How the Gaza hospital explosion set off a furious scramble before Biden's Israel trip
A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza hours before President Joe Biden was set to leave the White House for the Middle East set off a furious scramble inside his administration as the president's advisers tried to ascertain who was responsible as street protests against Israel started raging across the Arab world.
2023-10-19 05:16
Tesla's net income slumped 44% in the 3rd quarter as lower prices ate into the automaker's profits
Tesla has reported that its net income slumped in the third quarter versus a year earlier
2023-10-19 04:58
Netflix's password-sharing crackdown reels in subscribers as it raises prices for its premium plan
Netflix has disclosed summertime subscriber gains that surpassed analysts’ projections, signaling the video streaming service’s crackdown on password sharing is converting former freeloaders into paying customers
2023-10-19 04:58
Starbucks sues Workers United union, saying pro-Palestinian post damaged its reputation
Starbucks sued the union organizing its workers Wednesday, saying a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account angered hundreds of customers and damaged its reputation
2023-10-19 04:58
Meet Pepper X: Guinness World Records’ New Hottest Pepper
The Carolina Reaper used to be the hottest pepper in the world—but it just got dethroned by its own offspring.
2023-10-19 04:51
Laphonza Butler makes history as first out LGBTQ Senate Judiciary Committee member
California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees.
2023-10-19 04:50
Biden announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience
The Biden administration has announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems
2023-10-19 04:24
Voter fraud charges dropped against 69-year-old Black woman
Prosecutors dropped the charges against a 69-year-old Black woman arrested last month on voter fraud charges in Tallahassee, Florida.
2023-10-19 04:17
Fugees rapper says lawyer's use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
The trial of a Fugees rapper, who was convicted in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies, stretched across the worlds of politics and entertainment
2023-10-19 03:55
GOP-led states and industry groups ask Supreme Court to block Biden's 'good neighbor' pollution rule
A group of Republican-led states, fossil fuel industry groups and utilities filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court, asking it to block the implementation of the Biden administration's "good neighbor" pollution rule.
2023-10-19 03:47
Nestlé Irish baby milk factory to close as China birth rate drops
500 jobs will be lost due to the closure of the Limerick based factory.
2023-10-19 03:23
Natalee Holloway's suspected killer, Joran van der Sloot, admits to crime, says mother
Joran van der Sloot "brutally murdered" the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba, the judge said.
2023-10-19 03:22