Microsoft Japan tested out a 4-day work week, and it boosted productivity by 40 percent

Amid ongoing labor reforms in a notoriously overworked Japanese market, Microsoft performed an experiment to see how reducing the work week to four days would affect productivity.

Florida deputy, nonprofit surprise boy fighting cancer with Disney World trip

A Florida boy battling cancer got a nice surprise on Friday after a deputy sergeant, who learned about the seven-year-old’s diagnosis, started a fundraising effort to send the boy and his family to Disney World.

Facebook and Instagram ban ‘sexual’ use of eggplant and peach emojis

Facebook, which has been caught in a bipartisan battle over political ads, is waging a different type of war against -- eggplants and peaches?

Olivia Newton-John's iconic 'Grease' ensemble fetches $405K

Two collectors said you're the one that I want to Olivia Newton-John's iconic "Grease" leather jacket and skintight pants at an auction Saturday in Beverly Hills.

Krispy Kreme cracks down on guy who drove 500 miles each weekend to buy donuts and sell them for $17/box

An enterprising Minnesota college student who drove to Iowa every weekend to buy hundreds of Krispy Kreme doughnuts that he then sold to his own customers in the Twin Cities area has been warned by the confectionary giant to stop.   

Baby cheetah paired with rescue dog at Cincinnati Zoo

A baby cheetah has been paired with a rescue puppy at the Cincinnati Zoo, and the two playmates have quickly become best friends.

Winn-Dixie celebrates employee's 100th birthday with lavish party

A Winn-Dixie store in Alabama threw a lavish birthday party for their oldest employee, who just turned 100 years old.

Mom posts lonely autistic son asking 'Would someone like me; draws viral support

David, who speaks only when prompted, gave his parents, Kerry and Robert, quite the surprise when he spontaneously asked them a question for the first time: “Would someone like me?”

Matthew McConaughey, volunteers prepare hot meals for SoCal firefighters

Several volunteers with Wild Turkey and actor Matthew McConaughey are helping to give back to the firefighters who have been battling the raging wildfires in Southern California.