Utah-based software company CEO Justin Bingham dies after 200-foot fall at Zion National Park: officials

Utah-based software company CEO Justin Bingham dies after 200-foot fall at Zion National Park: officials

The CEO of a Utah-based software company tragically died over the weekend after falling 200 feet while climbing in Zion National Park in Springdale, Utah, according to officials. Around 6 p.m. local time Saturday, Justin Bingham, 40, was canyoneering near the exit of Heaps Canyon, where he fell approximately 150 to 200 feet, the National … Read more

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida

Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Florida

A satellite image shows Hurricane Milton progressing in the Gulf of Mexico before its expected landfall in Florida, Oct. 9, 2024. CIRA | NOAA | Via Reuters The National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm on Wednesday evening. The NHC said the … Read more

Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday

Social Security cost-of-living benefits increase announcement coming Thursday

WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Social Security recipients will learn Thursday how big a cost-of-living increase they’ll get to their benefits next year. In advance of the announcement, analysts predicted that the increase would be about 2.5% for 2025, smaller than increases the previous two years. Recipients received a 3.2% increase in their benefits … Read more

Pharma giant GSK to pay $2.2 to settle Zantac lawsuits

Pharma giant GSK to pay .2 to settle Zantac lawsuits

UK pharmaceutical giant GSK says it will pay as much as $2.2bn (£1.68bn) to settle thousands of cases in US courts over claims that a discontinued version of its heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. The firm announced that it has reached agreements with 10 law firms who represent around 80,000 claimants. The settlements account for … Read more

Stefanos Tsitsipas refuses to play in meltdown at Shanghai Masters, accuses umpire of bias

Stefanos Tsitsipas refuses to play in meltdown at Shanghai Masters, accuses umpire of bias

Tempers continued to flare at the Shanghai Masters this week after Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas refused to play while carrying on a minutes-long rant directed at a chair umpire.  During Wednesday’s Round of 16 match against rival Daniil Medvedev, Tsitsipas lashed out at umpire Fergus Murphy during the second set when he lost his first serve … Read more

Taiwan’s president vows to resist ‘annexation’

Taiwan’s president vows to resist ‘annexation’

President William Lai has pledged to uphold Taiwan’s self-governing status in his most high-profile public address since taking office earlier this year. In a thinly-veiled reference to China’s claim over the island, Lai said he would “uphold the commitment to resist annexation or encroachment upon our sovereignty.” Lai was speaking to a crowd in Taipei … Read more