JULY 21, 2021
Paul Hodgkins holds a Trump flag and stands in the well of the U.S. Senate floor during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. - U.S. Capitol Police via AP
A federal judge has handed down the first felony sentence in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, sending a Tampa man to prison for eight months for obstructing...
JULY 20, 2021
The rebound in Covid-19 infections in several countries due to the new Delta variant , has the world on alert. Such concern was manifested this Monday in the global economy , when the main stock exchanges of the world registered notable falls , even higher than 2% ."Stock markets start the week with negative movements where investors...
JULY 20, 2021
Photograph: Rochelle Walensky, CDC director, at a Senate hearing on Tuesday. - Rex/Shutterstock
The highly transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus now accounts for 83% of all sequenced cases in the US, a top federal health official said on Tuesday.
“This is a dramatic increase, up from 50% the week of 4 July,” Rochelle Walensky, director of the...
JULY 20, 2021
Trader Aaron Ford works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, July 19, 2021. Resurgent pandemic worries knocked stocks lower from Wall Street to Tokyo on Monday, fueled by fears that faster-spreading variants of the virus may upend the economy's strong recovery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Stocks rallied Tuesday, rebounding from a miserable trading session...
JULY 20, 2021
VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos and three passengers reached the edge of space and safely returned Tuesday morning after a flight of just over 10 minutes the billionaire businessman hopes will kickstart an expansive new era for human space travel.
Mr. Bezos and his fellow passengers were launched at 9:12 a.m. ET to the edge of space...
JULY 19, 2021
Suze Orman - Al Teich / Shutterstock
The U.S. stock market took a gut-wrenching dive on Monday, but the big worry for investors is what still lies ahead.
All three major indexes took a tumble over fears that the delta variant of COVID-19 could threaten the global recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its biggest drop of...
JULY 19, 2021
LISBON, PORTUGAL - APRIL 29: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, listens to the meeting introduction before delivering opening remarks while hosting a debate on key human rights issues in the country at ICS. Bachelet voiced her alarm over the allegations of malware use to spy on journalists and human rights activists. - Horacio...
JULY 19, 2021
People stand at a mobile Covid 19 testing station at the Plaza Hotel in New York, July 11, 2021. - Mathias Wasik/picture-alliance/dpa via AP
As top health officials warn that COVID-19 has become a "pandemic of the unvaccinated," recent figures from states and cities throughout the United States reveal the extent to which the virus is impacting people...
JULY 18, 2021
Donald Trump tried to ban TikTok from the US on national security grounds. Joe Biden has dropped the ban but remain wary. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Shayanne Gal/Business Insider
TikTok's ties to China prompted President Donald Trump to try and ban the app in the US.
Some 48% of Americans think...
JULY 17, 2021
Havoc in the new-car market has sent used prices through the roof. David Zalubowski/AP
Prices for used and new cars shot through the roof during the pandemic.
Even older used cars now cost thousands more than they did in February 2020.
The average price paid for a new car hit $42,000 in June, up almost...
