Stocks pop despite jobs report showing slow recovery
The first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than okay — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday morning, extending…
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Donald Trump is no longer part of SAG-AFTRA
He didn’t want to be fired, so he quit. Former President Donald Trump on Thursday submitted his resignation from SAG-AFTRA, the union…
Continue ReadingHomebound senior says she can’t get COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story Greenwood, Louisiana (KTBS) — As of Monday, Feb. 8, people over the age of 65 will…
Continue ReadingMissouri man sues Papa John’s for race discrimination
Click here for updates on this story St. Ann, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Ann man is suing the city’s Papa…
Continue ReadingFormer WWE superstar Gabbi Tuft comes out as transgender
Gabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is. Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week. “This is…
Continue ReadingRobinhood is airing a Super Bowl ad amid its GameStop fiasco
Robinhood, 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…
Continue ReadingWinter weather leads to 40-car pile-up in Iowa, people stranded by ice floes in Wisconsin
Thursday 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…
Continue ReadingRobinhood is airing a Super Bowl amid its GameStop fiasco
Robinhood, 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…
Continue ReadingWestern countries have ‘hoarded’ Covid vaccines. Africa is being left behind as cases surge
African nations are being left behind in obtaining Covid-19 vaccines as richer countries stockpile vaccines and prioritize their own populations…
Continue ReadingLittle sign of fraudulent COVID-19 tests in Canada among travellers, despite warnings
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — The federal government says the Canadian Anti-Fraud…
Continue ReadingImportant thing to know about the novel coronavirus: It’s a shapeshifter
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all…
Continue ReadingKremlin critic Navalny in court as EU official makes controversial trip to Russia
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who was jailed this week over a years-old fraud case, denied wrongdoing during a court hearing Friday on…
Continue ReadingBlack History Month: Amelia Boynton Robinson
She lay sprawled unconscious in the road, beaten and gassed by Alabama state troopers. A White officer with a billy club stood over her. The woman…
Continue ReadingRussian doctor who treated Navalny after poisoning has died
A top doctor at the Russian hospital where opposition leader Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has died, the…
Continue ReadingA week later, Robinhood removes trading restrictions on GameStop and AMC
Robinhood lifted trading limits on GameStop, AMC and other Reddit favorites Friday, easing restrictions that engulfed the free trading app in…
Continue ReadingThe unemployment rate hasn’t budged in months as America’s jobs crisis drags on
The jobs recovery has hit a roadblock: The US jobless rate hasn’t improved since the fall and economists don’t have high hopes that this…
Continue Reading‘There is real teeth to this’: Legal experts weigh in on Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion lawsuit against Fox News
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “This is the…
Continue Reading‘No room for debate or compromise’ as Hong Kong introduces sweeping national security rules for schools
Hong Kong has introduced sweeping new restrictions for how schools operate, months after the Beijing government imposed a new national security law…
Continue ReadingSeattle hospital cancels Covid-19 vaccine appointments after concerns about equity
Seattle Children’s Hospital canceled 1,300 Covid-19 vaccine appointments out of concern over equal access to sign up. “Shortly after…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina approves new rules to teach social studies, but there’s controversy over new wording
The North Carolina State Board of Education has passed a new standard for teaching social studies that will include a more diverse perspective of…
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