Your defunct smartphone could be your next great investment. An original iPhone from 2007 sold at auction for $190,000, almost double what experts expected. The phone was sealed, unopened, and has never been used. It's particularly valuable because only a few of these phones were ever manufactured. The original iPhone had only four gigabytes of storage, but Apple discontinued it after just a few short months in favor of larger eight and 16-gigabyte models.
The Rankin County Sheriff's office in Brandon, MS, fired several deputies after two black men sued them, alleging six white deputies entered their homes and tortured them.
Over 120 million Americans were under air quality alerts on Wednesday from the smoke of the Canadian wildfires and it will continue on Thursday. Meanwhile, the heat continues in the Southern states.
A New Jersey lawyer recently charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston 15 years ago — attacks he was linked to by DNA he left on a drinking glass — has been indicted on suspicion of five additional attacks during the same time period.
Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn the tables on the advice columnist who won a $5 million jury award against him in a sexual abuse lawsuit, saying in a countersuit that she owes him money and a retraction for continuing to insist she was raped even after a jury declined to agree.
Travelers are getting hit with delays at U.S. airports again Wednesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers.
