In a rousing speech before the Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, former President Barack Obama lambasted the Trump administration and urged the Democratic faithful to turn out in droves to elect Joe Biden. “We can’t be complacent,” Obama said Wednesday at what the Biden campaign advertised as a “drive-in town hall.” “I don’t care about […]
Sharks are lingering off the California coast in record numbers, with a university shark lab tagging three times as many as in 2019. “This year there were just more sharks around,” said Chris Lowe, director of the California State University, Long Beach, Shark Lab, KCAL reported. “And the question is why.” The lab has tagged […]
Another day, another on-board confrontation. This one involved a flight attendant and a passenger. The two were apparently fighting over the airline’s on-flight policies. “Chasing Atlanta” star Lauryn England was on a Delta flight from Miami to Atlanta on Monday night when all hell broke loose in the aisle right before takeoff. View this post […]
Shannon O’Brien’s daughter turns 15 years old on Wednesday, an early milestone for any teenage girl. But this birthday will be unlike any other the young girl has experienced before. For O’Brien, 48, this year has been clouded by uncertainty since he lost his job as a bartender in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
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The scope of the Google-Apple deal has long been a mystery among analysts. AFP/Getty Images Inside Google, they called the scenario “Code Red,” so stark was the prospect of losing the search engine’s lucrative pipeline from Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Now that possibility is officially on the table. Google’s partnership with Apple is at the heart of the U.S. […]
Leon Black speaks in 2018 at a Museum of Modern Art benefit. Getty Images A group of Apollo Global Management Inc.’s APO, +3.15% independent board members will review Chief Executive Leon Black’s relationship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, according to people familiar with the matter.
Stay tuned. CBS News confirmed Tuesday night that President Trump cut his one-on-one “60 Minutes” interview with correspondent Lesley Stahl short. This came a couple of hours after the commander-in-chief had tweeted a video showing the veteran TV journalist without a mask on, along with an enigmatic caption promising “more to come.” The president’s post […]
Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Associated Press Alphabet Inc. investors have been through government investigations before and not suffered too much damage, but now they are entering a new realm and the end of that path is not clear. Whether or not the Justice Department’s case unveiled Tuesday against Alphabet’s GOOG, +1.38% GOOGL, +1.38% […]
Donald Trump arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona on Monday. (AFP via Getty Images) Economic stimulus talks between House Democrats and the White House look to go on for at least a bit longer, but a potential rift between Senate Republicans and the president could sink any pact that emerges. Representatives of […]