It's the end of an era. Skype, the video calling platform that revolutionized online communication across the world after its 2003 launch, will soon ring its final bubbly dial tone, Microsoft has announced. read more
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid scandals in 2021, has re-emerged on the political scene as he aims to become New York City's next mayor ' a position currently held by fellow Democrat Eric Adams. "Our city is in crisis. That's why I am running to be Mayor of New York City," the former governor said in a post on his X account. "We need government to work. We need effective leadership." Cuomo also announced his candidacy in a 17-minute video focusing on his success as governor legalizing same-sex marriage, rebuilding LaGuardia Airport and leading the state through the COVID-19 crisis. read more
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is urging Americans to fill their bellies with invasive species that are wreaking havoc on habitats across the country. As part of its National Invasive Species Awareness Week, which ends Friday, the agency released a list of five invasive creatures that they're encouraging people to hunt and eat as a way to protect native species. "Some of the biggest ecological nightmares are critters that don't belong here," the USFWS wrote in a public advisory released late last week. "Invasive species outcompete native wildlife, destroy habitats, and mess up ecosystems. But rather than just complaining about them, let's put them on the menu." read more
Federal agents arrested a California councilwoman's husband in a Walmart parking lot on Monday, a move she said came out of nowhere. Yadira Perez, who sits on the Coachella City Council, captured the moment when Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents surrounded them before arresting her husband, Isidro Jimenez-Ibanez. "My family was just separated. They have taken my kids' father. Those are the desperate cries of help," the councilmember said in a video shared on social media. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) later said the man is a Mexican national in the country illegally, with an extensive criminal record. The 51-year-old's arrest outside the Walmart in Coachella came as part of "targeted enforcement action," ICE said in a press release. read more
Lester Holt, the anchor and managing editor of "NBC Nightly News" for a decade, announced Monday that he is stepping down from the long-running broadcast at the beginning of the summer. read more
#33 Bragging on this site how you were collecting unemployment because it was free money, why turn it down? And following up with how it was downloaded onto your fake BOA card (logo debit card). You never had to leave your apartment. TooTles.