Singapore buys $1 billion in Alibaba stock in SoftBank sale

(Reuters) - Singapore sovereign wealth funds bought $1 billion of Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares as part of an $8.9 billion sale by Japan's SoftBank Group Corp, Alibaba's biggest shareholder, the company said on Wednesday.

Murder-suicide in engineering building forces lockdown

Two people were shot and killed on the UCLA campus Wednesday, prompting a campus-wide lockdown and forcing terrified students to hide in buildings.

Massachusetts Poised to Expand Protections for Transgender People

The measure by the Democratic-led legislature, which offers protections in public accommodations, is in contrast to so-called bathroom bills passed by other states.

Can space tech help you hit like Tiger Woods?

Since golfers first bunted leather balls around Scottish links, they have searched for equipment to make them better -- and longer.

Focus on conservation efforts, not finger pointing

Harambe was beautiful, gentle and a bit of a tease. That's according to one former caretaker.

Rise in U.S. manufacturing activity masks underlying weakness

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing grew for a third straight month in May, but factories appeared to be taking in fewer deliveries from their suppliers, which could hamper production in the months ahead.

Two dead in California campus shooting

Two men are dead, including a gunman, following a shooting at the University of California, Los Angeles, police say.