Business

Mark Zuckerberg, left, alongside Jeff Ibrahim, center, following their jiu-jitsu match on May 6 in California. One of the third place competitors, Henry Francisco, is at right.

Sports

Video shows how a storekeeper defeated Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in jiu-jitsu

10:24am June 06, 2023

by Fernando Alfonso III

The last person Jeff Ibrahim expected to face in the gold medal round of a jiu-jitsu competition in California was tech entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg.

Apple unveils its virtual reality headset. It will cost you more than $3,000

7:17am June 06, 2023

by Dara Kerr

Apple launched a new virtual reality, or VR, headset. It was its first major new product launch in a decade.

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KOUILOU, CONGO: A picture taken 09 February 2005 shows chimpanzees in the Conkouati Douli national park, in the Kouilou region, southeastern Congo Brazzaville. AFP PHOTO DESIREY MINKOH (Photo credit should read DESIREY MINKOH/AFP via Getty Images)

Chimp Empire and the economics of chimpanzees

6:30am June 06, 2023

by Greg Rosalsky

A new Netflix docuseries provides a fascinating picture of humanity's closest living relatives.

Morning news brief

5:06am June 06, 2023

A major dam near a nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine collapses. Former N.J. Gov. Chris Christie is to officially announce his GOP presidential bid. The SEC sues a major crypto exchange.

Margot Robbie stars in the live-action Barbie movie, whose production reportedly required jaw-dropping amounts of pink paint.

Arts

Did the 'Barbie' movie really cause a run on pink paint? Let's get the full picture

1:31pm June 05, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

A Barbie production designer said "the world ran out of pink" because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.

National

Gannett journalists are walking off the job to protest papers' working conditions

7:54am June 05, 2023

Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

6:12am June 05, 2023

A signaling error appears to have caused a train crash in India. Hundreds of journalists at Gannett newspapers set to strike. The far right has torn apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud.

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Boom-bust cycles are normal for the U.S. oil industry, but that may be changing

5:09am June 05, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

In the Permian Basin, America's busiest oil-producing region, business is good. It's not quite booming, though — and that's on purpose. Producers are aiming for steady growth.

John B. Chambers is the former deputy head of the Sovereign Debt Ratings Group and former chairman of the Sovereign Debt Committee at Standard and Poor's. The ratings agency in 2011 made a major decision to strip away the country's AAA rating.

Economy

He took away the country's top AAA rating in 2011. He ended up fearing for his life

5:00am June 05, 2023

by David Gura

John B. Chambers led the team at ratings agency S&p that decided to downgrade the country's AAA rating in 2011. It was a big decision, and it took a personal toll — but he has no regrets.

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Prices are displayed on a gas pump outside of a gas station in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2022.

World News

Saudi Arabia cuts oil production again to shore up prices — this time on its own

6:06pm June 04, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

OPEC+ countries also agreed to extend oil production cuts they announced in April through the end of 2024, reducing production by more than 1 million barrels per day.