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Toys 'R' Us will close for good this week
The end is finally here for Toys "R" Us stores in the United States. The iconic toy retailer will close its final 200 US stores on Friday. Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy in September in hopes of turning around. But terrible Christmas sales left it on life support. The chain had 735 US stores when it announced plans to go out of business in March.
Trump plans to make more people work for food stamps
If Congress won't make more food stamp recipients work for their benefits, the Trump administration will.
CocoCay: Cruise line's $250 million private island opens
Thanks to a $250 million transformation, Royal Caribbean's once-sleepy private island retreat in the Bahamas is offering eye-opening travel amenities to its cruise passengers.
A billionaire will pay off debt of Morehouse College's 2019 graduates. Here is what that gesture means
Billionaire investor Robert F. Smith's commitment to pay off the student loan debt for graduates of the historically black Morehouse College covers millions of dollars, the school said.
'Game of Thrones: The Last Watch' pays tribute to show's foot soldiers
"Game of Thrones: The Last Watch" could easily be dismissed as HBO's way of maximizing its ample investment in the series, a glorified electronic press kit to extend the program's run by one more week. Yet after many viewers spent the final season bashing the show, the two-hour documentary served a dual purpose, offering a reminder of all the grueling work that went into making it.
Apple's credit card is here, but most people can't use one yet
Five months after it was announced, Apple's first credit card is now available — but not to everyone.
The future of Lululemon: Men's clothes, shampoo and luggage
Lululemon pulled in $3.3 billion in sales last year. But to become bigger, Lululemon will reach beyond its strength in women's yoga pants.
Best video game system of all time? Ocasio-Cortez votes for Nintendo 64
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed off her knowledge of video games and ability to connect with people using non-traditional methods during a surprise appearance on a live stream of an online video game fundraiser.
Los Angeles teachers are back on strike after 21 hours of marathon negotiations
They may get an "A" for effort, but after 21 hours of negotiations, the Los Angeles Unified School district and the local teachers' union are still stuck in a stalemate.
The Black Stone of Mecca like you've never seen before
High resolution photos have been revealed for the first time of an ancient religious stone in Mecca, Islam's holy city, a Saudi government agency has announced.
This snake turns its body into a lasso to climb up smooth surfaces
Snake-haters, look away -- and, whatever you do, don't look up.
Hurricane Iota strengthens to Category 5 storm as it nears Central America landfall
Iota rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane and is expected to make landfall in Central America as a "catastrophic" storm Monday night.
This Applebee's dessert got a shout-out in a popular song. Now the chain is bringing it back
The Oreo Cookie Shake is coming back to Applebee's, thanks to country singer Walker Hayes and his song "Fancy Like."
Fire and explosions rip through Omaha chemical plant, prompting temporary evacuations
A blaze that sparked explosions and burned part of a chemical plant in Nebraska's most populous city Monday is no longer a threat to the public, a fire official said Tuesday morning.
US business activity falls at its fastest rate since May 2020
Business activity at private US companies in early August dropped off at some of the sharpest rates seen since the beginning of the pandemic as rising interest rates and high inflation crimped consumer spending, according to data released Tuesday.
US waited to order the preparation of bulk stocks of monkeypox vaccine, in part out of concern that they would lose shelf life
The US Department of Health and Human Services waited more than three weeks after the first confirmed case of monkeypox in the US to order bulk stocks of the monkeypox vaccine that the government owns and stores in Denmark be bottled and sent to the US for distribution -- in part out of concern that once those vaccines were taken out of bulk storage, they would lose years of shelf life.
The Bank of England just made its biggest rate hike in 27 years
Central bankers in the United Kingdom have announced the biggest increase in interest rates in 27 years, as spiraling inflation continues to cripple millions of households' finances.
Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago
Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of the use of clothing, with newly discovered cut marks on a cave bear paw suggesting the prehistoric animals were skinned for their fur some 300,000 years ago.
Maryland sheriff and firearms dealer indicted in illegal machine gun acquisition scheme, DOJ says
A sheriff and a local firearms dealer in Frederick County, Maryland, have been indicted on federal charges for their roles in a scheme to illegally acquire machine guns so they could be rented out for profit, federal prosecutors announced.
Senate Republicans again expected to block Democrats' voting legislation
Senate Republicans are expected to once again block a voting bill put forward by Democrats in the latest partisan showdown over voting rights, an issue Democrats are seeking to spotlight despite the fact that they lack the votes to pass the legislation.
