Tax on internet ads gets traction in Maryland
A measure to make Maryland the first state in the nation to tax companies like Facebook and Google for money…
World fritters away half trillion dollars on coal support
Nations around the world risk wasting $640 billion by continuing to prop up the coal industry rather than investing in…
How to Pick the Best Life Insurance Plan for Every Budget
Few if any types of insurance are less talked about yet so critical than life insurance. Its significance is right…
Apple closing all stores outside China until March 27 due to virus
Apple is closing all of its stores outside China until March 27 in a bid to slow the spread of…
Movie theaters, for now, stay open nationwide
Movie theaters have long acted as a refuge in times of war and recession. Their screens have flickered virtually unabated…
Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns
While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down…
Cirque du Soleil closes its Las Vegas shows because of virus
Cirque du Soleil, creator of many of the most popular shows in Las Vegas, said Saturday that it is temporarily…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates leaves board devote more time to philanthropy
Microsoft on Friday announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy….
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Charles Wuorinen dies at 81
NEW YORK (AP) — Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas “Brokeback…
Federal prosecutors in NYC add to R Kelly’s legal woes
Federal prosecutors hit R. Kelly with more criminal charges Friday, accusing the disgraced R&B singer of having unprotected sex with…
Disney sends ‘Frozen 2’ to streaming for housebound families
The Walt Disney Co. will release “Frozen 2” on Disney Plus several months early to give families cooped up by…
Phase separation problems with proteins in skin found to account for some skin diseases
A team of researchers at Rockefeller University has found that phase separation problems with proteins in the skin may account…
