NASA scientists estimate Tonga blast at 10 megatons
Researchers who have been studying the volcano since 2015 say it was likely caused by seawater flowing into a chamber filled with magma.
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Workers are calling out sick in droves, leaving employers scrambling
Employers from Macy's to United Airlines are having to adjust after skyrocketing omicron COVID cases have led large numbers of workers to call out sick.
Inflation fears are sparking a big drop in markets. Here are 3 things to know
Bond and stock markets have tumbled this year as inflation continues to surge. The Federal Reserve has already indicated it will need to raise interest rates. The question is: Will that be enough?
Microsoft set to acquire the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Activision Blizzard is behind huge games such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Candy Crush. But the company has faced reports of a workplace culture rife with sexual harassment.
Snail noodles go viral in China during the pandemic. But the dish is a bit ... funky
The southern specialty — snail broth, pickled bamboo, slippery rice noodles — has taken off. "A lot of people were looking for crazy, ridiculous things to eat," says food blogger Mei Shanshan.
An undersea cable fault could cut Tonga from the rest of the world for weeks
Amid the 7.6-magnitude quake, the single fiber optic cable that the archipelago relied on for global communications ruptured.
The Grammys have been rescheduled and moved to Las Vegas
The 64th annual Grammy Awards were postponed earlier this month following the rise in the omicron variant. Now the show will be televised on April 3.
A Tesla driver is charged in a crash involving Autopilot that killed 2 people
California prosecutors have filed two counts of vehicular manslaughter against the driver of a Tesla on Autopilot who ran a red light, slammed into another car and killed two people in 2019.
Israeli police used spyware to hack its own citizens, an Israeli newspaper reports
According to a report in Israeli media, Israel has hacked activists, mayors and other Israeli citizens without judicial oversight using spyware from the controversial NSO Group.
Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic
The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."