Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder goes on trial next week in the highest-profile reckoning yet to arise from a $60 million federal bribery investigation that federal prosecutors call the largest corruption case in state history. The 2 1/2 years since the Republican’s arrest have seen the toppling of a… Read More
Prosecutors weigh options in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
A Santa Fe district attorney will announce Thursday whether charges will be brought in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal of the Western “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said a decision will be announced Thursday morning in a statement… Read More
Opening statements begin at Elon Musk trial
Opening statements begin Wednesday in a trial that will determine whether Tesla CEO Elon Musk cheated investors by asserting in 2018 tweets that he had lined up financing to take the electric automaker private. A nine-person jury was seated Tuesday for the case that is expected to include testimony from… Read More
Microsoft cuts 10,000 jobs amid Big Tech’s layoff bloodbath
Microsoft is cutting 10,000 workers, almost 5% of its workforce, joining other tech companies that have scaled back their pandemic-era expansions. The company said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that the layoffs were a response to “macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities.” Sponsored: Biden to Replace US Dollar? The Redmond,… Read More
December retail sales fall 1.1%, on top of November’s decline
Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they’ve done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards slowed consumer activity over the crucial holiday shopping season. Retail sales fell 1.1% in December, following a revised 1% drop in November, the Commerce Department… Read More
Bill Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power
Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? It’s a question the foundation’s CEO Mark Suzman raised in its annual letter released Tuesday that outlines the organization’s priorities and announces its budget for the coming year. With $8.3 billion to give away in 2023, the… Read More
Watch: Tom Brady addresses retirement rumors… sort of
Tom Brady — the 45-year-old, five-time Super Bowl MVP — retired after last season only to return 40 days later. This season, Brady has seen even more upheaval. On Monday, he finished the first losing season of his 23-year career. In October, he announced his divorce from Gisele Bündchen, his… Read More
China records a population drop after a half-century boom
China’s population shrank for the first time in decades last year as its birthrate plunged, official figures showed Tuesday, adding to pressure on leaders to keep the economy growing despite an aging workforce and at a time of rising tension with the U.S. Despite the official numbers, some experts believe… Read More
Lisa Marie Presley’s dire finances revealed
The late daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, was in a dire financial situation at the time of her death, new financial information has revealed. According to reports, Presley had squandered the nearly $100 million fortune left to her by Elvis. She was reportedly spending $92,000 a month on… Read More
Musk’s old tweets land him in court Friday
While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn’t. Long before Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he continues… Read More
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