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The microwave button you really should be using but are probably forgetting

The microwave is one of the most common kitchen appliances but there’s a really useful button you might not be using.

      

Here’s what you should be doing with your 401(k)

With everything going on in the world today, checking in on your retirement funds may not have been one of your top priorities lately.

IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs

IBM is canceling its facial recognition programs and calling for an urgent public debate on whether the technology should be used in law enforcement.

Bon Appétit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigns after brown face photo sparks anger

Bon Appétit editor in chief Adam Rapoport stepped down on Monday over accusations of bias and a discriminatory culture at the Condé Nast-owned food magazine.

George Floyd live updates: Biden opposes defunding police; Derek Chauvin’s bail up to $1.25 million; mourners pay respects in Houston

Houston was mourning while the Minneapolis officer charged with second degree murder faced his first court hearing. Latest George Floyd updates.

      

The ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural near the White House has inspired street paintings across the US. Is it enough to bring change?

The ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural in Washington, D.C., has inspired activists in other cities to do the same. Is it enough to bring effective change?

      

Portland police chief resigns after 6 months amid George Floyd protests

Portland Police Bureau’s chief Jami Resch stepped down Monday and announced Chuck Lovell would take her place amid protests in the city.

      

Hurricane season off to historically fast start: What does that mean for the rest of the year?

With Tropical Storm Cristobal’s landfall along the Gulf Coast on Sunday, the 2020 hurricane season is off to a historically fast start.

      

‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K. Rowling: ‘Transgender women are women’

After “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling doubled down on her transgender comments, Daniel Radcliffe responded, saying: “Transgender women are women.”

      

Army to consider changing names of forts named after Confederate generals

Top Pentagon officials are considering changing names of forts named after Confederate generals. The move comes amid protests George Floyd’s death.
      

‘There is so much to say about someone who has lived 100 years’: Rhode Island couple, together 82 years, die days apart from COVID-19

Bill and Jill Caldarone, whose life together began in Rhode Island in 1938, when he asked her to the prom, died 10 days apart from coronavirus.

      

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