Tennessee National Guard troops in Memphis last summer trained their handguns on a man as he lay dying on a sidewalk after a guard member shot him in the back, video released Monday by county prosecutors shows. A Memphis police officer can be heard in the footage from an officer’s body camera calling for an…
An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries ago, implicating a co-conspirator whose name is familiar to many New Yorkers. James Bailey, who five years ago made headlines after unearthing ancient coins believed to be…
Stock futures for the Nasdaq Composite Index cratered before the opening bell on Friday, tumbling nearly 800 points, or 2.7%, after disappointing earnings reports from Alphabet, Amazon and Intel renewed fears about the prospects for artificial intelligence. Intel’s stock plunged more than 26% ahead of trading, while Alphabet shares continued to wobble after sliding more…
Sometimes the key to building wealth is just sticking around, new Federal Reserve data suggests. The 18 million U.S. households headed by someone 75 or older have the highest median net worth of any age group, according to the Fed’s triennial Survey of Consumer Finances. Americans in that demographic had a median net worth of $504,000…
Washington — Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist candidate who pulled off an upset victory over a more moderate opponent to win the Democratic nomination in the Florida Senate race, said on Wednesday that “it’s not about labels.” “It’s not necessarily a socialist message or a progressive message,” Nixon said on “CBS Mornings.”…
Nearly 20 million lives were saved by COVID-19 vaccines during their first year, but even more deaths could have been prevented if international targets for the shots had been reached, researchers reported Thursday. On December 8, 2020, a retired shop clerk in England received the first shot in what would become a global vaccination campaign. Over…
Inside the U.S. Capitol, statues memorialize distinguished Americans, including famed social commentator and actor Will Rogers, who once quipped about Congress, “Every time they make a joke, it’s a law, and every time they make a law, it’s a joke.” Humor like that still rings true to the nearly 9 in 10 Americans who say…
