In the weeks since Sens. Cory Booker Sen. Kamala Harris, both African American, dropped out of the Democratic presidential race, nary a word has been said by the remaining candidates about an issue critical to African American voters: the police shootings of unarmed black men. Data from a range of sources indicate that 2019 was […]
WASHINGTON — National security adviser Robert O’Brien said Tuesday evening there had been “absolutely” no retaliation involved in Friday’s departure of Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council, even as President Trump seemed to indicate that the military would “look into” whether to take disciplinary action against the Army officer. Vindman, who […]
Intel Corp. has become the latest major technology company to bail on one of the biggest mobile conferences of the year amid concerns over the outbreak of the coronavirus. “The safety and well-being of all our employees and partners is our top priority, and we have withdrawn from this year’s Mobile World Congress out of […]
U.S. Treasury yields traded higher on Tuesday as reports that the spread of COVID-19 may be slowing down helped to cheapen prices for government paper, drawing investors to the Treasury Department debt auction in the afternoon. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testified in front of the House Financial Services Committee, stating that the disease caused […]
When I was young, my parents bought an old two-story beach house one block from the Atlantic Ocean. The first floor consisted of nothing more than a large, empty garage with a concrete floor that made a great place for us kids to skate and play on rainy days. We lived there for three years when […]
Josh Brown swears he doesn’t tweet that much. “I’m not sitting on Twitter all day,” he assured MarketWatch in a recent interview from the offices of Ritholtz Wealth Management in Midtown Manhattan. “I don’t think people have noticed.” Brown’s one million Twitter followers could be forgiven for not noticing, as the Ritholtz Wealth Management co-founder […]
army drill Screenshot via Twitter/TheWTFNation The US Army has suspended a drill sergeant amid its investigation into an alleged assault, Insider has learned. In a video posted on Twitter, a service member makes a disparaging remark and walks away from what appears to be a group of recruits. A service member in a neon drill […]
1 / 2 Police Shooting Temple This Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, booking photo provided by the Bell County Jail shows Temple Police officer Carmen DeCruz. The Central Texas police officer was charged with the second-degree felony in the Dec. 2, 2019, shooting of Michael Dean, Bell County District Attorney Henry Garza said in a statement. […]
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., aka (by President Trump) “Joe Munchkin,” said Monday that he wasn’t bothered by a flurry of weekend taunts by Trump, who has singled him out, along with Mitt Romney, R-Utah, for abuse for his vote in the Senate impeachment trial. Trump was acquitted of two articles of impeachment brought by the […]
Missed the Oscars on Sunday? (You’re not alone; the ABC telecast saw its lowest ratings for the Academy Awards ever.) Fear not: From “Parasite” winning the night and Jeff Bezos getting roasted (not to mention Joaquin Phoenix possibly killing your taste for cow’s milk forever), these are some of the most viral moments and memes […]