Big Tech layoffs: Has Silicon Valley finally 'lost its mojo'?

Tens of thousands of tech workers have been laid off in the last few months—even pandemic kings like Amazon (AMZN) have slashed jobs. The laundry list of villains is familiar: inflation, a hawkish Fed, sluggish consumer demand and slower ad spending. And,…

U.S. grants asylum to 12-year-old Nigerian chess prodigy

Chess prodigy Tanitoluwa “Tani” Adewumi and his family, who fled Nigeria in 2017 fearing attacks by the terror group Boko Haram, have officially been granted asylum in the United States, the family confirmed to CBS News Wednesday. Tani, now 12, rose to…

France struck by cold virus ahead of World Cup final

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A cold virus is running through the France squad ahead of the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday, affecting at least three players in the squad. Coach Didier Deschamps said two players with symptoms, defender Dayot Upamecano…

Boris Becker boards private jet to fly out of UK to Germany

Boris Becker boards private jet to fly out of UK to Germany

Becker serves…his time! Boris boards PRIVATE jet out of UK to Germany after serving eight months of two-and-a-half year sentence for £2.5m bankruptcy fraud The tennis star was driven from HMP Huntercombe in a Home Office prison van The 55-year-old German had…

Harry, Meghan vent grievances in final Netflix episodes

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, vent their grievances against the British monarchy in the second half of their Netflix documentary series released Thursday, which includes Harry describing how his older brother shouted at him during a meeting and…

Nation's largest water supplier declares drought emergency

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation's largest water supplier has declared a drought emergency for all of Southern California, clearing the way for potential mandatory water restrictions early next year that could impact 19 million people. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern…

Iraqis turned back to Indonesia after bid to reach Australia by boat

Iraqis turned back to Indonesia after bid to reach Australia by boat

Singapore/Jakarta: Australian authorities have turned back 13 Iraqis who travelled by boat from Indonesia, according to a local police chief in the South-East Asian nation’s southernmost province. Australian Border Force has not intercepted a vessel from Indonesia in almost three years, but…