'Hidden Figures' tops box office
"Hidden Figures" holds strong at the box office, finishing in the top spot over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Nathan Frandino reports.
"Hidden Figures" holds strong at the box office, finishing in the top spot over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. Nathan Frandino reports.
Ken Cedeno/ReutersSeveral hours after students at Columbia University set up a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” in the middle of campus on Wednesday—demanding “divestment and an end to Columbia’s complicity in genocide”—the Ivy League school’s president was questioned by a congressional panel in a fiery back-and-forth about antisemitism among the student body.Members of the Republican-led House Committee on Education and the Workforce grilled Minouche Shafik, Columbia Board of Trustees co-chairs Cla
Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, will face up to 190 years in prison at sentencing
Dubai has been hit by record floods, sparking misleading speculation about cloud seeding.
Dewan, who’s expecting baby no. 2 with Kazee amid her ongoing divorce negotiations with 'Magic Mike' star Channing Tatum, filmed Kazee's reaction to the prank
The star is mom to son Weston, 12, and daughter Harper, 9, who she shares with husband Lee Kirk
Engineer Sam Salehpour fears ‘physical violence’ for going public
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged that U.S. Steel would remain a "totally American company," during remarks to steelworkers at an event in Pittsburgh. "And that's going to happen, I promise you," Biden told the supportive crowd. U.S. Steel Corp has agreed to be bought by Japan's Nippon Steel for $14.9 billion, but the deal has been described as on life support since the Democratic president announced his opposition last month.
Arizona statehouse Republicans blocked an effort on Wednesday to repeal an 1864 abortion ban for the second time. The block of the repeal comes despite several major Republicans in and out of the state, such as former President Donald Trump, having called for a more moderate solution. Many voters, including some who back the Republicans, see the law as antiquated and an extreme effort to restrict the rights of women.
The suspects, including two Air Canada employees, forged an airway bill to steal a cargo arriving from Switzerland of 6,600 gold bars weighing 400 kg (882 pounds) and C$2.5 million in foreign currency, police officials said. Speaking exactly one year after the heist, which took place at an Air Canada cargo facility at the Toronto Pearson International Airport, Peel regional police at a press briefing named the nine suspects and detailed the 19 charges they face. Five suspects were arrested in Canada and released on bail pending trial.
Tyler Campanella was identified via an Instagram post by Siggy Flicker – the former reality star and supporter of Donald Trump
Electric vehicle maker Rivian said on Wednesday it cut about 1% of its workforce - the second round of job cut this year - as it reduces cost amid a broader slowdown in EV demand. "This was a difficult decision, but a necessary one to support our goal to be gross margin positive by the end of the year," the maker of R1S SUVs and R1T pickup trucks said in an email to Reuters. Reducing cost is crucial for Rivian as high interest rates to rein in inflation have hurt consumer demand for EVs that are typically more expensive than their gas-powered counterparts.
The airport, which serves as a major hub for connecting flights to every continent, warns "recovery will take some time".
The firm had to ground its Boeing 737 MAX 9 fleet after a mid-air blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight.
U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Wednesday, slowing a weeklong selloff that had pushed benchmark 10-year Treasury yields to their highest levels since November. The selloff has come as investors and the Federal Reserve re-evaluate the need for interest rate cuts in the face of resilient economic data and signs of strength in the labor market. In an appearance on Tuesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell was among several Fed speakers over recent days who have said they would need to see drivers of inflation weaken before cutting rates.
A Relative Strength Rating upgrade for Church & Dwight shows improving technical performance. Will it continue?
A couple with a six-month-old say they've run out of baby food and nappies as flood chaos continues.
The dollar on Wednesday fell for the first time in six days, as investors consolidated gains after Federal Reserve officials repeated the interest rate-cutting cycle is on hold pending new economic data, while the monetary easing outlook for other major central banks remained unchanged. "(Fed Chair Jerome) Powell's panel yesterday was the big market-mover for the week, and now traders appear to be hedging on the other side of the market, so we're seeing this pullback today. This was again evident in the Fed's latest so-called "Beige Book" released on Wednesday.
Reuters/KCNASouth Korea’s spy agency is examining whether North Korean technology was used in the ballistic missiles that Iran used in its attack against Israel last week.“We are keeping tabs on whether the North Korean technology was included in Iran's ballistic missiles launched against Israel, given the North and Iran's missile cooperation in the past,” the National Intelligence Service (NIS) said, according to Korea Times.The United States has long been aware that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un h
"There's nothing like smoking with ultra-conservative old folks," one admitted. "Their reaction to cannabis is always priceless."
The "Late Show" host dreamed up some counter-programming that won't be quite as inspiring as the Summer Games.