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A mom gave birth to 3 leap day babies. It's only the second case recorded in the world.
The Estes family has 3 leaplings or leap day babies. The siblings were born in 3 consecutive leap y…
Jane Ridley
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6 signs you'll be a 'late bloomer' in your career — and how to set yourself up for a strong second act
From Jay-Z and Vera Wang to Julia Child and Malcolm X, many successful people were also late bloome…
Julia Pugachevsky
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I was born on a leap day. My birthday was the joke of my classroom as a kid, but now I embrace its uniqueness.
A leapling enjoys his leap year birthday because it's as rare as the Olympics. He embraces his inne…
Theo Lee
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Chandrayaan-3 to take it giant leap on Friday with more fuel & fail-safe measures
India's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is preparing to launch the Cha…
PTI
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Taylor Swift's 53 seconds of airtime during the Super Bowl was worth about $12.4 million
Taylor Swift appeared on screen for less than a minute during the Super Bowl, but her airtime is wo…
Cork Gaines
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Simply put: Earth is spinning faster and here’s how it could impact your lives
If you feel like time is passing by at a faster pace, it is not just in your head! …
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Earth received a message sent from a deep space laser — it took just 50 seconds to travel 10 million miles
This was NASA's first test of its Deep Space Optical Communications system, which could one day bri…
Marianne Guenot
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Why don't men do leaps?
Men's gymnastics doesn't look to the women for guidance or ideas, while women's gymnastics has elem…
Dvora Meyers
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Nasdaq leaps 3% as investors cheer tech earnings and sidestep weak GDP report
Apple and Amazon were set to report results after the closing bell. Meta Platforms' stock pop after…
Carla Mozée
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US private payrolls leap by 692,000 in June as hiring exceeds expectations
Economists expected a gain of 600,000 payrolls. The June reading is the sixth straight month to sho…
Ben Winck
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BNPL growing pains - Visa's big NFT leap - Goldman's booming lending biz
The top finance news for Aug. 24, including the latest news on BNPL's growing pains and Visa's jump…
Jordan Parker Erb
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NASA to develop second Moon lander alongside SpaceX's Starship
As NASA makes strides to return humans to the lunar surface under Artemis, the space agency has ann…
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India’s second richest woman nearly doubles her wealth to $4.6 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic
India’s super-rich club of 100 people has added nine new faces and about $88 billion collectively d…
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US President-elect Joe Biden receives second dose of COVID-19 vaccine
US President-elect Joe Biden has received the second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, four weeks after…
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UPS leaps 11% after soaring delivery demand fuels earnings beat
Demand in Asia, strong home deliveries, and increased healthcare shipping activity drove the earnin…
Ben Winck
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Nike leaps 12% after crushing earnings expectations and accelerating online-sales shift
Much of Nike's quarterly growth was fueled by an 82% surge in online sales. The increase boosted Ni…
Ben Winck
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General Motors leaps 7% after 3rd-quarter earnings double analyst expectations
Strong truck and SUV sales in North America and China helped pull GM out of its virus-induced slump…
Ben Winck
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Workday leaps 12% after beating earnings expectations on work-from-home demand
The firm's better-than-expected results point to strength in the workplace-software sector as compa…