Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a reception in Beijing on Sept. 30. AFP/Getty Images Asian markets were little changed in early trading Wednesday as traders digested a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Japan’s Nikkei 225 JP:NIK rose 0.1%, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HK:HSI retreated 0.2%. The Shanghai Composite CN:SHCOMP fell 0.5% […]
Earnings for college graduates can vary widely by major and school. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images robyn beck/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The shift to remote learning or, in some cases, a scaled back in-person experience at colleges and universities amid the coronavirus pandemic, has put a renewed focus on a question students and […]
The mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, announced his plans to resign Tuesday after apologizing for an “inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local TV news reporter who had posted what she said was a partially nude photo of him on Facebook. In a statement, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz attributed the resignation to “unacceptable personal conduct” that “compromised” his […]
U.S. Attorney General William Barr. Getty Images An investigation ordered by U.S. Attorney General William Barr into potentially improper “unmasking” by the Obama administration around the 2016 election has closed without finding evidence of any serious wrongdoing, the Washington Post reported Tuesday night. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have, for months, claimed that the […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., accused CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer of being “an apologist” for Republicans as the two parties seek the upper hand in negotiations over a new round of economic stimulus to aid Americans suffering hardships due to the coronavirus pandemic. “I don’t know why you’re always an apologist, and many of your […]
A pedestrian wearing a face mask as a precaution against the transmission of the new coronavirus walks past a boarded up office space in east London on October 13, 2020. justin tallis/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday scaled back its expectations for 2021, and that is the outlook that a trio of […]
For many Americans across the country, the prospect of getting a second stimulus check from the government is a matter of life and death. With millions of people out of work due to layoffs and cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many households have been forced to depend on government aid to help pay for […]
Campaign material with the KKK’s name have appeared in Tennessee (Getty Images) Joe Biden supporters in Tennessee have been targeted with Ku Klux Klan business cards in an apparent attempt at voter intimidation. Speaking to local radio station WPLN News, Shelbyville resident Breana Green said she noticed the disturbance outside her neighbour’s home, who supports […]
A wide range of items will be on sale this week during Amazon’s Prime Day sales event, but not all of the discounts are competitive. Amazon Amazon’s Prime Day sales event is here, and with discounts galore, Americans are expected to spend billions of dollars as they get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping. Prime […]
Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. iStockphoto Live and work in Colorado, but retire in Florida. That’s the message from the latest U.S. New & World Reports rankings of the best places to live and the best places to retire in America. Colorado scored four metro areas in the top 10 rankings of best cities to live, […]