A shopper heads into a J.C. Penney store in Seattle in 2017. Associated Press NEW YORK — Mall owners Simon Property Group and Brookfield Property Partners are close to a deal to buy department store chain J.C. Penney out of bankruptcy and keep the chain running. Penney’s lawyer Josh Sussberg announced the tentative pact, which […]
It’s the nightmare scenario. After a spring that saw America’s coronavirus toll spiking to more than 36,000 cases and 2,700 deaths per day, followed by a summer in which daily cases climbed as high as 75,000 and daily deaths again cleared 1,400, it appears for the moment that the overall trajectory of the U.S. pandemic […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned. The screening operations have been held at select airports since January, when the first cases of the disease began to emerge from Wuhan, China. Since March, incoming international flights from select […]
A former Republican governor of Pennsylvania on Wednesday called on that state’s Legislature to make a small change to how mail-in ballots are counted that could make a huge difference in how quickly election results are reported in November. “We must take all steps possible to ensure that officials can still run secure and efficient […]
The 86-year-old grandmother was raped in Delhi Tens of thousands of rapes are reported in India every year, but some stand out for being deeply disturbing. In one particularly shocking case, police in the capital, Delhi, have arrested a man in his 30s for the rape and assault of an 86-year-old grandmother. “The woman was […]
Colin Kaepernick is back on a football field. Kind of. The quarterback, who has not played in the NFL since 2016, will be playable in Electronic Arts Inc.’s EA, -4.48% popular “Madden 21” videogame through a software update. Though Kaepernick is still not on any actual NFL team’s roster, he will be available to add […]
“ “People don’t like her. Nobody likes her. She could never be the first woman president. She could never be. That would be an insult to our country.” ” That’s what President Donald Trump said of Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, as he spoke to supporters in North Carolina. Harris is […]
It probably won’t take a great deal of persuasion to convince investors that there’s an “age of disorder.” That’s the title of a new Deutsche Bank research note, which says the world is entering its sixth distinct era of modern times. So say goodbye to the “era of globalisation” and brace yourself for the “age […]
It’s official: Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox Series S console is coming Nov. 10 for $299. Following a series of leaks, the software giant confirmed the next-generation videogame console in an official launch trailer on Tuesday. Microsoft MSFT, -5.41% did not release specs for the all-digital Series S, but it is expected to share the same CPU […]
A right-wing demonstrator is arrested by Salem Police during an American Lives Matter, pro-Trump rally at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Oregon on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. SALEM, Ore. – Two people were arrested for attacking counter-protesters during a pro-Trump, “American Lives Matter” rally outside the Capitol building in Salem Monday afternoon. Ty Anthony, […]