Dow surges more than 500 points as Wall Street rebounds
US stocks are rallying Monday, making up lost ground after a multi-day losing streak. The Dow surged more than 550 points, or 1.7%, in the early…
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Food festival canceled after outrage over disinvited Israeli-owned vendor
Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A food festival in Philadelphia’s Kensington…
Continue ReadingBiden administration announces plan to share 55 million Covid-19 doses abroad
The Biden administration on Monday announced its plan to distribute the remaining 55 million of the 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses that President…
Continue ReadingAmerican investors are trying to buy a UK supermarket. Here’s why
Britain’s fourth biggest supermarket chain Morrisons has become the takeover target of an American private equity firm in the latest sign of a…
Continue ReadingSeniors host cake-baking marathon to support Alzheimer’s Association
Click here for updates on this story COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — With a mix of the summer solstice and…
Continue ReadingSchumer faces Democratic divisions and skeptical Republicans as Biden agenda hangs in balance
Chuck Schumer is confronting his most daunting series of legislative landmines in his young tenure as Senate majority leader, navigating conflicting…
Continue ReadingFoo Fighters play first capacity Madison Square Garden show since Covid
The Foo Fighters rocked Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, with unexpected guest Dave Chappelle. It was The Garden’s first concert since…
Continue ReadingSculpture honoring 1st enslaved Africans replaces toppled Francis Scott Key statue
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Nearly one year ago on Juneteenth 2020 a large group toppled…
Continue ReadingProgram for youth of color creating upward mobility, careers
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — After four months of training, the inaugural class of the…
Continue ReadingUnvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states
Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more…
Continue ReadingLordstown executives sold millions of dollars in stock before problems became public
Lordstown Motors, the embattled electric truck startup, is facing more scrutiny after several of its top executives sold off millions in dollars of…
Continue ReadingIran’s hardline president-elect Ebrahim Raisi says he will not meet with Biden
Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Monday ruled out a meeting with President Joe Biden and in response to CNN called on the United States to…
Continue ReadingDad marks 1st Father’s Day since pregnant wife killed by DUI driver
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — An Orange County man is marking his first…
Continue ReadingBill Ackman’s SPAC buys 10% of the music giant behind Kanye West
Vivendi has agreed to sell 10% of Universal Music to a so-called blank check company backed by hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman for about $4…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rules against NCAA, opening door to significant increase in compensation for student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments, in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue ReadingHere are the companies rushing workers back to the office — and the ones that aren’t
It’s been 15 long months since millions of workers left their offices and set up makeshift desks at home. But as Covid-19 cases decline and…
Continue ReadingGeorge Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more back Los Angeles high school aimed at making Hollywood more inclusive
George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more stars hope to make Hollywood more inclusive by exposing students to entertainment industry…
Continue ReadingBiden’s agenda enters critical week on Capitol Hill ahead of looming Senate recess
Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingTraffic deaths jump for Black Americans who couldn’t afford to stay home during Covid
Traffic deaths soared in 2020 despite Americans driving less due to the pandemic, and Black Americans bore a disproportionate share of the increase…
Continue ReadingThe improving economy is great news for banks
The stock market has been volatile, but it’s been a very solid year on -— and for — Wall Street. Stocks rebounded Monday after a big tumble…
Continue ReadingA Tennessee father, his infant daughter and eight other children were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway
A Tennessee father and his infant daughter were among 10 people — nine of whom were children — killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on…
Continue ReadingHigh school seniors breathe a sigh of relief that they made it to graduation. But school administrators fear the fall semester
Joel Gilmore is wise beyond his years. When the salutatorian for the Lower Richland High School Class of 2021 took the stage before his classmates…
Continue ReadingCalls made for Germany’s Euro 2020 game against Hungary to be played in rainbow-colored stadium
The Euro 2020 game between Germany and Hungary could be played in a stadium lit with rainbow-colored lights. That’s after a motion was put…
Continue Reading‘Rick and Morty’ Season 5 premieres
One year after Season 4, “Rick and Morty” is back with Season 5. Rick’s nemesis Mr. Nimbus has returned in “Mort Dinner Rick…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand weightlifter to become first transgender athlete at Olympic Games
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, after she was selected for…
Continue ReadingInternational Day of Yoga 2021: Find the path to your well-being
Maybe you need a mental escape from stress. Perhaps you need time to rejuvenate your health. You might simply want to feel more limber. The…
Continue ReadingDow plummets more than 500 points as volatility returns to stock market
Are the Wild West days of intense market volatility back on Wall Street? Stocks slid Friday after St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard…
Continue ReadingMost major metropolitan areas have become more racially segregated, study shows
Some of the nation’s largest metropolitan regions have become increasingly segregated in the last 30 years, underscoring racial inequalities…
Continue ReadingWill Smith shares details of his autobiography, ‘Will’
Will Smith is excited for you to read his memoir. The superstar put up a few posts over the weekend on his verified Instagram account regarding his…
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