The S&P 500 rallied to record highs on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices. The broad market index added 0.53%, notching an all-time intraday high for the second straight session. The benchmark finished the day at 6,118.71, surpassing its prior all-time closing high of 6,090.27 recorded in early December....
An artificial intelligence-powered weapon detection system failed to pick up the handgun a 17-year-old Nashville student used in a school shooting Wednesday that left a 16-year-old girl dead. The software, called Omnilert, failed to detect the gun because of where cameras were located inside Antioch High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools spokesperson Sean Braisted said...
President Donald Trump issued full and unconditional pardons Wednesday to two Washington, D.C., police officers who were convicted for their roles in a deadly chase of a young man on a moped in 2020 and subsequent cover-up, a case that led to protests in the nation’s capital. Trump granted clemency to Metropolitan Police Department officer...
President Donald Trump announced his administration will move to evaluate the creation of a “national digital asset stockpile” — making good on a promise to support the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. However, the executive order fell short of creating a strategic bitcoin reserve outright, as some crypto advocates had hoped. The price of bitcoin...
Jayden Daniels began his NFL career as the draft’s second pick, but that is not how his rookie season will be remembered. Because few quarterbacks in league history have had as many firsts as Washington’s 24-year-old wunderkind quarterback. Daniels rushed for 891 yards in the regular season, first all time among rookie quarterbacks. In his...
The most romantic holiday of the year is almost here. While the shelves are filled with tasty treats in heart-shaped boxes, finding something meaningful for your loved one for Valentine’s Day might require a little research. Fortunately, our editors are here to help. To make your Valentine’s Day special yet simple, we compiled our favorite...
For the first time since the Baltimore Ravens 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Ravens tight end Mark Andrews spoke publicly about his role in the defeat. Andrews, while having five catches for 61 yards in the game, also made two critical mistakes in the fourth quarter: A...
UnitedHealthcare on Thursday tapped company veteran Tim Noel as its new CEO following the targeted killing of its former top executive, Brian Thompson, in Manhattan in December. Noel was the head of Medicare and retirement at UnitedHealthcare, the largest private health insurer in the U.S. It is the insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s biggest health-care conglomerate...
One day after speaking to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Donald Trump pushed the kingdom to increase its U.S. investment, saying he would ask the Saudis to “round out” their promised $600 billion “to around $1 trillion.” “I think they’ll do that because we’ve been very good to them,” Trump said during virtual...
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration. The vote was 74-25 in favor of Ratcliffe, a former congressman from Texas who served as Trump’s director of national intelligence for the last eight months of...