Microsoft shutting down Skype in May
Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.
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President Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the U.S.
President Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States.
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone dies in car crash near Montgomery
Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, a member of the all-female hip-hop trio The Sequence and known for the hit song “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” was killed early Saturday in a car crash near Montgomery.
Ukraine President Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup
President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy he was for being “disrespectful” in an Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal with the U.S. that Trump said would have moved Ukraine closer to ending its war with Russia.
Federal judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
A federal judge in San Francisco has found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful.
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, wife, dog found dead in their New Mexico home
Gene Hackman was a five-time Oscar nominee who won for “The French Connection” and “Unforgiven.” His death comes just four days before this year’s ceremony.
President Trump gives federal agencies until March 13 to submit plans for worker layoffs
The U.S. government is facing a major realignment as President Trump directs federal agencies to develop plans for eliminating employee positions and consolidating programs.
8 ON YOUR SIDE: USDA says egg prices could rise another 41% this year
The U.S. Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar another 41% this year, as the Trump administration offered new details about its plan to battle bird flu and ease the cost of eggs.
Michelle Trachtenberg, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Harriet the Spy” star, dies at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” has died.
U.S. Christian population has declined for years, but new survey shows drop leveling off
The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to the Pew Research Center.
