It was another rough day for stocks. The market has entered a new phase of volatility as government bond yields are on the rise, signaling expectations for higher interest rates down the line. The Dow closed down 560 points, or 1.8%, on Thursday, just one day after setting a new all-time high. The broader S&P
Continue ReadingThe Golden Globes are celebrated as a star-studded party, but this year they’ll air under a pair of clouds — one due to the difficulty in staging a free-wheeling awards show during a pandemic, the other lined by fresh allegations about questionable ethical practices involving the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group that hands out
Continue ReadingJohn Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has been charged with 24 felonies, including human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Thursday. Geddert is the former owner of the Michigan’s famed Twistars Gymnastics Club. It was one of the places Larry
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Alan Miles of Bend took these photos of what appears to be a rare Sierra Nevada red fox at a Mt. Bachelor parking lot.
Continue ReadingThe current Spider-Man and directors of “Avengers: Endgame” reunite on “Cherry,” but that’s the only conspicuously super thing about this grim adaptation of the bestselling book. Tom Holland’s kinetic performance is impressive, but it’s in the service of an uneven film that too self-consciously works at mirroring the form of a novel. Holland’s title character
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Congressional Democrats said Thursday that they would be open to an even partisan split for a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, but a dispute over the panel’s scope remained a key sticking point as Congress feuds over the creation of the independent commission. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — It’s been almost eight months since anyone has seen 11-year-old Breasia Terrell, the missing Davenport girl who loves basketball, making TikTok videos and spending time with her family. Her mother, Aishia Lankford, has been counting the days since she last saw her on a
Continue ReadingMakeup sales have been walloped by the pandemic. But that’s not stopping Sephora from adding more stores as it pushes ahead to attract shoppers outside of struggling malls. The company said Thursday that it is adding more than 60 freestanding stores this year, and 85% of them won’t be in malls. The new stores comes
Continue ReadingLawmakers in California this week allocated $1.4 million in state funds to help Asian Americans report hate incidents after a string of recent violent attacks in the state. “The rise in hate incidents against Asian Americans during the pandemic is alarming. But, we can’t solve a problem without knowing how big it is,” said Assemblymember
Continue ReadingHasbro is dropping the honorific “mister” from “Mr. Potato Head,” renaming the shapeshifting plastic spud to the gender-neutral “Potato Head.” It’s a notable change from one of the world’s largest toy makers to untether one of its most famous products from a binary gender identity — something that was far less controversial in 1952, when
Continue ReadingJill Biden offered Kelly Clarkson advice amid her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. The first lady appeared on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” telling Clarkson to look forward to the future. The singer filed for divorce from Blackstock in June after seven years of marriage. “I want to tell you, Kelly, this is what I would say
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Thanks to an unsuspecting interaction with a stranger on a below-freezing November night, a long-time homeless man has a new lease on life.
Continue ReadingNew York state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker again on Thursday defended the state’s handling of nursing homes and their residents during the pandemic. The administration’s decision to delay the release of data on Covid-19 deaths in long-term care facilities — the subject of a federal investigation — has erupted as a major political crisis
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Cookville, Tennessee (WSMV) — Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers recovered 20 pounds of marijuana after pulling over a car going 105 mph on the interstate. According to the THP, Trooper Murphy clocked the speeding 2014 Mercedes Benz on I-40 eastbound in Cookeville. After pulling the car over, the trooper
Continue ReadingNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is denying allegations from a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment, including an unwanted kiss, in a Medium post on Wednesday. Lindsey Boylan alleged that in 2018, the Democratic governor kissed her on the lips following a one-on-one briefing in his New York City office. “As I got
Continue Reading President Joe Biden’s reset of the US-Saudi Arabia relationship will take another step with the release of a long-awaited US intelligence report on the killing of Saudi insider turned dissident Jamal Khashoggi. The release of the congressionally mandated report, which is expected to further implicate Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — Two officers were injured following a pursuit of a stolen carjacked vehicle Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday night, a 20-year-old DoorDash driver told police he met the suspect in an alleyway near the intersection of Itaska and Nebraska to deliver the food around 7:20 p.m.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Berkeley, California (KGO) — Berkeley City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night to vote on sweeping police reforms. Convened before police killed George Floyd last May, Berkeley’s Fair and Impartial Policing Workgroup, shared data on racial disparities, when it comes to who Berkeley Police stop in cars,
Continue ReadingDigital currency exchange Coinbase has officially filed to go public, riding a wave of bitcoin enthusiasm that has sent the cryptocurrency markets soaring. Founded in 2012, Coinbase helps users buy, sell, and store cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ethereum. The digital brokerage, which competes with Coinmama, CEX.IO and Gemini, announced plans to go public in
Continue ReadingArizona lawmakers are debating a new set of voting bills — including one that would allow lawmakers to review election results “if needed” and would grant the legislature the power to pick the state’s presidential electors — as Republican lawmakers around the country work to change election laws in the wake of the 2020 election.
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