Games

  • USYahoo News

    NYPD's new 'game truck' draws scrutiny from critics

    The New York Police Department rolled out a video “game truck” this month in an effort to connect with youth in neighborhoods where community relations with law enforcement have been strained. But the program has its critics.

    7 min read
  • PoliticsYahoo News

    'They only care about votes': As millions slip into poverty, voting may be the only leverage for a 2nd stimulus check

    Millions of Americans across the country are fed up with elected officials who haven't worked out a second stimulus bill. As more time passes, Americans don’t care how it gets done; they just want something done.

    11 min read
  • NewsHunter Walker

    The Republican National Convention is a Pokémon gym

    There is a fiery creature with a swirly shock of blond hair on its head lurking behind the podium on the floor of the Republican National Convention. In the world of “Pokémon Go,” the mobile gaming craze that has been sweeping the U.S. since its release, the stage where Donald Trump is set to formally accept the Republican nomination on July 21 is a Pokémon gym. The convention is set to take place at the Quicken Loans Arena starting on July 18.

  • NewsMelissa Walker

    8-Year-Old Calls Out 'Star Wars' Monopoly for Leaving Out Major Character

    When Annie Rose heard that Hasbro’s new Star Wars edition of Monopoly featured characters Luke Skywalker, Finn, Darth Vader and Kylo Ren — but not the film’s heroine, Rey — the 8-year-old was incensed. 

  • NewsJennifer O'Neill

    Watch 9th Grader Set Rubik’s Cube World Record in 4.9 Seconds

    In less time than it takes to say, “Guinness World Record for un-mixing a standard 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube,” 14-year-old Lucas Etter beat exactly that. The ninth grader from Maryland solved the block puzzle in a mind-melting 4.9 seconds on Saturday — at the World Cube Association-sponsored River Hill Fall 2015 competition in Clarksville, Maryland — making him the first person to break 5 seconds.  “It was a shock,” the teen told the Lexington Herald Leader about the upset, for which he practiced for