The global chip shortage has come for iPads and Macs
Even America’s biggest company can’t save itself from a global shortage of crucial computer chips. What’s happening: Apple just had…
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Joe Biden warns democracy is still threatened and Trump’s looming shadow proves it
As President Joe Biden used the grand Washington stage to bemoan the Capitol insurrection as the worst attack on US democracy since the Civil War, a…
Continue ReadingNavalny appears in court for first time since ending hunger strike, saying ‘I’m just an awful skeleton’
A judge in Moscow upheld a defamation conviction Thursday against jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny, who joined a court hearing via videolink, in…
Continue ReadingFlorida House passes controversial voting bill that would add new restrictions
After several hours of contentious debate, the Republican-controlled Florida House passed its version of a controversial bill that would add new…
Continue ReadingBiden goes off-script to thank McConnell for honoring his late son in 2016
President Joe Biden went off-script during his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday to thank Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for a…
Continue ReadingHits and misses from Biden’s speech to Congress
President Joe Biden delivered the biggest speech of his presidency to date on Wednesday night — an address to a joint session of Congress.…
Continue ReadingAmerica’s economy is rebounding. But it is still in a deep hole
America is emerging from the worst of the pandemic, and that will mean some eye-popping figures when the government releases economic growth data…
Continue ReadingMore relaxed CDC coronavirus guidelines could come soon, Fauci says
After loosening its Covid-19 prevention guidelines somewhat this week for people who are fully vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue ReadingFact-checking Biden’s first joint address to Congress
In his first joint address to Congress, President Joe Biden struck an optimistic tone, speaking for more than an hour and pushing his expansive…
Continue ReadingFrom ad-libs to whispers, here’s how the Biden address to Congress was covered by the press
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. When Vice President…
Continue ReadingBiden promises to lift ‘left-behind and forgotten’ Americans with his ambitious economic agenda
President Joe Biden spoke directly to working- and middle-class Americans who “feel left behind and forgotten” in a rapidly changing…
Continue ReadingPoll finds 7 in 10 who watched say Biden’s speech left them feeling optimistic
About half of Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s address to Congress had a very positive reaction to the speech, and 71% said they…
Continue ReadingSen. Tim Scott in GOP rebuttal says ‘the President and his party are pulling us further and further apart’
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina criticized President Joe Biden and argued he is failing to deliver on his promises in the GOP rebuttal to the…
Continue ReadingSuspect faces numerous charges after alleged killing of Delaware police officer and assault of elderly couple
A veteran Delaware police officer has died following an assault after he was dispatched to the home of a person suspected in an attack of an elderly…
Continue Reading5 takeaways from President Biden’s first address to Congress
President Joe Biden made a sweeping case Wednesday for massive new programs that would transform the government’s role in Americans’…
Continue ReadingBiden looks to use Covid successes to unite US around his legislative agenda
President Joe Biden, addressing a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night for the first time, called for America to overcome division as he…
Continue ReadingHong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city’s media freedoms are in jeopardy
Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it. In essence, Choy…
Continue ReadingWillow Smith shares she’s polyamorous on ‘Red Table Talk’
If you are Willow Smith and ready to share your truth, the only place you can do it is on “Red Table Talk.” The 20-year-old daughter of…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia governor signs anti-trans sports bill into law
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday signed into law a measure that prohibits transgender girls and women in the state from competing on…
Continue ReadingHow to watch President Biden’s first address to Congress
President Joe Biden will address a joint session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday evening and is expected to tout his…
Continue ReadingBiden pushes ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue ReadingHarris and Pelosi make history as the first women to lead Senate and House during presidential address to Congress
Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made history during President Joe Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress…
Continue ReadingBiden to push ambitious economic plan in first prime-time address to Congress
President Joe Biden opened his first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday night by declaring that “America is on the move…
Continue ReadingJustice Department releases video of attack on Capitol Police officer
Newly released police body-camera and surveillance video shows the chemical spray assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and others during…
Continue ReadingBody cam video released after Chicago police shoot and kill man they say had a gun during foot chase
New body cam footage released in Chicago on Wednesday shows the fatal police shooting of 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez as he runs from an officer.…
Continue ReadingAmazon plans to raise wages for 500,000 workers
Amazon has announced that it will raise wages for more than 500,000 workers — but it’s not planning to increase its $15 per hour minimum…
Continue ReadingBiden is marking 100 days. What do you want to see him do next?
President Joe Biden has moved fast since his January 20 swearing-in, signing a $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill into law less than two months into his…
Continue ReadingFacebook lifts the lid on how it’s making money from WhatsApp
Since Facebook paid a whopping $19 billion to buy WhatsApp in 2014, investors have wondered how it will cash in on the acquisition, especially after…
Continue ReadingWhat’s happening with the Rudy Giuliani raids and Ukraine investigation
Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an…
Continue ReadingWhat’s happening with the Rudy Giuliani raid and Ukraine investigation
Federal agents raided the apartment and office of former President Donald Trump’s longtime attorney Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday, an…
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