Dutch medical device maker Philips said Monday it had reached a $1.1 billion deal in the United States to settle lawsuits over faulty sleep machines in a case that have dogged the company. The company’s stock soared on news of the settlement, which was less onerous than feared by some …

A man living in the suburbs of Portland, Oregon, has been found guilty in the 1980 cold case murder of a 19-year-old college student after DNA from a piece of chewing gum linked him to the crime. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Amy Baggio on Friday found Robert Plympton, 60, guilty …

A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead relative while they concealed his body inside their home for six years. Authorities say Mike Carroll’s pacemaker showed that he died in 2016 at age 81, but Overland Park police …

The ongoing divide between iPhone‘s blue text bubbles and Android‘s green ones has long been a source of frustration and humor among users. In Silicon Valley, entrepreneur Eric Migicovsky co-founded “Beeper Mini” in a converted garage, aiming to bridge the technological and social gaps between iPhone and Android users. The …

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. (KDKA) – The Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa said on Saturday that one of their booster stations had been hacked by an Iranian-backed cyber group. Matthew Mottes, the chairman of the board of directors for the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, confirmed to KDKA-TV that the cyber group, …

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Eleven years ago, Ben Fountain won a National Book Critics Circle Award for his debut novel, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” Now, Fountain is back with “Devil Makes Three” (Flatiron), a political thriller with touches of Graham …

CHICAGO (CBS) – Everyone wants to feel safe in their own home, in their own community, as they go about their daily lives. For Black women in Chicago every day begins with the fear of becoming another tragic statistic. “I don’t know if today’s the day they want to carjack …

There is a different soundtrack playing at the Saint Louis Art Museum this fall. Hip hop is now the subject of an exhibit exploring its impact on contemporary art. The show, titled “The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century” (which was previously at the Baltimore Museum …

A newlywed prison guard was sentenced Tuesday to probation after his wife, also a corrections officer, recorded a fight that ended with her being found dead at the bottom of a parking garage near the stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play. Bradley Jenkins, of Taylorville, of Illinois, was initially …

Charles Martinet, the original voice of Mario in Nintendo games since the 1990s, is leaving the Mushroom Kingdom. Nintendo of America confirmed Monday that Martinet will now serve in the role of “Mario Ambassador,” traveling around the world to promote the beloved plumber, signing autographs and performing Nintendo character voices. …