Down time online? Learn a new language

The rise of online messaging apps, such as Facebook Messenger, Google Chat and WhatsApp, has created a new type of downtime. Between messages, MIT’s Carrie Cai says that is time ill spent.

Part of roof falls on fans at French Open

A long rectangular panel fell from a commentary box terrace on to the crowd, forcing the evacuation of two rows of seats at the upper end of Court Philippe Chatrier at the French Open on Tuesday.

Obama will delivery eulogy at Beau Biden’s funeral

President Barack Obama will remember Beau Biden, the late son of Vice President Joe Biden, during a funeral Mass in Delaware on Saturday, the White House says.

Woman who captured proposal at Arches trying to locate couple

Emily Lodes said her family stopped in Arches National Park the last week in April while driving to San Francisco on vacation. She said they hiked to the iconic Delicate Arch and were standing across from it getting ready for a family photo, when she heard a lot of cheering.

Drinking hot chocolate can make you nicer, study says

Does a handful of warmth help you be nicer and have a better day? Yes — it, and many other tactile sensations, cause psychological and biological reactions. Touch and emotion are always entangled.

YouTube is going to live-stream from E3 this month

Google’s YouTube is promising to give gaming fans a front-row seat at the Electronic Entertainment Expo later this month in L.A., with the launch of a new E3 hub featuring live-streams and trailers from the conference.

25 best personal finance books for your summer reading list

While you relax in the sun by the pool this summer, make the most of your free time by checking out 25 of the hottest, newest and best-selling personal finance books. Learn how to catapult yourself to success and better manage your funds so you can have even more time in the future to unwind and enjoy yourself.

 
Takata says replacement air bags should be replaced

Millions of owners of vehicles equipped with Takata air bags may have to get repairs done more than once because of shortages of replacement parts and uncertainty over whether repair parts already installed are defective, auto industry officials and safety regulators said on Tuesday.

 
Hundreds missing after ship sinks on China’s Yangtze river

Rescue workers scrambled around the hulk of a sunken passenger ship Tuesday, searching for survivors, as China grappled with an unfolding disaster in the waters of the Yangtze River.

 
No equipment flaws in deadly Amtrak crash, officials say

The chairman of a congressional panel probing last month’s deadly crash of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia on Tuesday said he knew of no equipment flaws that could have contributed to the derailment.

Nevada renters need to earn $18.24 hourly to live comfortably

While minimum wage employees are fighting for $9 or $15 wages, Nevada renters need to earn a lot more to live comfortably in a valley apartment, according to a new report.

Utah home invaded by nearly 15,000 bees

If there is one thing that the Aranda family does not want inside their house, it’s bees. But Sunday afternoon nearly 15,000 bees invaded their basement, seemingly out of nowhere.

Readers weigh in with most painful DMV stories

Following Sunday’s column on a lengthy and frustrating schlep through the DMV, I’ve received some jaw-dropping letters and emails from citizens whose experiences make mine seem like a day at the beach. (Yeah, pal, Omaha Beach.)

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