Juul Labs Inc. and other makers of e-cigarettes faced tough questions Wednesday at a Capitol Hill hearing, with one congresswoman blasting the companies’ executives for how they handled a query about nicotine’s potential effects on human health. The hearing on “Vaping in America” underscored how Washington continues to have electronic cigarettes in its crosshairs because […]
Walt Disney Co. breezed past analysts’ estimates for its new Disney+ streaming service, which was unveiled in November. Still, there are a few hurdles that remain before Disney DIS, -2.86% can be considered a global sensation. The Burbank, Calif.-based company may be the world’s most recognized media brand, but it’s not immune to the challenges […]
FILE – In this May 12, 2014 file photo, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro speaks at a news conference in New Orleans. Lawyers for the district attorney are asking a federal appeals court to end a lawsuit centered on his office having used fake subpoenas to coerce uncooperative witnesses. Attorneys representing Cannizzaro and some […]
President Trump declined to shake hands with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the start of his State of the Union address Tuesday, less than two months after Democrats in the same House chamber voted to impeach him. As he ascended the podium, Trump handed a copy of his speech to Vice President Mike Pence and […]
Supporters of democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) wait for results to come in at his caucus night watch party on February 03, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa: Joe Raedle/Getty Images An MSNBC pundit was caught on air expressing that the Iowa caucus had turned into an “effing disaster” Monday night. The moment was […]
AFP via Getty Images Trump is widely expected to unveil a new drug pricing plan on Tuesday night. Predicting what President Donald Trump is likely to say or tweet on any given day has never been easy. The State of the Union address is no exception — but it’s a safe bet the president will […]
Hacking into voting machines remains far too easy. It is too soon to say for sure what role cybersecurity played in the 2020 Iowa caucuses, but the problems, which are still unfolding and being investigated, show how easily systemic failures can lead to delays and undermine trust in democratic processes. That’s particularly true when new […]
Pollution is a tremendous and complicated problem around the world, requiring a variety of actions by governments, companies and people to clean up waste and reduce harm to the environment. Analysts at New York-based investment bank Jefferies Group have published a detailed research report describing many approaches to mitigating the plastic-pollution disaster. They highlighted companies […]
Most Americans consider themselves “great tippers,” but many fail to put their money where their mouth is, a new survey suggests. Despite their self-proclaimed generosity, many fail to leave tips for bartenders, food delivery drivers, taxi drivers, hotel workers — or indeed anyone but waiters and waitresses in restaurants. The scale of this “tipping gap” […]
U.S. stocks traded sharply higher Tuesday as investors weighed stimulus efforts by the People’s Bank of China, as it tries to combat the economic impact of a deadly Asian virus that has claimed hundreds of lives and infected more than 20,000 people. How are stock benchmarks faring? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.61% rose […]