The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google for allegedly deceiving consumers and invading their privacy by making it nearly impossible for them to stop their location from being tracked. In the lawsuit filed Monday in a District of Columbia court, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine alleges Google… Read More
Treasure hunter faces another court delay
The long-running case of a former deep-sea treasure hunter marking his sixth year in jail for refusing to disclose the whereabouts of missing gold coins has hit yet another roadblock. Research scientist Tommy Thompson has been held in contempt of court since Dec. 15, 2015, for that refusal. He is… Read More
Starbucks nixes vaccine mandate amid SCOTUS ruling
Starbucks is no longer requiring its U.S. workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reversing a policy it announced earlier this month. In a memo sent Tuesday to employees, the Seattle coffee giant said it was responding to last week’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 6-3 vote, the… Read More
Auction unveils diamond believed to be from outer space
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond — believed to have come from outer space — “The Enigma.” The rare gem was shown off on Monday to journalists as part of a tour in Dubai and… Read More
Ka-Ching! Congress’ huge 2021 payday stuns experts
by Frank Holmes, reporter Congress always seem to find a way to make themselves rich, even when everyone else is suffering. Prices are up everywhere from the store to the gas pump, and it seems like store shelves today are as bare as they were during the 70s in the… Read More
House with Caravaggio ceiling goes up for auction
A Rome villa containing the only known ceiling painted by Caravaggio is set to go on a court-ordered auction block Tuesday, thanks to an inheritance dispute pitting the heirs of one of the Italian capital’s aristocratic families against their step-mother, a Texas-born princess. Princess Rita Jenrett Boncompagni Ludovisi, formerly known… Read More
San Francisco buyer pays $2M for ‘worst house on best block’
A decaying, 122-year-old Victorian marketed as “the worst house on the best block” of San Francisco has sold for nearly $2 million — an eye-catching price that the realtor said was the outcome of overbidding in an auction. A developer’s $1.97 million cash offer for the 2,158-square-foot (200-square-meter) property in… Read More
#BettyWhiteChallenge raises $25K for animal welfare
The late Betty White was a tireless lifetime advocate for animals, from caring for those without homes to launching her own weekly TV show, “The Pet Set,” dedicated to her celebrity friends and their pets. Her most far-reaching contribution, though, may be yet to come: On Monday, fans of White… Read More
Facebook subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Months after requesting documents from more than a dozen social platforms, the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has issued subpoenas targeting Twitter, Meta, Reddit and YouTube after lawmakers said the companies’ initial responses were inadequate. The committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, demanded records Thursday from the companies relating to… Read More
Great Train Robbery: Videos from lawless LA go viral
San Francisco made headlines last year for viral videos of mass looting. Now, a new video has emerged farther south — and this one may shock you. The video depicts the results of recent train robberies in Los Angeles, and consumers are feeling the results almost 1,000 miles away. Controversial… Read More
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