President Donald Trump mocked Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for wearing a mask. “If I were a psychiatrist, right, you know I’d say, ‘This guy’s got some big issues,'” he said at a packed campaign rally Thursday night. Trump also mocked Utah Sen. Mitt Romney for marching with Black Lives Matter protesters while also wearing…
In a live interview on CNN Monday, Jacob Blake’s father refuted President Donald Trump’s account of the White House trying to get the Blake family on the phone. Less than an hour earlier, Trump said during his press briefing that he was unable to get in touch with the Blakes because “they wanted to have…
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Chinese-owned TikTok is not in talks to sell its U.S. business to rival short-video-sharing app Triller, the company told CNBC on Monday. “We can confirm that we are not and will…
The nation’s first department store has been open for 194 years. August 27, 2020, 11:21 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article After 194 years, Lord & Taylor is officially closing. The seasoned department store announced that all 38 of its remaining stores will be shutting its doors on Thursday.…
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy (2nd R) arrives for a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on August 5, 2020. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Most members of…
This past week, officials in five of the nation’s biggest college conferences, often referred to as the Power Five, made decisions that resulted in some of the country’s elite college football programs cancelling their fall seasons. The Big Ten and PAC-12 have postponed their fall football seasons, as well as several other college sports due…
A 17-year-old Chili’s hostess in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said a group of angry customers attacked her on Sunday after she was unable to sit a party of 13 together because of the chain’s coronavirus-related guidelines. Kelsy Wallace told the local news station WBRZ that a group of women ripped her hair and hit her with…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday compared the complex challenges of reopening schools amid a pandemic to the US military raid that killed Osama bin Laden. DeSantis, a Republican and strong supporter of President Donald Trump, said: “Just as the SEALs surmounted obstacles to bring Osama bin Laden to justice, so too would the Martin…
Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned its mobile business more than four years ago By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer August 12, 2020, 1:39 PM 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Microsoft is back to selling smartphones for the first time since it abandoned…
Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a competitive primary challenge in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party from attorney and mediator Antone Melton-Meaux in Minnesota’s fifth district. Omar, a former state representative, was elected to the solidly Democratic Minneapolis-based district in 2018 and gained a major national profile as a leading progressive voice. Melton-Meaux is nearly matching Omar both…