President Joe Biden’s nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the Office of Management and Budget may remain in limbo until at least early next week. Democratic Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, told reporters Thursday that his panel wouldn’t take up the stalled nomination until after
Continue ReadingPart of what made last month’s GameStop trading frenzy such a mess: Right as the stock was hitting its peak, Robinhood and other brokerages placed restrictions on traders’ ability to buy it (and other surging “meme” stocks like AMC). Traders were furious and some have filed lawsuits. Lawmakers ranging from Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez to
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Update 3/14/23 The case was dismissed after the suspect completed his misdemeanor diversion program. Original Report 2/25/21 Palm Springs Police Detectives say they have arrested a 32-year-old Coachella man after investigating “a possible threat made on social media that indicated there would be additional bombs placed at a Desert X art exhibit event.” This morning,
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For all the world, it looks like dangerous hot lava streaming down the side of a cliff. But no, that’s not volcanic activity in Yosemite National Park in California. It’s water — a benign and beautiful waterfall experience known as “firefall.” Because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the dramatically growing popularity of firefall, the National
Continue ReadingThe Senate on Thursday confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee for energy secretary, former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The final vote was 64-35. Granholm has long taken a deep interest in energy issues and was considered to be a top candidate for Energy secretary if Hillary Clinton had won in 2016. Granholm served two terms as
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Nursing was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work. For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth was an indefatigable intensive care nurse. The work energized her, and she felt privileged to witness some of the most important moments of people’s lives, when their worlds shifted
Continue ReadingHyundai will recall 82,000 electric cars globally to replace their batteries after 15 reports of fires involving the vehicles. Despite the relatively small number of cars involved, Hyundai’s recall is one of the most expensive in history, signaling how electric car defects could create hefty costs for automakers — at least in the near future.
Continue Reading Where acres and acres of orange groves outside Orlando, Florida, once stood, the most visited theme park in the world is preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary. On October 1, 1971, Walt Disney World opened its gates. And the amusement park industry was never the same. To mark the milestone, Walt Disney World Resort says
Continue Reading US officials in China have asked local authorities to refrain from subjecting US staff in the country to Covid-19 anal swabs, according to a US diplomat based in China. On Thursday, China responded to a Vice News report which claimed that US diplomats in the country were complaining after having been administered the swab tests.
Continue ReadingFormer Arsenal star Thierry Henry is stepping down as head coach of Major League Soccer (MLS) side CF Montreal due to family reasons. Henry made the announcement on Twitter, saying: “It is with a heavy heart that I’m writing this message. The last year has been an extremely difficult one for me personally. Due to
Continue Reading Kearra Johnson was in her senior year at the University of Missouri when she came up with the concept for what is now known as the Revolution Card Deck — a deck of playing cards featuring the names and faces of notable Black individuals. Michelle Obama, Thurgood Marshall and Oprah Winfrey are just a few
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It’s 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 fell more than 400 points, or 1.3%, in the early afternoon Thursday, just one day after setting a new all-time high.
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There was a large presence of law enforcement officers near James Madison Elementary School in Indio. Police taped off an entrance to the Indian Gardens neighborhood off Snow Creek Way. Our crew on site was told by a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department that R.A.I.D. team found a stolen vehicle at about 8:00 this morning. They
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Davenport, Iowa (WQAD) — Normally when we hear about scam calls, it’s the scammers trying to contact us, by calling and pretending to be someone they’re not. But one local woman, who’s asked to remain anonymous for this interview, says she reached to to them, unknowingly. And thus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Waterbury, Connecticut (WFSB) — A scrap yard fire in Waterbury sent smoke into the air that was visible from nearby highways and miles around. The fire was reported at Albert Bros. Inc on E. Aurora Street, near routes 8 and 73. The smoke could be seen billowing over
Continue ReadingLiverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is mourning the loss of his father, who drowned in Lavras do Sul, Brazil near the border with Uruguay. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Alisson Becker’s father, Jose, in Brazil on Wednesday,” Liverpool said on its Twitter feed. The thoughts of everybody at the club are with
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Dave Deleon and his wife Alex say they’ve invested a significant amount of their retirement funds into their Cathedral City rental property and enjoy offering the place to visitors. “The house that you are in right now we’ve spent almost two hundred thousand dollars getting into this house. That is a lot of cash. I
Continue ReadingCostco will raise its starting rate for hourly store workers in the United States to $16 an hour, putting its starting wage above rivals such as Amazon, Target and Best Buy. Costco has around 180,000 US employees, and 90% of them work hourly. It will hike its minimum wage to $16 beginning next week, chief
Continue Reading A recently-opened center for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana, has been shut down after it was raided by security forces in the West African country Wednesday. Alex Kofi Donkor, who heads the center named ‘LGBT+ Rights Ghana’ in the country’s capital, Accra, told CNN Thursday that he is now concerned for his safety after the
Continue Reading John Geddert, who coached the 2012 US Olympic women’s gymnastics team, has been charged with a racketeering count, felony counts of human trafficking, criminal sexual conduct and lying to a peace officer, Michigan court records show. Geddert is the former owner of the Michigan’s famed Twistars Gymnastics Club. It was one of the places Larry
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