Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
LinkedIn Shares Slide After Disappointing Outlook LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Sears Didn't Move Fast Enough, CEO Says Sears continues to struggle to get a "decent" return on its assets and the retailer didn't move fast enough to cut expenses after the financial crisis, the CEO said at the annual meeting. More
J.C. Penney ad apologizes to customers The ad comes after the Plano, Texas-based company last month fired its CEO, Ron Johnson, after 17 months on the job and rehired his predecessor Mike Ullman. Johnson's ambitious changes included getting rid of most sales and bringing in new, hip brands. More
Beck, Georgia rebound with pivotal win over Vols ESPNComplete Coverage: Bulldogs bite back rivals.comGeorgia football vs Tennessee final: Bulldogs defeat Volunteers in high-stakes battle Online AthensCarson Beck, Georgia take down Tennessee: Live updates and reaction The Athletic
First U. S. case of deadlier mpox virus strain reported in California The Washington PostUnited States’ first known case of more severe strain of mpox confirmed in California CNNFirst U. S. Case of Severe Form of Mpox Reported in California The New York TimesUS health officials report 1st case of new form of mpox in a traveler The Associated PressUS reports first case of Clade I mpox in California BBC.com
Pool Report on the foul called on Giannis Antetokounmpo with 7.3 second remaining in the Bucks at Hornets Game NBA OfficialDoc Rivers laments refs 'blowing call' late in Bucks' loss ESPNRefs admit they blew call that gave Hornets game-winning free throws vs. Bucks Yahoo SportsNBA admits wrong call on Giannis at end of Bucks' loss to Hornets Milwaukee Journal SentinelBucks' Doc Rivers blasts refs for crucial 'phantom foul' against LaMelo Ball in controversial loss to Hornets CBS Sports
NASA’s only visit to Uranus happened during a rare cosmic occurrence CNNUranus Might Have Experienced a Freak Event When Voyager 2 Visited The New York TimesThe anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby Nature.comWe've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals Livescience.com
Medical officials confirm Oregon's first human case of avian flu in Clackamas County KATUOregon reports first H5 case in farm worker, California reports 5 more University of Minnesota Twin CitiesWhat Oregonians need to know about the ongoing avian flu outbreak KATUWhat Oregon’s bird flu case means for your Thanksgiving turkey KOIN.com
Mummy of a juvenile sabre-toothed cat Homotherium latidens from the Upper Pleistocene of Siberia | Scientific Reports Nature.comWorld First 35,000-Year-Old Saber-Toothed Kitten Found Mummified In Permafrost IFLScienceWell-preserved remains of saber-toothed kitten found frozen in Russian tundra, researchers say ABC News