Richard Parsons, who helped Time Warner divorce from AOL after what was considered one of the worst takeovers in history, has died. He was 76. His death was confirmed by Lazard, where he was a longtime board member. Parsons became CEO of AOL Time Warner in 2002, replacing Gerald Levin, who stepped aside two years after...
Many Americans are capping off the holidays with new debt balances. This season, 36% of American consumers took on holiday debt, according to a new survey from LendingTree. Those who racked up balances this season took on an average of $1,181 in debt, up from $1,028 in 2023. However, that is still down from $1,549 in 2022, LendingTree found....
A passenger without a ticket was kicked off a Delta flight this week after sneaking onto a flight headed from Seattle to Hawaii, according to the airline. The unidentified person was apprehended after being booted from the flight before take off, Delta said in a Thursday statement. The incident occurred on Tuesday on flight 487,...
Dorthy Moxley, whose family name became linked with the Kennedys as the 1975 murder of her teenage daughter, Martha, became a decades-long media sensation, died Tuesday after she was hospitalized last week with the flu, her son said. She was 92. Moxley, who had also been diagnosed with colon cancer, returned to her home in...
The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $1.15 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing, making it the fifth-largest prize in the game’s history. But how much you would actually take home could be less than half that, depending both on your choice of payout and how much you would owe in federal and state taxes. Everyone owes federal...
In a new lawsuit, a woman has accused embattled rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2006 at a New York party, where she says she was “lured” through a radio station contest. Latroya Grayson said in the lawsuit she and her half-sibling were flown to New York City from Oklahoma...
As we near the end of 2024, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the bestselling products our readers purchased this year. Tech products and accessories were a shopping focal point for our readers in 2024 — we saw a spike in interest for portable and travel-friendly tech gadgets, as well as giftable tech like...
A delivery driver allegedly returned to a Florida motel where a couple was staying and stabbed a woman multiple times over being tipped $2 on a pizza delivery order, police said. Brianna Alvelo, 22, is charged with attempted murder, home invasion with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated assault, according to court records. A man who...
Britney Spears was certainly “Lucky” this Christmas! The pop star revealed that she reunited with her youngest son, Jayden James Federline, on Christmas Day after not seeing him for two years. “Best Christmas of my life !!! I haven’t seen my boys in 2 years !!!” she captioned an Instagram post on the holiday. “Tears...
Despite General Motor’s decision to shutter its Cruise robotaxi business earlier this month, the U.S. has never been closer to a driverless future. For the autonomous vehicle industry, 2024 will be remembered as the year that at least one major U.S. player — Alphabet-owned Waymo — saw glimmers of mainstream adoption and made strides toward commercial viability. That came after...