A year after it rebranded itself in the name of building a metaverse, Meta on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset that’s tailored for working professionals. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro features a number of new features that are meant to improve users’ perception of truly …

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier is now on its first deployment, five years after it was commissioned into service and 15 years after its naming.  The brief deployment to the Atlantic is expected to further test the systems that delayed its debut. The carrier …

A Texas police officer who shot and wounded a teenager who had been sitting in his car eating a hamburger has been fired, police said. San Antonio Officer James Brennand was fired after shooting Erik Cantu, 17, on Oct. 2 in a McDonald’s parking lot, police training commander Alyssa Campos …

 Authorities were searching Tuesday for a 42-year-old convicted bombmaker who escaped from a Nevada prison where he was serving a life sentence for a deadly 2007 explosion outside a Las Vegas Strip resort. Gov. Steve Sisolak ordered an investigation into the incident after he said late Tuesday his office learned …

Black students at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University are suing the state over alleged racial discrimination, claiming that local political leaders have deliberately denied the historically black college equal funding with the University of Florida, a predominantly White school. The class-action lawsuit, filed in federal court in Florida, also accuses …

An estimated $45.6 billion in pandemic unemployment benefits was likely stolen by fraudsters who used the Social Security numbers of dead people and prisoners to claim the aid, a government watchdog said Wednesday in a report. The report, issued by the Labor Department’s inspector general, said the loss total was …

An eastern Indiana police officer who was shot in the head during a traffic stop in August has died more than two weeks after she was removed from life support, authorities said. Richmond Police Department K-9 Officer Seara Burton died Sunday night at a Reid Health facility surrounded by her …

Employers needing to fill open positions often try to lure applicants by stuffing job listings with phrases like “we’re one big happy family” or “must handle stress well.” Often, such hiring cliches have the opposite effect, sending candidates running in the opposite direction, experts say. Using vague language or jargon …

Two firearms were stolen from the home of a California congresswoman, she said in a statement. Rep. Karen Bass said Saturday that Los Angeles police were called after she came home the night before to find there had been a break-in. The two firearms were safely and securely stored when …

Singer Ricky Martin has filed a $20 million lawsuit against his nephew, claiming that he lost several million-dollar deals due to what he calls false sexual assault allegations.  The 50-year-old Martin, whose real name is Enrique Martin Morales, filed a lawsuit Wednesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, against his nephew …