The tourist killed in a shark attack in Hawaii over the weekend was a recently retired optometrist, family man and avid adventurer from California, friends said. Dr. Thomas Smiley, 65, of Granite Bay, was swimming about 60 yards from the shore near the Kaanapali Shores resort in Maui early Saturday when the shark set upon … Continue reading "Tourist who died in gruesome shark attack was recently retired"

SAN DIEGO — US Rep. Duncan Hunter of California acknowledged taking a photo with a dead combatant during his time as a Marine as he defended a Navy SEAL charged with multiple war crimes, including killing a teenage fighter. The Republican congressman, who was re-elected last November as he faces corruption charges, made the comments … Continue reading "California congressman admits he\u2019s taken photo with dead enemy"

Rack it up as one more way Google tracks your personal data. Any purchase you make that uses your Gmail account will be logged by Google, according to a discovery made recently by a Reddit user. The user uncovered that Google is keeping tabs on any purchase that uses your Gmail account. Google also tracks … Continue reading "Google is reportedly tracking your purchases through Gmail"

Amazon may have bid farewell to Queens, but it still “hearts” the Big Apple. After walking away from a deal to build a headquarters on the Queens waterfront in Long Island City, Amazon is back to shopping for office space on Manhattan’s West Side, sources tell The Post. The tech giant has been in talks … Continue reading "Amazon eyeing office space on Manhattan’s West Side"

Sports Illustrated over the decades has chronicled stellar match-ups, blow-outs, squeakers, sudden deaths and photo finishes. Now it’s getting ready to take on a whole new kind of game. Publisher Meredith Corp. has sold for $110 million the intellectual property around the venerable sports-news outlet to Authentic Brands Group, the brand-development company that manages Juicy … Continue reading "Meredith sells Sports Illustrated to Authentic Brands Group for $110M"

BERLIN — Green parties in Germany, France, Britain and elsewhere celebrated big gains in elections for the 751-seat European Parliament amid growing voter concerns over climate change, expressed in large-scale student protests over recent months. Provisional results Monday showed the left-leaning Greens’ bloc coming fourth in the election with 69 seats, an increase of 17 … Continue reading "Europe’s ‘green wave’ signals growing climate change concern"