Month: November 2024
‘Moana 2’ scores Disney Animation record with $13.8 million in previews
Disney How far will Moana 2 go at the box office? That’s yet to be determined, but the film has already scored a Disney Animation record. The film earned $13.8 million at the box office [Read More…]
What have past Republican presidents said about tariffs?
Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC (WASHINGTON) — Tariff threats voiced by President-elect Donald Trump this week rippled through global stocks and triggered warnings from U.S. retail executives about the risk of higher prices. Former President George W. Bush, who congratulated Trump a day [Read More…]
Dow closes at record high, defying fears of panic sparked by Trump’s tariff threat
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high on Tuesday, achieving the milestone less than 24 hours after a tariff pledge from President-elect Donald Trump sparked fears of [Read More…]
Warren Buffett to donate $1.1 billion of Berkshire stock to 4 family foundations
Houston Cofield/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett revealed that he would be donating more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family’s foundations. [Read More…]
Musk’s DOGE wants to slash regulations. Workers and patients may suffer, experts say.
Marc Piasecki/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has vowed to dismantle thousands of federal regulations as the co-head of a new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, says the nation’s financial security depends on [Read More…]
Walmart to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies. This brings it in line with several major corporations that have reviewed their operational practices [Read More…]
What policies could RFK Jr. actually change at HHS?
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Named to lead the nation’s sprawling Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has big ideas for busting public health policy norms. His Senate confirmation hearings — [Read More…]
Trump names COVID lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as pick for NIH director
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump is nominating a critic of COVID-19 lockdown policies to serve as the head of the National Institutes of Health. In a statement, Trump [Read More…]
Bird flu found in sample of California raw milk: Officials
Pierre Crom/Getty Images (FRESNO, CA) — After bird flu was detected in a retail sample of raw milk produced and packaged by Raw Farm, LLC, the California Department of Public Health warned consumers on Sunday [Read More…]
Centrist group No Labels sues Democratic operatives over efforts to derail it
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the bipartisan group No Labels attempted to field a third-party independent bid in the 2024 presidential race, several of its opponents aggressively attempted to sabotage its operations in hopes of preventing [Read More…]
Trump Cabinet picks, appointees targets of bomb threats and swatting, spokesperson says
Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks and administration appointees were the targets of “violent” threats Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, Trump spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said in a [Read More…]
Trump set to take office with razor-thin House GOP majority
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office in January with a razor-thin GOP majority in the House of Representatives that offers Republicans barely any margin of error. [Read More…]
Harris, Walz join campaign finance calls, declare the ‘fight’s not over’
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday thanked supporters during a virtual call and vowed that the “fight’s not over” in her first remarks since conceding defeat to President-elect Donald [Read More…]
Why did a blue Texas border county vote red for the first time in 100 years?
Participants in the annual Christmas Parade march down Main Street, December 1, 2023, in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas. The vast majority of rural Starr County, which follows the Rio Grande River border with [Read More…]
Stowaway discovered on board flight from New York to Paris
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a stowaway was discovered Tuesday night onboard a Delta Air Lines flight out of JFK Airport in New York City headed to Paris. Authorities [Read More…]
FedEx deliveries of AT&T iPhones targeted in nationwide theft ring
ABCNews.com (NEW YORK) — AAT&T customers are being urged to stay cautious as thieves are using cellular data to track and steal deliveries, particularly iPhones. Police report a nationwide surge in package thefts by organized [Read More…]
Abortions fell 2% the year Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade: CDC
Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The number of abortions performed in the U.S. fell slightly in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, a new federal report found. In [Read More…]
Daughter of pilot who died in crash while rescuing dogs speaks out about his death
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Leah Kim remembers her dad for his infectious smile and loving heart. “His legacy is for people to live their lives with joy,” she told ABC News. Seuk Kim, 49, [Read More…]
Search called off for missing Oregon woman and her 2 dogs
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office (WELCHES, Ore.) — The search for a missing hiker and her two dogs in Oregon’s Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness was suspended late Tuesday after four days, officials said. However, authorities said they are continuing to [Read More…]
Three Americans wrongfully jailed in China are en route to US, State Department says
Bring Our Families Home (NEW YORK) — Three Americans who the State Department said were wrongfully detained in China for years are on their way back to the U.S. as part of a prisoner swap, [Read More…]