The European Union (EU) gave its approval to Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard. The decision comes just weeks after the United Kingdom’s merger regulator stunned the gaming industry by vetoing the deal. The EU’s analysis indicated that the acquisition would not harm competition, especially as Microsoft has made a commitment to…

A brutal winter storm struck the western U.S. from Arizona to Wyoming last month, seeing many motorists stranded for long hours in cold weather and abandoned cars littering the highways. Twenty drivers trapped in a blizzard in Washington state on Feb. 22 have a pair of local heroes to thank for pulling them out. Uber…

A brutal winter storm struck the western U.S. from Arizona to Wyoming last month, seeing many motorists stranded for long hours in cold weather and abandoned cars littering the highways. Twenty drivers trapped in a blizzard in Washington state on Feb. 22 have a pair of local heroes to thank for pulling them out. Uber…

A New Yorker who broke into a school during a winter blizzard to find shelter for himself and 24 others who were stranded outside has been publically recognized by police for his good deed. The man, identified as “Jay,” was caught on security camera breaking into Pine Hill School in Buffalo during a storm on Dec. 23….

Police in Cheektowaga, New York have issued a note of appreciation to a man who during a historic blizzard on Christmas Eve led dozens of stranded people to shelter at a school, which he broke into in order to shepherd them inside to safety. The Cheektowaga Police Department said in statement Friday that they have…

When a shivering, incoherent woman knocked on his door just before dinner time on Dec. 23, during a roaring blizzard with zero visibility outside, Denny Vervaet of Blenheim, Ontario, didn’t hesitate. He opened his door and brought the woman inside. “I heard a tapping at the window, kind of like a branch hitting it. I…

When a shivering, incoherent woman knocked on his door just before dinner time on Dec. 23, during a roaring blizzard with zero visibility outside, Denny Vervaet of Blenheim, Ontario, didn’t hesitate. He opened his door and brought the woman inside. “I heard a tapping at the window, kind of like a branch hitting it. I…

A heroic barber in Buffalo New York opened doors to some very cold customers during the historic blizzard — an act that may have saved some lives. China’s sweeping COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen. We take a look at evidence of that, with cars lining up to get funeral home service. As the saying goes, “every…

A heroic barber in Buffalo New York opened doors to some very cold customers during the historic blizzard — an act that may have saved some lives. China’s sweeping COVID-19 outbreak continues to worsen. We take a look at evidence of that, with cars lining up to get funeral home service. As the saying goes, “every…

Strong winds, heavy snow, and freezing rain continue to batter Canada on Christmas Eve to start the long holiday weekend. The storm that closed schools, disrupted travel plans, and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes in B.C., Ontario, and Quebec Dec. 23, isn’t going away anytime Saturday, according to Environment and Climate Change…