A majority of the more than 500 Activision/Blizzard Entertainment employees who form the World of Warcraft (WOW) development team voted on Wednesday to form a union as part of the Communications Workers of America (CWA), according to a press release by the union. A neutral arbitrator confirmed the vote, and Microsoft-owned Blizzard Entertainment recognized the […]
The Olympic Games kicked off in Paris Friday. Hundreds of thousands of spectators cheered for the athletes and watched performances from mega pop stars. Earlier in the day, thousands were stranded in Paris and across Europe after vandals targeted the French railway system. Two cartel leaders were captured Thursday. We have more on how they […]
Latest government inflation data shows prices are still rising, albeit a little more slowly. Friday’s Personal Consumption Expenditures inflation report shows prices are up 2.5 percent year over year, and that Americans are putting less and less money into their savings every month. What can the Federal Reserve do to help? NTD speaks to veteran […]
Saboteurs attacked and vandalized France’s rail lines just hours before the Paris Olympic Games, causing chaos and widespread delays for travelers. But the opening ceremony kicked off as planned, with performances from guests stars and athletes parading through the River Seine. Former President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at Mar-a-Lago, where […]
Former President Donald Trump is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a day after Mr. Netanyahu visited the White House. What is the former president pledging to the Israeli leader, and how is Mr. Netanyahu responding to Vice President Kamala Harris’s comments on Gaza? Two leaders of one of the most powerful criminal organizations […]
The Paris Olympic Games opening ceremony kicked off on Friday. On-and-off showers did not seem to hamper the enthusiasm of the athletes. Some held umbrellas as they rode boats down the river in a showcase of the city’s resilience as authorities investigated suspected acts of sabotage targeting France’s high-speed rail network. As rain poured down […]
The Department of State has finalized a rule change designed to simplify the passport application process for minors under 16 years old and provide more flexibility to their parents, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on July 26. Under current regulations, both parents or legal guardians must appear in person to execute […]
The maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT announced its most direct challenge yet to Google’s search engine. OpenAI is testing SearchGPT. It will combine AI technology with information from the web to allow people to search for things in the same way they talk to ChatGPT. In 2023, 57 percent of Google’s revenue came from search. […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fresh warning on Thursday that it identified a new cinnamon product sold in the United States that has lead contamination. The ground cinnamon has the El Servidor brand name and is distributed by a company of the same name based in Elmhurst, New York. The product […]
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Florida to meet with former President Donald Trump. Find out what they talked about. The 2024 Olympic Games have kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony in Paris. Find out about the big names and even bigger crowds at what is being deemed the largest opening ceremony in […]
WINSTED, Conn.—Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. State environmental conservation police were called by the startled vehicle owner on the morning of July 15. They opened […]
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.—Two men have pleaded guilty to acting as illegal Chinese agents in helping Beijing to further its suppression of the faith group Falun Gong in the United States. The pair, John Chen and Lin Feng from California, worked for months in 2023 with a Chinese official in a scheme to bribe the Internal […]
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday rebuffed claims that glass or shrapnel struck his ear during an attempted assassination earlier this month at a Pennsylvania rally as his former White House doctor said a day later that the injury was caused by a gunshot wound. He was responding to a comment made by FBI Director […]
The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that a law combining abortion restrictions with limits to gender-altering procedures for minors does not violate the state’s constitution, which requires bills to be confined to a single subject. The state’s high court acknowledged in a split decision on July 26 that abortion and gender-altering care are “distinct types […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday in their first face-to-face encounter since the former president left the White House more than three years ago. The former president greeted Mr. Netanyahu and his wife at his private residence in Palm Beach, Florida. Mr. Trump gave brief statements to the […]
LOS ANGELES—After 80 years, a World War II sergeant killed in Germany has returned home to California. On Thursday, community members lined the roads to honor U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta as he was brought from Ontario International Airport to a burial home in Riverside, California. Banta, 21, was killed in […]
Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 presidential campaign got a boost on July 26 as former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama announced their endorsement of her bid for the White House. The endorsement came in the form of a video shared by Ms. Harris, in which she accepts a joint phone call […]
John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), hosts a roundtable at 10:00 a.m. ET on July 26 on Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer Gotion High Tech’s troubling connections to the CCP and the risks its planned facility in Michigan poses to the United States in Green Charter […]
LAS VEGAS—Judith Monarrez crumpled onto her kitchen floor and wept when the news arrived in an email: Gizmo, her pet dog missing for nine years, had been found alive. Ms. Monarrez was 28 and living with her parents in 2015 when Gizmo, then 2 years old, slipped past a faulty gate in the backyard of […]
