Over 400 school jobs in Montgomery County, Maryland, could vanish when officials vote on Thursday. The cuts follow a budget dispute where county leaders approved only a small fraction of the school system’s funding request. Among those at risk is Kate Heald, a college and career advisor at Bethesda
A company linked to Andrew Yang just bought a mobile service that runs on crypto. Helium Mobile, which once gave away free plans, now belongs to Noble Mobile. Both companies want to sell cheap phone plans to challenge big carriers like Verizon and AT&T. Frank Mong, who helps run Helium Mobile, said
A former New York socialite is putting her Bridgehampton mansion on the market for $25 million after a tangled legal battle over a $3. 5 million mortgage she never paid. The house sits on seven acres and was once valued between $12 and $18 million, but the owner’s lender bought it at a Zoom auction
The mayor of Newark plans to file a lawsuit that would close the Delaney Hall detention facility after ten days of confrontations between protestors and police. He argues that the center poses serious health and safety risks, citing problems reported by residents and observers. The lawsuit targets t
Many people think they know how to negotiate, but research shows they are often far from it. A study of real conversations found that most negotiators say more statements than questions, even though asking questions is linked to better deals. After the talks, participants overestimated how man
A man in Virginia says Amazon’s Ring doorbell cameras violated his privacy by using facial recognition to capture and keep photos of people who simply passed by. He filed a federal suit in Seattle, hoping the case could become a class action that would award at least $5 million to those affected. Th
Florida has become the first state to take OpenAI to court, arguing that its popular AI tool, ChatGPT, poses serious risks to young users. The state filed an 83-page lawsuit, claiming the chatbot provides easy access to harmful content like self-harm guides and violent instructions, which could enda
Testing new cancer drugs is tough because tumors often stop responding to treatment. Lab dishes with cancer cells and animal tests don’t always predict what will happen in real patients. These methods don’t mimic how tumors grow or interact with their surroundings well enough. Lab dishes are too sim
A first-grade classroom near Atlanta was buzzing one Thursday morning—but not with typical school sounds. Instead of reading books, kids were hunched over plastic bricks, trying to make a tiny figure feel at home. The teacher didn’t ask them to draw or write. She asked what made a shelter feel safe.
A top NBA team owner just made two huge financial plays that show how money moves across industries. First, the owner spent $300 million on a women’s basketball team—the most ever paid for a WNBA franchise. He beat out other bidders by offering more than Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia were wil
