Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement, which has been gaining momentum since the pandemic. …
Read More »Carjacking victim dead after being dragged by vehicle driven by fleeing murder suspect
A carjacking victim died Thursday evening during a wild police pursuit in Inglewood, Calif., after they were dragged from the back of their vehicle, CBS Los Angeles reports. Authorities are investigating the circumstances leading up to the incident, which began at around 5 p.m. An incident report said detectives with …
Read More »Hackers access $570 million in crypto with attack on Binance
Unknown hackers gained access to $570 million worth of cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, this week, but company officials have minimized the losses to under $100 million, its CEO said Friday. “The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe. We apologize for the inconvenience and will …
Read More »Angelina Jolie details abuse allegations against Brad Pitt in new court filing
A court filing Tuesday from Angelina Jolie alleges that on a 2016 flight, Brad Pitt grabbed her by the head, shook her, then choked one of their children and struck another when they tried to defend her. The descriptions of abuse on the private flight came in a cross-complaint Jolie …
Read More »California police share video of person of interest in 6 murders: “We do believe we could have a potential serial killer”
The fatal shootings of six men in California have been linked using ballistics tests and video footage, and police said during a Tuesday press conference that they are looking for a person of interest. “We do believe we could have a potential serial killer,” Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said. …
Read More »Apple executive leaving company after off
A long-time Apple executive is exiting the technology company after making a tawdry joke about fondling “big-breasted women” for a living in a video that went viral on TikTok, according to Bloomberg News. Tony Blevins, Apple’s vice president of procurement, is shown in a 25-second clip getting out of his Mercedes-Benz …
Read More »Maryland Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe and wife Diana Toebbe plead guilty in submarine secrets sale case
A U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife entered new guilty pleas Tuesday in a case involving an alleged plot to sell secrets about nuclear-powered warships, a month after their previous plea agreements that had called for specific sentencing guidelines were rejected. Jonathan and Diana Toebbe of Annapolis, Maryland, pleaded …
Read More »Terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport evacuated after security breach
NEW YORK — A terminal at one of the New York metropolitan area’s three major airports was evacuated Thursday night following a security breach, CBS New York reports. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said that at around 9:15 p.m., someone waiting in a Transportation Security Administration …
Read More »This is how the Fed’s latest interest
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it is once again turning to its most powerful weapon to tamp down the hottest inflation in 40 years: Boosting interest rates. The central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage point, marking the fifth hike this year and the third consecutive …
Read More »Police investigating home burglary in Arizona find mummified body in bathtub; woman arrested
Authorities are trying to identify a mummified body found by police in the bathtub of a northwestern Arizona home as they investigated a burglary. Bullhead City police said officers responding to a burglary in progress around 3:30 a.m. Saturday discovered 65-year-old Christine Lee Walters rummaging through items inside the house. …
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