(NEW YORK) -- Each year, we spend time sweating over getting holiday gifts out in time and worrying about shipping delays. This year, experts are warning of possible shortages and delays on getting everything from toys to artificial Christmas trees due to COVID-related supply chain issues, as well as reports…
(NEW YORK) -- The Lego Group says it will remove gender bias from its iconic toys. The Danish toymaker announced in a statement Monday, that it will get rid of gender references among its famous building block sets, after new research in a study commissioned by Lego found that "girls…
(NEW YORK) -- Southwest CEO Gary Kelly apologized to the tens of thousands of passengers who were stranded at U.S. airports over the weekend due to widespread flight cancellations. "I want to apologize to all of our customers, this is not what we want," Kelly said in an interview on…
(NEW YORK) — The former Facebook employee who testified before lawmakers last week will now address her concerns with Facebook's Oversight Board. Whistleblower Frances Haugen alleged blatant disregard from Facebook executives when they learned their platform could have harmful effects on democracy and the mental health of young people during…
(NEW YORK) -- William Shatner will make history Wednesday as he boldly goes where few have gone before while aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard. The Star Trek actor who played the iconic Captain Kirk joined Good Morning America Monday along with his fellow flight crew members as they anxiously await…
(NEW YORK) -- Facebook will implement new tools to increase transparency and safety for users following Tuesday's explosive whistleblower hearing, Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said Sunday. "We will, of course, seek to make ourselves ever more transparent so people can hold us to account," Clegg told…
(NEW YORK) -- In 2005, when music producer and engineer Elliot Scheiner was working with the Foo Fighters on "In Your Honor," he had the rock group sit in an Acura TL parked outside the studio. "We'd finish a mix and go out to the car to listen," Scheiner, an…
(NEW YORK) -- The stock market has been a roller coaster ride in recent weeks, with wild swings from day to day at times. The major indices have also hit record after record this year as the as the economy roared back from pandemic lows and the government flooded the…
(WASHINGTON) -- Hiring in the U.S. fell far below expectations last month, with employers adding just 194,000 jobs versus the expected 500,000, as the delta variant slows the pace of the recovery. The unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.8%, the Department of Labor said Friday, but the latest hiring data comes…
(NEW YORK) -- Google is cracking down on ads that deny climate change science after advertisers and digital creators complained about them running alongside their own content. The company also said it's no longer going to allow content with false claims about climate change to be monetized, and that the…
