How Benjamin Franklin laid groundwork for the US dollar by foiling early counterfeiters
Benjamin Franklin, the colonial inventor, publisher, diplomat and U.S. founding father, was so busy that it's easy to lose track of his accomplishments
1970-01-01 08:00
Family of Mallory Beach, teen killed in Murdaugh boat crash case, announces $15 million settlement with convenience store company
The family of a teenager killed in a crash involving a boat owned by the prominent South Carolina Murdaugh family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the convenience store that Paul Murdaugh, then 19, purchased alcohol from the night of the crash.
1970-01-01 08:00
Smartmatic subpoenas Trump allies Flynn and Bannon in defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax
Trump allies Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed by Smartmatic as part of the voting technology company's massive defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax over their promotion of 2020 election lies.
1970-01-01 08:00
GM can't build or deliver new vehicles fast enough, exec says
By Paul Lienert LANSING, Michigan General Motors is seeing strong demand for many of its U.S. vehicles, but
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden campaign staffs up with former White House aide Cedric Richmond and fundraising leaders
After having just four official staffers on payroll last quarter, President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign has announced that former White House aide and congressman Cedric Richmond is joining as co-chair
1970-01-01 08:00
AT&T shares hit three-decade low as lead cables risk weighs
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK Shares of AT&T Inc fell more than 5% to hit their lowest level
1970-01-01 08:00
Why celebrities are striking: The average pay for actors may surprise you
On Friday, SAG-AFTRA officially went on strike after failing to reach a deal with Hollywood's biggest studios. Actors on strike are calling for increased pay and a rethinking of how residuals are paid out when shows are aired on streaming services.
1970-01-01 08:00
Warriors: Joe Lacob gets real about Jordan Poole-Chris Paul trade
The Golden State Warriors surprised many by trading Jordan Poole for Chris Paul. Owner Joe Lacob was brutally honest about the nature of the move.Ahead of last month's NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors made a trade that sent shockwaves through the league. Chris Paul -- former Public Enem...
1970-01-01 08:00
Donald Trump Jr says he wouldn’t have got away with having cocaine at White House: ‘Luckily it’s not my thing’
Former White House resident Donald Trump Jr has weighed in after the Secret Service closed its investigation into the discovery of cocaine in the building - suggesting he would not have “gotten away with that”. The eldest son of former president Donald Trump made the comments at the Turning Point Action Conference on Sunday, when he assured the crowd that snorting cocaine was not his “thing”. “My guys who I stayed in touch with — many of them just dear friends — they’re like, ‘Hey dude, there’s no way you would’ve gotten away with that,’” he animatedly told the crowd. “I go, ‘I know!’ Luckily, I don’t snort, er, cocaine! It’s just not my thing.” Mr Trump has previously denied being a drug user. On his Triggered podcast earlier this year, he described to former Trump White House official Kash Patel the price of his getting involved in politics, in the process making a series of unsubstantiated claims about President Biden’s son Hunter. “I look at what they called me: a traitor,” Mr Trump said. “Adam Schiff wanted to try me for treason, a crime punishable by death, but Hunter Biden can take a billion from China, work for Ukraine oligarchs, work for Russian oligarchs, money launder, be paid in diamonds off the books, not declare anything in taxes, drop guns in dumpsters across from high schools, and it’s like, ‘He’s an upstanding human being. And then I give an impassioned speech, and it’s ‘Don Jr is on coke.’” A small amount of cocaine (around .007oz – enough for a misdemeanour charge) – was discovered in the White House, but the Secret Service said their investigation would have involved 500 people, not a short enough list of suspects to draw any concrete conclusions. However the lack of investigation has lef to criticisms levelled at President Joe Biden for not doing enough to find the culprit, as well as at White House staff in general. Conservative pundits have speculated – without evidence – that the drug may have belonged to the president’s son, Hunter Biden, who is a recovering drug addict. Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social: “Despite all of the cameras pointing directly at the ‘scene of the crime,’ and the greatest forensics anywhere in the World, they just can’t figure it out? They know the answer, and so does everyone else!” He subsequently took to calling President Biden a “crackhead”. Read More ‘Don Jr is on coke’: Trump’s son mocks accusations of drug use over his ‘impassioned’ speeches Trump finally reveals how he thinks he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a day Judge in Trump documents case under the spotlight after case intensifies following controversial ruling Rudy Giuliani sparks backlash with bizarre appearance at Gilgo Beach murder suspect’s home Donald Trump brands US a ‘third-world hellhole’ run by ‘perverts’ and ‘thugs’ ‘Stoned’ DeSantis canvasser’s lewd rant caught on doorbell camera as 2024 campaign rushes to cut costs
1970-01-01 08:00
Turning Point Action's student activists were torn between Trump and DeSantis last year. Not anymore
Student activists who assembled in Florida last year for Turning Point Action’s annual summit were torn, wrestling with whether former President Donald Trump or Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was the Republican Party’s best hope for 2024
1970-01-01 08:00
Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears
Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave.
1970-01-01 08:00
From Brazil's Amazon to bossa nova and beyond, prolific pianist João Donato dies at 88
Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but defied confinement to any single genre, has died at the age of 88
1970-01-01 08:00
