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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reports to prison for defrauding investors
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (BRYAN, Texas) — Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes reported to a Texas prison on Tuesday to begin a more than 11-year sentence for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing technology. [Read More…]
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes set to report to prison for defrauding investors
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes will report to prison on Tuesday to begin a more than 11-year sentence for defrauding investors with false claims about her company’s blood-testing technology. Holmes, [Read More…]
Memorial Day sales: Shop the best deals
discan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Memorial Day is here and that means there are plenty of deals and sales to shop across multiple retailers. ABC News’ Becky Worley appeared on Good Morning America Monday to [Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz’s message for Tesla: ‘We want to be most desirable electric vehicle luxury brand’
Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — German automaker Mercedes-Benz has seen its share of the U.S. luxury market slip as customers traded in their V8 sedans and sport utility vehicles for Teslas. Now, the [Read More…]
Memorial Day weekend begins with highest number of travelers at US airports since 2019
JazzIRT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With Memorial Day weekend travel underway, U.S. airports recorded the highest number of passengers on Thursday since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 2,658,057 [Read More…]
MoviePass relaunches with new tiered subscriptions ahead of blockbuster summer
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ahead of the slate of blockbuster films hitting theaters this summer, MoviePass is back with a new plan that could help moviegoers save money at the box [Read More…]
‘The biggest losers’: Bud Light boycott hammers hundreds of independent distributors
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Truck drivers delivering Bud Light have received the middle finger from passersby, distributors have faced intentional collisions from shopping carts as they drop off beer and vendors have endured [Read More…]
FTC investigating Abbott and baby formula makers for possible collusion
Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating infant formula makers, including Abbott Laboratories, to determine whether the companies colluded as they bid to secure profitable state contracts, according to a filing by [Read More…]
AM or not AM? Carmakers mull the future of radio
IronHeart/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Some car companies like Tesla are doing away with AM radio functions due to their possible interference with new electric engines. Ford recently was put on the hot seat after it [Read More…]
Target pulls some Pride collection products following threats to store employees
Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National retailer Target announced Tuesday it is pulling some of its Pride-themed merchandise from store displays and shelves following threats to store employees. The move comes just [Read More…]
Stock market drop over debt ceiling could begin within days, experts said
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. could breach the debt ceiling as soon as next week, plunging the stock market by nearly half if a protracted default ensues, according to a White House [Read More…]
Netflix announces password sharing crackdown rollout in US
Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Netflix announced Tuesday that it will begin to send emails to members who are sharing their account information outside of their households in the U.S. “A Netflix account is [Read More…]
‘It’s not their money’: Older Americans worried debt default means no Social Security
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If the United States defaults on its financial obligations, millions of Americans might not be able to pay their bills as well. With Social Security and other government benefits at [Read More…]
Older Americans worry debt default means no Social Security to pay bills
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — If the United States defaults on its financial obligations, millions of Americans might not be able to pay their bills as well. With Social Security and other government benefits at [Read More…]
New HBO streaming service Max temporarily down on launch day
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Max, a new streaming service from HBO, was temporarily down on Tuesday, the morning of its debut. Users reported an inability to access the streaming service, which [Read More…]
The boycott against Bud Light is hammering sales. Experts explain why.
Natalie Behring/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Critics of Bud Light burned empty beer boxes and fired bullets at cans as part of an anti-trans backlash against the brand that erupted early last month. Since then, [Read More…]
ExxonMobil sued over clerk who locked door in Detroit gas station shooting
Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A man injured in a deadly Detroit gas station shooting has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil alleging a clerk locked him and two other patrons in the station’s convenience [Read More…]
Startup founder Charlie Javice pleads not guilty to fraud over sale to JPMorgan
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An entrepreneur accused of grossly exaggerating the value of her college financial planning startup, ahead of its sale to JPMorgan Chase, pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges on [Read More…]
Uber launches ride service for teens in 28 cities
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ride-sharing company Uber is launching a new service for teenagers in several major cities and ABC News’ Good Morning America has an exclusive look with one family who has been [Read More…]
Meta fined $1.3 billion for violating European data privacy rules
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (LONDON) — Facebook’s parent company, Meta, was fined €1.2 billion, or about $1.3 billion, for failing to comply with the European Union’s privacy policies. The Irish Data Protection Commission announced [Read More…]