Facebook’s system would use a digital coin like bitcoin but would aim to keep the coin’s value stable, averting crypto’s wild fluctuations.
Author: Associated Press
Tarantino, DiCaprio to premiere ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ at Cannes Film Festival
But unlike a lot of Hollywood films that premiere at Cannes, Quentin Tarantino’s drama about the Charles Manson murders will also compete for the festival’s top prize, the Palme d’Or.
Caster Semenya loses appeal in controversial case over IAAF’s testosterone rules
Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners.
Japan’s Emperor Akihito announces abdication in final address to his people
Akihito’s reign ends at midnight Tuesday, after which his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, ascends the throne as new emperor.
Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets by Damian Lillard, Blazers in Game 1
Nikola Jokic scored 37 points as the Nuggets withstood 39 from Damian Lillard to beat the Blazers 121-113 and take a 1-0 series lead.
Felicity Huffman returns to court May 13 to plead guilty in college admissions scam
At her next court appearance on May 13, Huffman will plead guilty to mail fraud and honest services mail fraud for her role in the college admissions scam. A judge will then set a date for sentencing.
Nuggets win Game 7 after Spurs fail to foul in closing seconds
Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets held on for the win and their first series victory since 2009 after the Spurs strangely didn’t foul in the final seconds.
‘Boyz N the Hood’ director John Singleton’s daughter disputes report that he’s in a coma
Cleopatra Singleton, 19, said in a court filing Friday that doctors are still determining John Singleton’s condition after an April 17 stroke.
Sri Lankan authorities in gun battle with suspected bombing terrorists
They exchanged gunfire with suspects after attempting to raid a building in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province.
Hanging Lake reservations pouring in from around the world
More than 8,000 people from all over the world have already purchased passes this month to take the hike up to Glenwood Canyon’s Hanging Lake.