Service on BlackBerry cellphones — once the preferred mobile device for Wall Street, Capitol Hill and the media — shut down for good on Tuesday, closing the door on a piece of technology that helped usher in a revolution in communications.  BlackBerry announced in September 2020 that it would stop updating …

Providence, Rhode Island — A Rhode Island man accused of taking possession of more than a kilogram of cocaine that had been shipped from Colombia inside an old television has been detained by federal authorities, federal prosecutors said Monday. Jomar Cruz-Aponte, 25, of Pawtucket, is charged with conspiracy to possess …

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians said Antonio Brown is “no longer a Buc” after the wide receiver’s bizarre exit from the team’s game Sunday. Trailing the New York Jets by two touchdowns in the third quarter, Brown removed his shoulder pads, jersey and undershirt on the sidelines and …

President Biden plans to speak about the Omicron variant on Tuesday, a White House official confirmed to CBS News. Mr. Biden’s speech comes as the nation sees a spike in COVID-19 cases. “Building off his Winter Plan, the President will announce new steps the Administration is taking to help communities …

As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions into unemployment and financial uncertainty in March 2020, federal student loan payments were put on pause and interest rates were set at zero. In August, the Biden administration issued an extension of the federal student loan payment pause to January 31, 2022 — and, …

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its talcum powder products. As is typical, justices did not explain why they are not taking up the issue, which was included in a long list of cases the court said it …

A DNA match has helped cold case investigators solve the killing of a San Francisco Bay Area waitress whose body was found in a restaurant’s basement bathroom 25 years ago, authorities said Thursday. A murder charge was filed by prosecutors against prison inmate Danny Lamont Hamilton, alleging he drowned Priscilla …

Drew Barrymore said she has not had a drink for over two years after coming to the realization that drinking no longer served her or her life.  “When you are stuck in a pattern or if you are going through things and you not only admit them out loud, but …

Days after the deadly Waukesha parade crash, the husband of one of the women killed learned from a medical examiner that she had previously undiagnosed uterine cancer.  “I was happy to hear that I could at least give my children the thought that maybe a lot of suffering was avoided,” …

If you believe Facebook, the future is a virtual reality “metaverse.” The tech giant, which changed its name to Meta last month, plans to invest $10 billion this year to develop products that support augmented and virtual reality — a robotic hand, high-tech VR glasses and sophisticated software applications, to …