Free stock-trading app Robinhood has agreed to pay a $65 million fine to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges that it engaged in deceptive practices that hurt its clients. Specifically, the regulator said Robinhood did not disclose the “receipt of payments from trading firms for routing customer orders to them, and with failing
Continue ReadingInterior Secretary David Bernhardt tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, becoming the latest prominent member of President Donald Trump’s administration to contract the coronavirus. “Secretary Bernhardt did test positive for COVID-19 today. He is currently asymptomatic and will continue to work on behalf of the American people while in quarantine,” said Nicholas Goodwin, a spokesman
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“The Masked Singer” finale unmasked real-life superstar LeAnn Rimes as The Sun — and the winner of Season 4. The Crocodile, Mushroom and Sun were the finalists on the reality series, with The Sun singing a cover cover of “When the Party’s Over” by Billie Eilish on the semi-final to wow judges Ken Jeong, Jenny
Continue ReadingMore than 35 people in the White House and other Trump associates have contracted Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, including President Donald Trump and several of his family members. Many of the known positive cases stemmed from the September 26 Rose Garden event, where Trump announced his choice to nominate Judge Amy Coney
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As congressional leaders scramble to finalize a $900 billion Covid relief deal, it’s growing increasingly unlikely that Congress will be able to get the long-awaited plan through both chambers by Friday night when a government shutdown looms.
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Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their White peers over a 16-year period, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics that offers support for a disparity long-highlighted by activists. Hispanic children were three times more likely to be shot to death than White
Continue ReadingNew York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there is “urgency” to try to get as much included in coronavirus stimulus talks because it could be the last chance for a meaningful relief bill if Democrats do not control the Senate once President-elect Joe Biden takes office. The Democrat told CNN’s David Axelrod on an episode of
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The Pfizer vaccine authorized in the U.S. this month is for people 16 and older.
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden urged Georgians to vote for Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in a campaign ad released Thursday, saying he needed the two Democrats in the Senate to pass legislation providing economic relief to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ad is the latest example of the heightened focus on the two Senate runoff
Continue Reading Bitcoin has blown past the $20,000 mark and continues to hit record highs as investors flock to the cryptocurrency during the coronavirus pandemic. After topping the symbolic benchmark Wednesday, bitcoin continued to surge. Prices topped $23,000 Thursday morning. Bitcoin has been on a tear this year, having tripled in value. It and other cryptocurrencies have
Continue Reading The original 1994 version of “The Stand” is rightfully ranked among the best Stephen King miniseries, admittedly not an inordinately high bar. Streaming brings the chance to expand upon that with a nine-part, harder-edged CBS All Access presentation that’s solidly executed but too stretched out as it slowly builds toward the clash between good and
Continue Reading Parents from Ohio face charges after they rented a party bus for their child’s 14th birthday and had 60 mask-less kids packed inside, Ohio police said. On Saturday, the Mount Healthy police saw an unmarked bus drop 60 kids off at the Hilltop Shopping Center, which is located approximately 11 miles north of Cincinnati. The
Continue Reading Sandra Lee has been documenting her “bittersweet” move from the home she shared with her ex, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The chef and author has been posting on her verified Instagram account about her move from New York to California. Lee and Cuomo went public last year with the news that they broke up
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Phoenix man dies after he fell 80 feet from a trail in Grand Canyon National Park on Tuesday.
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Two workers at an Alaska hospital suffered allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this week, and one was kept for observation for at least two nights, hospital representatives said. The hospitalized worker’s reaction was more serious but not life-threatening, doctors said: She felt flushed within the first 10 minutes of receiving the vaccine Tuesday
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump’s former homeland security adviser described the massive data breach of multiple US federal agencies, which US officials suspect is the work of Russian-linked hackers, in urgent terms Wednesday night, calling for immediate and decisive action by the President. “The magnitude of this ongoing attack is hard to overstate,” Tom Bossert, who headed
Continue Reading The US job market continues to suffer, and Thursday brought more bad news. Another 885,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week — an increase from the week prior and higher than the 800,000 claims that economists were expecting. The latest figures, which are adjusted for seasonal factors and reported by the Labor Department,
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This year may not have turned out the way any of us had anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though trips were canceled, events were postponed and many of us spent our days inside our homes, memories were still made — just through computer screens and cellphones. And while Zoom fatigue is a
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The US on Wednesday reported record numbers for Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, ahead of a key meeting for what could be the country’s second Covid-19 vaccine to get the green light. Vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will meet Thursday to discuss Moderna’s vaccine and officials expect a speedy emergency use authorization
Continue Reading The Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the once healthy job market, and America’s women have been hit harder than men, suffering more job losses during the crisis. Overall, more than 22 million jobs were lost in March and April, and in the seven months since then just over half of those jobs have returned.
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