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U.S. Bank opened fake accounts under customer’s names to meet sales goals, report finds

U.S. Bank pressured employees to open fake accounts in customers' names to meet unreasonable sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday.

July 28, 2022

Felons gain right to vote in North Carolina

Thousands of felons behind bars and on probation became eligible Wednesday to vote in North Carolina after a judicial panel struck down a 1973 law.

July 27, 2022

Elon Musk slams WSJ report that says he had affair with wife of Google co-founder

Tesla CEO Elon Musk denied on Twitter a Wall Street Journal article from earlier this week that claims he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.

July 26, 2022

Starbucks workers accuse CEO of lying about why 16 stores are closing

Starbucks labor leaders say CEO Howard Schultz is escalating the war against their union by closing 16 stores across the country at the end of this month.

July 21, 2022

Immigration-related lockdowns fed lack of ‘vigilance’ in Uvalde, Texas report says

Frequent lockdowns from illegal-immigrant chases may have led residents of Uvalde, Texas to downplay alerts and created a "diminished sense of vigilance," according to a scathing report from the Texas House of Representatives.

July 20, 2022

Buzz Aldrin collection to go to auction this month

Key Apollo 11 artifacts from astronaut Buzz Aldrin's personal collection are set to be auctioned off by Sotheby's later this month.

July 19, 2022

Tesla autopilot head quits amid pressure over crashes

A senior executive at Tesla's autopilot division announced he is leaving the company amid increasing scrutiny of the electric-car company's self-driving vehicles.

July 14, 2022

Judge refuses to dismiss fake-tuna lawsuit against Subway

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a Subway customer's lawsuit accusing the company of misleading its customers on how much tuna is in their tuna sandwich.

July 13, 2022

‘Not good’: SpaceX Starship engine catches fire during test

SpaceX's Starship program suffered a major setback Monday night after a test of prototype Super Heavy boosters ended in flames Monday night.

July 12, 2022

Pandemic over-hiring ends as inflation causes business slowdown

Major retailers are scaling back hiring as inflation sees many consumers spending less.

July 7, 2022

Amazon enters agreement with Grubhub, offers food delivery to Prime customers

Amazon entered an agreement Wednesday that could see them investing in Grubhub in a deal that would see the expansion of food delivery benefits to their customers.

July 6, 2022

Fossilized dinosaur skeleton to be auctioned in NYC

A 76 million-year-old dinosaur skeleton is set to be auctioned off in New York this month.

July 5, 2022

University of Arizona to offer free tuition to American Indian students

American Indian students no longer have to pay tuition fees at the University of Arizona Tuscon, the school said in a press release Monday.

June 28, 2022

Chicago police no longer allowed to chase people for running away, minor crimes

Chicago police officers are no longer allowed to chase suspects on foot if they are just running away or have committed minor offenses, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.

June 22, 2022

NASA to shut down Voyager probe systems in an attempt to keep them going through 2030

The groundbreaking Voyager space probes are entering the final leg of their journey as NASA begins shutting down key systems this year, according to Scientific American.

June 21, 2022

D.C. Metro releases 7000-series train cars after seven months off

Eight of the previously recalled 7000-series Metro train cars were back on D.C. Metro tracks Thursday, according to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.

June 16, 2022

Students protest at graduation ceremony over Christian university’s anti-LGBTQ hiring policy

Students at Seattle Pacific University protested the school's LBGTQ policies by refusing to shake hands with the interim president during commencement on Monday, handing him a gay pride flag instead.

June 15, 2022

Microsoft to retire support for Internet Explorer

Microsoft is pulling the plug on its legacy browser, Internet Explorer, after 27 years on Wednesday.

June 14, 2022

Hundreds of cockroaches released in Albany courthouse in apparent protest

An Albany, New York, courthouse was closed Tuesday for fumigation after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an arraignment.

June 8, 2022

Four-day workweek tested in the U.K., workers receive full pay for the 6 month trial

Thousands of workers in the United Kingdom started a four-day workweek Monday in the largest trial ever of its kind.

June 7, 2022