IKEA, Nivea and Grolsch pull ads from GB News days after launch
A number of companies are pulling advertising from GB News just days after Britain’s newest and most controversial TV channel launched with a…
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5 takeaways from the summit between Biden and Putin
President Joe Biden’s meeting Wednesday with his Russian counterpart came after months of diplomatic wrangling over the details, days of…
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Texas authorities threaten SpaceX with legal action over beach closures, private security
SpaceX received a warning from a district attorney in Texas this week, warning that the company could be violating several state laws by shutting…
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Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter page, the 20-time…
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5 takeaways from the final NYC Democratic mayoral debate
The end of the New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is near. Early voting is underway and Election Day is less than a week away, so…
Continue ReadingBiden warns of ‘devastating’ consequences for Russia if Navalny dies in prison
President Joe Biden said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday of consequences if jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny were…
Continue ReadingFinancial markets are moving into a new era
What Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in staid tones on Wednesday may not have sounded momentous. It was. What’s happening: The US…
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‘This has been out of control.’ San Francisco’s chain drug stores have a shoplifting problem
A brazen daytime shoplifting incident captured on video at a Walgreens in San Francisco on Monday has highlighted what local officials say has become…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth 2021: How major companies are celebrating
Major corporations are celebrating Juneteenth in unique ways this week. The annual June 19 tradition, which falls on Saturday this year, commemorates…
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‘Eyes on the prize’: Two activists set aside personal threats to fight new voting restrictions
This week, voting right activists Cliff Albright and LaTosha Brown will board a 53-foot bus and kick off a tour through the South. Their task: Rally…
Continue ReadingLow-income Americans can now register for expanded child tax credit
Low-income American families who don’t typically file tax returns can now register to receive the enhanced child tax credit, which will start…
Continue ReadingJada Pinkett Smith shares unpublished Tupac Shakur poem to mark his birthday
Hollywood star Jada Pinkett Smith has posted a never-before-seen poem written for her by deceased rapper Tupac Shakur, who would have turned 50 on…
Continue ReadingChina successfully launches mission sending astronauts to new space station
China successfully launched three astronauts into space on Thursday, bringing the country one step closer to completing its new space station. The…
Continue ReadingWimbledon organizers cut prize money by 5%, aim for full stadium capacity
As the Wimbledon tennis championships return this summer, organizers have announced updated measures including reduced stadium capacities, Covid-19…
Continue ReadingWhy balloons strapped to explosives are the latest flashpoint in Israel-Hamas tensions
The Israeli military launched airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza overnight after militants floated dozens of so-called “incendiary…
Continue ReadingOfficer injured in Capitol riot blasts GOP lawmaker’s behavior as ‘disgusting’ after tense exchange
A DC Metropolitan Police officer who defended the US Capitol on January 6 blasted GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde on Wednesday evening for what he called…
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Denmark star Christian Eriksen to be fitted with heart starter
Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the Danish national football association announced Thursday,…
Continue ReadingChris Paul indefinitely sidelined from NBA playoffs as part of the league’s Covid-19 protocols
Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has been sidelined following his placement on the league’s Covid-19 health and safety protocols, the team…
Continue ReadingFormer White House adviser says dangerous coronavirus variant is ‘like Covid on steroids’
A coronavirus variant first identified in India is “like Covid on steroids,” Andy Slavitt, former White House senior adviser for Covid-19…
Continue ReadingThree weeks after a mass shooting, San Jose leaders unanimously pass new gun law
Three weeks after a gunman opened fire at a San Jose public transit rail yard and killed nine people, officials in the Northern California city…
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