the number of lead pipes they had

Health - ABC News - October 23

Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week

With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week.

Politics - NBC News - November 3

Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week

There has been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads in the last week, close to one-tenth of the more than $10 billion spent since the start of 2023.

Business - CNBC - November 3

UK Treasury chief Rachel Reeves unveils budget with 40 billion pounds in tax hikes, says she'll “invest, invest, invest”

World - ABC News - October 30

Nearly 30 million early votes already cast in 2024 elections

Nearly 30 million voters across the country have already cast their ballots. But which party could be benefiting the most from those early numbers? Political strategists Hyma Moore and Erin Perrine ...

Election guardrails in 2024 and lost Chopin waltz discovered: Morning Rundown

Election laws, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Puerto Rico, Tony Hinchcliffe, Puerto Rico joke, McDonald's, E. coli outbreak, Jay Johnston, JP Morgan lawsuits

Destiny 2: How To Get Manifested Pages During Festival Of The Lost 2024

Destiny 2's Festival of the Lost has officially begun for 2024. It's similar to the past, but things have been simplified: Spectral Pages have been removed entirely, meaning you can stay focused ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 29

How Trump Won, and How Harris Lost, the 2024 Presidential Election

He made one essential bet: that his grievances would become the grievances of the MAGA movement, and then the G.O.P., and then more than half the country. It paid off.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 7

How is Javier Milei performing after nearly 11 months in office?

Whether or not Argentina’s president can transform the country’s fortunes, he may have permanently reshaped its politics

World - Financial Times - October 23

Hear a Chopin Waltz Unearthed After Nearly 200 Years

An unknown work in the composer’s hand has emerged in a New York museum, the first such find in more than a half century. The pianist Lang Lang plays it here.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 27

Unknown waltz by Chopin found in library vault after nearly 200 years

The score, on a card bearing Frédéric Chopin’s hand-written name, was discovered by a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York. An unknown waltz by Chopin, written nearly 200 years ago, ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

EstéeLauder Shares Plunge 21% After It Slashes Dividend

The cosmetics giant withdrew its outlook for the current year after reporting another quarter of falling sales.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Scott Kingery traded after nearly a decade in Phillies organization

Nearly a decade after being drafted in the second round and 6½ years after signing one of the most unusual contract extensions in baseball history, Scott Kingery's time with the Phillies came to an ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

A couple's lost wedding film is returned after more than 50 years

Bill and Aileen Turnbull had only seen their 1967 wedding film once before it was lost. This year, a man in Scotland found the footage and sent them a link to watch it again—over half a century later.

Dracula author's lost story unearthed after 134 years

A Bram Stoker fan stumbled upon the short story that evaded scholars and biographers for a century.

Lost story by "Dracula" author discovered after over 130 years

"Gibbet Hill" tells of a sailor murdered by three criminals whose bodies were strung up on a hanging gallows on a hill as a ghostly warning to passing travelers.

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