Oakland Loons Loot Gas Station as Store Owner Sam Mardaie Claims Police Took Hours to Respond

A group of looters ransacked an Oakland gas station, causing thousands of dollars in damage. The store’s frustrated manager claimed it took nine hours for police to respond to his plea for help. The gang, who had just visited a nearby car show, broke into 76 Station near San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport around … Read more

Epic Games refers Apple to European Commission after button design dispute

Update, Saturday July 6: Epic Games updated its statement to confirm that Apple has accepted his submission. In a brief release, Epic said, “Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarization request has now been accepted.” Update: Apple has informed us that our previously rejected Epic Games Store notarization request … Read more

US job growth in June beats expectations

Image source, Getty Images July 5, 2024 US job growth slowed last month, although the economy still created more jobs than expected, official figures showed. Employers created 206,000 jobs in June, while the number of jobs created in May was revised down from the previous estimate of 272,000 to 218,000. The US unemployment rate rose … Read more

New Steam Game Is 100% Free, But Not for Long

Download this new Steam game for free while you can. Steam users looking for something new to play this weekend now have a free PC game to try out, but not for long. That’s because this particular free Steam game—a horror game, in case the giveaway gets any more interesting—is only free from now until … Read more

Florida sees COVID-19 surge in emergency room visits nearly as high as last winter

Rates of COVID-19 Emergency room patients in Florida have surged in recent weeks, approaching levels seen during the worst days of last winter’s virus surge, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Florida’s weekly average of emergency department patients with COVID-19 has risen to 2.64%, among the highest rates of … Read more