Explainer: Is Microsoft still buying Activision Blizzard?
It’s not “game over” yet for Microsoft’s quest to buy the video game maker Activision Blizzard, but the software giant i...
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EXPLAINER: A look at the Kevin Spacey-Anthony Rapp trial
The second week of Kevin Spacey's federal trial starts Tuesday in a #MeToo-era case against the actor in New York — but...
EXPLAINER: R. Kelly acquitted on rigging trial. Why?
Federal prosecutors this week scored multiple convictions against R. Kelly at the singer’s trial in Chicago
EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones’ trial about free speech rights?
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at the start of his Texas defamation trial for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elemen...
EXPLAINER: Bid to block book merger sets competition fight
The biggest U.S. book publisher’s plan to buy the fourth-largest for $2.2 billion represents a key test for the Biden ad...
EXPLAINER: How will R. Kelly sentence impact other trials?
R. Kelly could be in his 80s before the singer is free again, based on a 30-year prison term imposed this week by a New...
EXPLAINER: White 'replacement theory' fuels racist attacks
Investigators are still piecing together the motives of the mass shooter who killed 10 people at a supermarket in Buffal...
EXPLAINER: Johnny Depp's wild testimony, cross-examination
For three days, Johnny Depp has been testifying in a libel trial that is supposed to be about whether Amber Heard defame...
EXPLAINER: Alopecia 'strips people of their identity'
Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that affects millions of people around the world
EXPLAINER: Robots and Olympics — a potent photo combination
The five members of the International Olympic Photo Pool all employ robotics to augment their wire offerings