Britain’s largest banks are developing DeliveryCo, a proposed rival to Visa and Mastercard, after reported concerns about possible U.S. interference with global payment systems.
Dog Star Rescue in Bloomfield says fostering helps dogs learn home routines and improves their chances of adoption. The rescue provides supplies and training support to fosters, and most foster stays average two to three weeks.
People in China marked the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and festivities as the Year of the Horse began; the CCTV Spring Festival gala featured humanoid robots in a martial arts performance.
Zach Braff says the new Scrubs revival will be a Season 1 that picks up story-wise where seasons 1–8 ended, and he described the revival as more grounded than some original episodes, citing Season 5's "Big Bird" as an example.
The Living Legends Foundation held a sold-out awards dinner and gala on October 4 at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood to honor music and entertainment executives; recipients included Harvey Mason Jr., Ed Eckstine and others.
Don Huffines and his family say they will convert Jeffrey Epstein's former Zorro Ranch into a Christian retreat and renamed it San Rafael Ranch; they also say they will cooperate with any law enforcement investigations, while New Mexico lawmakers have launched a separate inquiry.
Marine deputies at Manatee Public Beach noticed a shark entangled in a crab-trap buoy line and contacted Mote Marine Laboratory; Mote staff carefully removed hooks and tackle, and the shark swam free.
Law enforcement officers and students from Holyoke and Springfield gathered Monday at the Basketball Hall of Fame for the annual Safe Neighborhoods All-Star Game, organized by local Safe Neighborhood Initiatives with C3 City partners.
Veteran right-hander Walker Buehler agreed to a minor-league deal with the San Diego Padres and will attend major-league camp on a non-roster invitation. The move places him among several recent low-cost acquisitions as the team evaluates rotation options.
The E.P.A. rescinded the 2009 "endangerment finding," removing the federal legal basis for greenhouse-gas tailpipe rules; California and environmental groups have said they will challenge the decision.
