Amazon profit soars more than 200% in the first quarter
Amazon's profits more than tripled in the first quarter of 2021, as the pandemic continued to boost its online retail, cloud and advertising businesses.
Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi
On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information on job vacancies, higher education, and careers.
Why banning political discussions at work is flawed
Late last month, Basecamp, a project management software company, banned "societal and political discussions" at work. Given the company's relatively small size, the decision might have gone by with little notice, but its founders have made a name for themselves …
Facebook says decision on whether Trump ban will be overturned coming Wednesday
The Facebook Oversight Board will announce its long-anticipated decision on the fate of former President Trump's Facebook account at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday, it announced Monday morning.
'It'll crash tremendously': Alberta now leads Canada and U.S. in per capita COVID-19 cases
Alberta is now reporting the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in all of Canada and the United States.
Young political leaders team up to support millennial and Gen Z Democrats ahead of 2022
In a push to galvanize young Democrats to run for office, a political action committee focused on electing young, down-ballot candidates in swing districts announced Monday a national campaign to support 50 millennial and Gen Z candidates under the age …
Biden touts education funding in infrastructure proposal in visit to Virginia schools: 'We're in a race' with other nations
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited an elementary school and community college in Virginia on Monday to promote the President's sweeping economic proposals and how they would benefit schools if signed into law.
Four families separated at the US-Mexico border under Trump to be reunited this week
Four migrant families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration will be reunited this week, the Department of Homeland Security announced Monday, marking the first reunifications under President Joe Biden.
Not reaching herd immunity by the fall could have dire consequences, medical expert says
About 2.4 million people in the United States are now receiving Covid-19 vaccinations daily, but one medical expert thinks the nation may not reach herd immunity this year if more people can't be persuaded to get a shot.
The Covid-19 hospital in India so bad patients want to get out
For three days, Goldi Patel, 25, went from hospital to hospital in New Delhi's oppressive summer heat, frantically trying to find one that would keep her husband breathing.
Fund created for family of 17-yo killed in crash
The communities of Idaho Falls and Shelley are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old who was killed in a crash Friday.
Three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser dies at 87
Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968, 1975 and 1981 Indianapolis 500s, passed away Sunday at the age of 87 at his New Mexico home.
Revel saw a loophole as an opportunity for a new ridehail service. New York City is absolutely livid
Back in 2018, New York City regulators, tired of vehicles from Uber and Lyft making some streets so clogged that cars had to drive slower than streetcars and buggies once had, cracked down and said they would temporarily block new …
2 killed and 7 injured in overnight shootings in New Orleans
Two shootings in New Orleans overnight left two people dead and seven others injured, police said Sunday. The first shooting happened in the city's Fifth District shortly before midnight. Officers found five victims with gunshot wounds, the New Orleans Police …
Mom of teen killed in crash: ‘I didn’t even get to see her in her prom dress’
Jody Conaway’s world turned upside down on Saturday when she found out her daughter, Kalen Hart, and Hart’s boyfriend, Lendon Byram, would not make it over for pictures before prom.
