The first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than okay — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday morning, extending all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The Dow gained more than 180 points, or 0.6% shortly after the opening bell. The government said that 49,000 jobs were added in
Continue ReadingThe Weeknd is going solo Sunday. According to the artist, viewers should not expect to see any guest appearances during his 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl LV halftime performance. “I’ve been reading a lot of rumors,” he told the NFL Network Thursday. “There wasn’t any room to fit it in the narrative and the story I
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He didn’t want to be fired, so he quit. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union representing roughly 160,000 professionals, from actors and musicians to media professionals. Trump’s resignation comes just weeks after the union’s National Board voted to have his membership reevaluated by a disciplinary committee, relating to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Greenwood, Louisiana (KTBS) — As of Monday, Feb. 8, people over the age of 65 will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But some of the people who qualified in the first phase of the vaccine rollout are still waiting because they can’t get to a vaccination
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Ann, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Ann man is suing the city’s Papa John’s Pizza after experiencing what he calls employment discrimination and getting fired after filing complaints. George Mitchell said racist remarks were common when he worked at the Papa John’s and were so frequent he
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It looks as if it’s all systems go for the Australian Open next week after all players forced into a recent quarantine returned negative results, organizers announced on Friday. Earlier this week, more than 500 Australian Open players and staff went into quarantine after a hotel worker tested positive for Covid-19, causing play to be
Continue ReadingGabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is. Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week. “This is me,” she wrote in an Instagram post coming out as transgender. “Unashamed, unabashedly me.” The former wrestler was active in the WWE from 2009-2012 under the ring name “Tyler Reks.”
Continue ReadingIt took less than six months for Instagram’s Snapchat clone to catch up to its rival’s audience size and be credited with stunting Snapchat’s user growth just as the company prepared to make its Wall Street debut in 2017. But Instagram and its parent company Facebook are having a harder time doing the same to
Continue ReadingAmerican dog royalty will be making an appearance at Puppy Bowl XVII. First Lady Jill Biden has filmed a public service announcement to air during the Discovery+ event, a beloved bit of alternative programming that runs on Super Bowl Sunday. In the video, Biden is seen in the White House, seated before a fire with
Continue ReadingGeorgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the conservative Republican firebrand member of Congress, has drawn revulsion in Washington and among Americans just learning about her history of shocking and violent rhetoric. A fellow lawmaker, California Democratic Rep. Jimmy Gomez, has said he would introduce a resolution to expel her from the chamber, and House Speaker Nancy
Continue ReadingRobinhood, the stock trading app that helped fuel GameStop mania and ended up in a PR crisis, is running a Super Bowl ad. The 30-second spot, which will make its TV debut during Sunday’s game, highlights the company’s branding push that it is “opening America’s financial system to everyone.” The commercial features everyday people living
Continue ReadingThursday brought havoc to the roads in Iowa and left dozens of people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin, with a powerful winter storm showing no signs of abating in the Midwest. Whiteout conditions along Interstate 80 west of Newton, Iowa, led to a 40-vehicle pileup there, the state patrol said Thursday afternoon. Troopers, who
Continue ReadingRobinhood, the stock trading app that helped fuel GameStop mania and ended up in a PR crisis, is running a Super Bowl ad. The 30-second spot, which will make its TV debut during Sunday’s game, highlights the company’s branding push that it is “opening America’s financial system to everyone.” The commercial features everyday people living
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The debate over when and how and whether to put American kids back in school is taking on a predictably partisan tinge in Washington, with Republicans targeting teachers’ unions and Democrats over perceived resistance to reopening. But it’s more complicated than that. The fight over schools slices through red and blue America. In San Francisco,
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As the Trump faithful gathered around the Capitol on January 6, two conspiracy theories peddling in government mistrust converged: The fraudulent belief that the election was stolen, and the dangerous narrative that Covid-19 vaccinations are wildly unsafe. “We’re being led off of a cliff,” Del Bigtree, an anti-vaccine activist, told the crowd at the “MAGA
Continue ReadingVaccines are being rolled out in phases, and each state decides precisely who is eligible for each phase in its jurisdiction. When can YOU get the vaccine? Below are phone numbers and website links to find out who is eligible now in your state, and where the eligible can make appointments or find walk-in clinics.
Continue Reading The sports world is rightly raving about Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for reaching his 10th Super Bowl this Sunday against Patrick Mahomes and the defending champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. But when Brady — who seeks his seventh ring in a surefire Hall of Fame career — trots off the field at
Continue ReadingAfrican nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations — despite a surge in cases and a new variant affecting the continent. On Monday, South Africa took delivery of its first million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, with another 500,000 expected later this
Continue ReadingIt’s called COVAX — and it may be the best hope in vaccinating the world. The relative obscurity of this vaccine program belies its critical role in the global battle against Covid-19. Indeed, COVAX may well be the most important acronym of 2021. As vaccine nationalism rears its ugly head, it’s the best — perhaps
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government says the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received only one report of a travel-related falsified COVID-19 test certificate, despite warnings from other countries. Under rules implemented Jan. 7 to help limit the spread of COVID-19, Canada requires all arriving air passengers
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