SNL calls out Georgia for its new voting law during cold open
The state of Georgia got called out for its new voting law in the latest “Saturday Night Live” cold open on Saturday. In another episode…
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The 2022 GMC Hummer SUV is a large 830-horsepower electric family hauler
Last fall, when General Motors revealed the GMC Hummer EV electric pickup, Duncan Aldred, head of the Buick and GMC brands, told CNN Business,…
Continue Reading Supreme Court ruling could make it easier for Americans to receive more robocalls, watchdog group says
Americans can expect to receive more cellphone robocalls and texts because of a US Supreme Court decision issued Thursday, according to a consumer…
Continue Reading Rare Super Mario Bros. game sells for a record $660,000
After being forgotten in a desk drawer for almost 35 years, a sealed copy of the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros. sold at auction on Friday for…
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Fort Bliss blacklists some El Paso businesses, declares them off-limits for soldiers
EL PASO, Texas — Fort Bliss says it is now taking steps to keep their soldiers safe. As part of Operation Ironclad, military officials tell ABC-7…
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Uber ordered to pay $1.1 million after blind woman was denied rides more than a dozen times
Uber has been ordered to pay $1.1 million after an arbitrator ruled that the rideshare company’s drivers discriminated against a blind woman…
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Whatabonus! Texas-based Whataburger thanks employees with $90 million in bonuses
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Whataburger is thanking its more than 45,000 employees with $90 million in bonuses, ABC affiliate KSAT reports. The…
Continue Reading Tesla temporarily halts production of its Model S and Model X
Tesla has not built any of its two most expensive cars — the Model S and Model X — so far this year. Tesla did not respond to any…
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New Mexico restaurants and bars prepare for sweeping liquor law changes
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This summer, New Mexico will see its biggest overhaul of liquor laws in decades. “There’s a lot of good changes on the…
Continue Reading Travel is coming back. That’s great news for airport stores
Stores and restaurants in airports have been slammed by the pandemic and the falloff in air travel. But travelers are beginning to fly again,…
Continue Reading Pandemic recovery picks up speed as employers add 916,000 jobs
The US economy’s recovery from the pandemic strengthened in March as employers added 916,000 jobs — the biggest gain since August, the Labor…
Continue Reading ‘I’ve been completely disenchanted.’ Billionaire speaks out after attacks on Asian Americans
Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times, is urging America to admit it has a racism problem. “This unconscious bias…
Continue Reading More than 100 business leaders speak out against voting restrictions
Chief executives and other high-ranking leaders from more than 100 companies including Target, Snapchat and Uber issued a public statement Friday…
Continue Reading Jobs in these industries are already back to pre-pandemic levels
As the pandemic took hold in America last March, personal trainer Ross Pennise shut down the studio he had run for 20 years. He figured it would be…
Continue Reading London needed a win. Instead it got its worst IPO in history
At first glance, Deliveroo’s stock market debut should have been a runaway success. The food delivery startup was a darling of the UK tech…
Continue Reading Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors, has died
Don Farmer, one of CNN’s original anchors and a mainstay of both national and local TV news, died Wednesday. He was 82. Farmer and his wife of…
Continue Reading Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills
The FBI conducted more background checks for firearms purchases in March — a month in which several prominent mass shootings reignited…
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How has anti-Asian racism affected you at work? Share your story
It’s not just on the streets, and it’s not just in America. Asians around the world are experiencing discrimination, and many of them say…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Times owner says paper will announce its next top editor ‘soon’
The Los Angeles Times is getting closer to finding its next top editor and the newspaper’s owner said he has met with most of the candidates in…
Continue Reading Compass CEO plans to double down on tech investment following IPO
Riding the tailwinds of months of red hot housing and IPO markets, real estate firm Compass made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday.…
Continue Reading The S&P 500 shoots above 4,000 points for the first time ever
The S&P 500 has topped 4,000 points for the first time ever as investors kick off the second quarter with optimism about the coronavirus…
Continue Reading Got a money question? There’s a TikTok for that
Tori Dunlap joined TikTok in March 2020 for the same reason that most people do: To watch quick-fire videos of people dancing, lip-synching and…
Continue Reading OPEC and allies to boost production after US calls Saudi Arabia
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers have agreed to gradually increase their output over the next three months.…
Continue Reading Mission to clean up space junk with magnets set for launch
It’s invisible in the night sky, but above us there is a cloud of more than 9,000 tons of space junk — equivalent to the weight of 720…
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OPEC will increase oil production gradually by 2 million barrels per day
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries say they have decided to gradually add back some 2 million barrels per barrel…
Continue Reading Coca-Cola CEO wants Congress to act after Georgia’s voting law
Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey is escalating his criticism against recently passed voting laws in Georgia, saying he wants to be “crystal clear…
Continue Reading Peeps are back with a vengeance
Everything is coming up Peeps this Easter. Pepsi has launched a limited edition Peeps soda. 7-Eleven is serving a Peeps latte, convenience chain…
Continue Reading Mothers anxious to break out of ‘she-cession’ and get back to work
Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son’s school and her daughter’s day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. “I…
Continue Reading New York legalizing weed could mean big things for the future of the cannabis industry
New York this week became the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis, and in doing so, it’s poised to become one of the nation’s…
Continue Reading US is still in crisis — but can grow faster than China, St. Louis Fed president says
St. Louis Fed president James Bullard says the US economy hasn’t turned the corner fully — but stimulus and America’s vaccination…
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