Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called on governments around the world to join the U.S. in confronting China’s Communist Party leaders, saying in a fiery election-year speech that engagement with Beijing has failed. Speaking at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, Calif., Pompeo said the bond with China that the 37th […]
CHICAGO – The mayor of Chicago said Tuesday that the Trump administration would not be deploying unnamed federal officers to the city, as seen in Portland in recent days. “What I understand at this point, and I caveat that, is that the Trump administration is not going to foolishly deploy unnamed agents to the streets of […]
WASHINGTON — Two of the British ISIS terrorists dubbed the “Beatles” further incriminated themselves in the mistreatment of Western hostages in Syria, including Americans Kayla Mueller and James Foley, in interviews obtained exclusively by NBC News. In the interviews, the two men, Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, for the first time admitted their involvement […]
Senator Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) introduced a law on Thursday that would prohibit federal funding for schools that incorporate curriculum from the New York Times‘s “1619 Project.” The 1619 Project, named after the year when colonists first brought slaves to the U.S., attempts to retell American history by emphasizing the importance of slavery in the country’s […]
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was arrested on May 29, 2020 for the death of George Floyd. Courtesy of Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office via AP Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer in Minneapolis charged in George Floyd’s death, is also facing several felony tax fraud charges, several outlets reported. Chauvin and his estranged wife face six […]
Microsoft Corp. wrapped up a record-breaking year Wednesday by announcing record quarterly revenue, but shares still shrank from near-record highs in after-hours trading. Microsoft MSFT, +1.43% reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of $11.2 billion, or $1.46 a share, on revenue of $38 billion Wednesday, after posting earnings of $1.71 a share on sales of $33.71 billion […]
Slack Technologies Inc.’s antitrust claim against Microsoft Corp. before the European Commission — days before four major tech company CEOs are to testify before Congress on similar matters — is the latest twist in an industry roiled in debates and investigations over monopolistic business practices. Slack’s WORK, -5.12% complaint, alleging Microsoft MSFT, +1.43% bundled Teams […]
Macy’s Inc. and Kohl’s Corp. were downgraded Wednesday to sell from neutral at UBS, with analysts putting their confidence in brands that are able to capture sales on their own rather than relying on third-party sellers like department stores. UBS halved its price target on Macy’s US:M to $3 from $6, and cut its Kohl’s […]
Tesla Inc. stock rose more than 5% late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported a second-quarter GAAP and adjusted profit, setting it on a course to join the S&P 500 index and surprising investors as most of the quarter was beset with coronavirus-related stoppages. Tesla TSLA, +1.52% said it earned $104 million, or […]
After treating tens of thousands of COVID-19 patients, health-care workers in New York City have gained a wealth of knowledge of and experience with the virus. That’s one of the main reasons survival rates are so much higher than they were when the first cases were reported in New York, experts said. “Your chance of […]