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Andrew Woolfolk, saxophonist for Earth, Wind & Fire, dead at 71
Andrew Woolfolk helped Earth, Wind & Fire to six Grammy Awards and multiple top 10 hits including "Shining Star" and "After The Love Has Gone." → Read More
Powerball jackpot rises to $421M
While nobody won the jackpot Saturday, two people in Arizona and Florida are taking home $1 million. → Read More
Was Hulu down for you Thursday? You're not alone.
A website that tracks user reports of online service outages showed a large spike in reported Hulu disruptions that lasted nearly two hours. → Read More
If you buy groceries at Walmart, this produce was just recalled
There is a recall for one specific lot of the organic zucchini, sold at select Walmart stores in several states, due to possible salmonella. → Read More
No, you didn't win the $352.5 million Powerball jackpot Monday
Powerball is celebrating its 30th birthday this week and it launched with the second-largest jackpot of the year Monday. → Read More
How many unruly airline passenger incidents were related to face masks?
A federal judge just voided a rule for public transit that was the most-cited reason for unruly airline passenger behavior since the start of 2021. → Read More
The IRS may owe you hundreds of dollars from years ago. Monday's your last chance to collect
The median uncollected tax refund from 2018 is $813, but that money is about to be kept by the government if 1.5 million taxpayers don't act by Monday. → Read More
Reach space with no rockets? NASA agrees to test flight with new launch system
A system that hopes to fling satellites into space at 5,000 mph without a need for rockets just got a boost from NASA. Here's how it works. → Read More
Throw it out: Recall alert updated for brand of chocolate due to salmonella
The original Kinder chocolate recall was for two items sold in the U.S. due to possible salmonella. But others, recalled in Europe, may also be in the U.S. → Read More
The IRS may owe you hundreds of dollars from years ago. You have 1 week to collect.
You may be owed hundreds of dollars by the IRS. But the government is one week away from keeping that money for good unless you act. → Read More
Twitter will finally let you 'unmention' yourself in conversations
Want to get out of a Twitter conversation you never asked to be in? The company is "experimenting" with a new feature. → Read More
Reports: Former teen idol Bobby Rydell dead at 79
Bobby Rydell's career started at age nine. He became such an influence, the fictional high school in "Grease" was named after him. → Read More
Will Smith resigns from the motion picture academy. What is it?
Will Smith resigned Friday from the motion picture academy following his Oscars night slap of Chris Rock. Here's a history of the nearly 100-year-old academy. → Read More
Did you get a weird message from your own number? Here's what to know.
Did you get a spam text message in the last few days sent from your own phone number? Here's what's going on. → Read More
The IRS may owe you hundreds of dollars from years ago. You have days left to collect.
You may be owed hundreds of dollars by the IRS. But the government is three weeks away from keeping that money for good unless you act. → Read More
Amazon Prime memberships just got more expensive for existing members
Amazon announced an increase for Prime membership fees last month. Here's how much more subscribers will be paying. → Read More
Check your bathroom again: More of this popular moisturizer is recalled
The recalled Jergens moisturizer may contain a bacteria that can pose a risk to people with weakened immune systems. More lots have been added to the recall. → Read More
New TSA scanners promise 'parallel divestiture stations.' Here's what that is.
The TSA just ordered hundreds of new scanners that that manufacturer says will speed up airport security lines thanks to 3-D technology. → Read More
Gas price stimulus checks? Here are 3 bills being proposed
Three proposals for direct payments to Americans due to high gas prices follow similar guidelines to last year's COVID-19 stimulus, with some differences. → Read More
What time, channel is each first round game of March Madness on?
The first round is when brackets get busted. Here is when and where to see every first round March Madness game in the men's and women's tournaments. → Read More