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According to recent data, houses with solar panels both sell for more and spend less time on the market than those without.

Research finds installing solar panels on your home could increase its value

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to officially name her running mate for the 2024 election within hours.

Vice President Kamala Harris expected to name running mate within hours

Is the U.S. already in a recession? Friday's jobs report and 4.3% unemployment rate triggered a recession indicator known as the Sahm Rule.

What is the Sahm rule? The US officially triggered this recession indicator.

An Olympian's food review at the Olympic Village is making chocolate muffins go viral on social media, becoming the star of the Paris Games.

‘Olympic Muffin Man’ making chocolate muffins the star of Paris Games

The Fed faces pressure to aggressively cut rates after July's weak jobs report. "Nobody was talking about 50 basis points before this report."

After July’s big jobs miss, experts say a 50bps cut should be on the table

American Rounds announced it's expanding its gun ammunition vending machines to the western United States.

American Rounds to expand footprint of ammo vending machines

The U.S. economy only just 114,000 jobs in July, missing expectations by more than a third. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate jumped to 4.3%.

Weak jobs report and uptick in unemployment ‘a warning sign’

Former CNN reporter Don Lemon is suing Elon Musk and X after Musk canceled a content partnership deal last minute.

Don Lemon sues Elon Musk over dropped content partnership on X

Nearly 50% of insured Americans say they've gotten a surprise medical bill

Nearly 50% of insured Americans get surprise medical bills: Study

NFL said it is "grateful" after a federal judge overturns the verdict in the "Sunday Ticket" case that would have cost league $4.7B.

Judge overturns $4.7B NFL ‘Sunday Ticket’ verdict

Reporter Even Gershkovich and former Marine Paul Whelan are back in the U.S. after the largest prisoner swap with Russia since the Cold War.

Gershkovich, Whelan return to US in 24-person prisoner swap with Russia

Uber has announced a new partnership with Chinese automaker BYD, with an aim of getting a larger number of the rideshare app's drivers in EVs.

Uber partners with Chinese EV maker BYD to help its drivers make the switch

The EU's AI Act went into effect on Thursday, Aug. 1, as governments try to catch up on regulating the growing sector.

First-of-its-kind AI law goes into effect in EU; US companies in the crosshairs

Google's Olympic campaign to feature its Gemini chatbot on the world stage is coming with a world of backlash.

Google’s controversial Olympic Gemini ad is new reality even if people hate it

Taco Bell is rolling out more AI-powered drive thru lanes at hundreds of stores. Yum Brands announced the move on Wednesday, July 31.

Taco Bell expands AI tech at drive-thru lanes as competition grows

Princess Leia's gold bikini sold at auction for $175,000 as the memorabilia and collectibles market is expected to hit $600 billion this year.

Collectibles from Star Wars to Babe Ruth fetch big bucks in post-COVID rebound

Robert "Kelly" Ortberg replaces Dave Calhoun, who announced earlier this year he's retiring after four challenging years as Boeing's CEO.

Dave Calhoun was hired to fix Boeing and failed. Is Kelly Ortberg up to task?

Meta has reached a record $1.4 billion settlement with Texas over privacy concerns.

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlements over Texas privacy lawsuit

D.C. Attorney General Schwalb is suing StubHub for engaging in unfair practices, using "drip pricing" to make customers pay more than listed.

DC attorney general sues StubHub over deceptive ‘drip pricing’ practices

Tensions are rising in the Middle East as top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders are killed on the same day and the U.S. strikes in "self-defense."

Hamas leader reportedly killed in Iran amid rising tensions in Middle East

Soon, anyone in the U.S. will be able to create AI versions of themselves on Instagram or the web as Meta rolls out AI Studio.

Reply while you sleep: Instagram lets you create an AI version of yourself

Multiple companies say unlike the infamous and now-defunct Theranos, they're developing minimally invasive blood tests.

Theranos-like blood tests could soon become reality

"Deadpool & Wolverine" combined with upcoming Marvel movies will make up for a weak first quarter at the box office.

‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Comic Con reveal bring marvelous box office outlook

McDonald's is being sued over its HACER scholarship program for Latino students after changes to its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

McDonald’s reports first sales slump since 2020