DETROIT (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed the revival of the nation's auto industry while acknowledging the water crisis in nearby Flint, Michigan, saying the detection of high…
Another sharp selloff in Asian stocks, followed by a further plunge in oil prices, sent U.S. stock prices reeling Wednesday. A decline of 10 percent is considered a correction; a 20 percent drop is a bear market. The Nasdaq composite index fared best Wednesday, turning briefly positive in late trading before closing with a 0.12 percent loss for the day. U.S. investors awoke to another sharp selloff in Asian stocks. [...] it was oil’s “inability to find a market bottom” that drove Wednesday’s downturn... Читать дальше...
Navajo Code Talker Alfred James Peaches dies at age 90 Tribal President Russell Begaye commended Peaches for defending the United States in World War II, using a code based on the Navajo language that stumped the Japanese.
Tech stocks, like much of the market, are getting badly burned. As investors' anxieties persist, tech companies may need to start proving their real worth.
Читать дальше...Two janitors at a Queens mall led a dirty campaign of sexual harassment against a female underling, a new suit alleges.
Big day for the former RPI standout.
The US Air Force has commissioned the Raytheon Company to research boosting the effectiveness of air-fired missiles and increasing the number of missiles carried on a single combat sortie, the US Department of Defense announced.
Whether you like to dunk your Oreos in a cold glass of milk or twist your Oreos apart to eat the icing, there is a new flavor ready to be consumed. Oreo cinnamon bun flavored cookies have official hit the market. This particular product is new for the cookie line, but buzz has been circling […]
Amazon is now offering full refunds on any hoverboards sold on the site, including in the U.S. and Canada. The refunds are a response to the rash of fires and falls that have plagued the popular two-wheeled balance boards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission praised Amazon’s decision on Wednesday and said it expects other […]
An attorney for the Detroit Public Schools has asked a judge to issue a restraining order and preliminary injunction to force teachers to stop sickouts and return to work, according to court documents filed Wednesday. The motion names the Detroit Federation of Teachers, interim teachers union president Ivy Bailey and 23 Detroit Public Schools teachers. […]
Maisie Williams joins Naomie Harris and Tom Daley at the press night for Cirque de Soleil: Amaluna on Tuesday (January 19) at Royal Albert Hall in London. The 18-year-old Game of Thrones actress recently teased the fate of the show’s character Jon Snow in an interview with TIME. “I feel so mean because I speak [...]
John Greene reveals what Disney got wrong about the real world.
An attorney representing a man on trial for raping a 15-year-old girl picked apart the teen’s testimony that was inconsistent with statements she gave authorities.
Disease experts say the virus could reach as far as the U.S. Gulf Coast and suspect it could be behind a severe brain birth defect.
Industry group records double-digit drop in new apartment sales.
Unlike so many of the things David had left for Peggy in his will — car ownership, the title of the house, basically everything he owned — this digital asset followed him to the grave.
