December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of the last holdouts ...

Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat. For a look at where metric measurements have ...

Standard Pacific of Florida GP and Lennar Homes were hit with a construction defect lawsuit on Aug. 19 in Florida Circuit Court for Duval County. The action, brought by Wilson Reeder & Zudar on behalf ...

Conversion therapy ‒ the practice of attempting to alter someone's sexual orientation or gender identity through a variety of methods ‒ has long been debunked by scientists, doctors and survivors ...

A Scranton developer noted for resurrecting the Steamtown Mall, restaurants, apartments and office buildings, has purchased the Standard-Speaker building in downtown Hazleton, which he plans to ...

Google is rolling out a new way to measure upper-funnel impact. Branded Searches — a conversion type first teased at Google Marketing Live 2025 – is now live. Why it matters. Advertisers can now ...

The ride-hailing firm said the new feature would be especially helpful for parents, caregivers, or anyone supporting older relatives who may not use smartphones or ride-hailing apps regularly.

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

The Toronto Raptors are converting two-way guard A.J. Lawson to a two-year standard NBA contract, his agents told ESPN's Shams Charania. Lawson has been granted increased playing time with his ...

South Africa’s banking industry found itself in an uproar the night of March 16, when the heir apparent of its largest bank—and the continent’s—quit to take the helm of a crosstown rival. Kenny Fihla, ...