FILE PHOTO: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, attends a hearing behind bars in a courtroom in Zintan May 25, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo October 17, 2017 By Aidan Lewis TUNIS (Reuters) – Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, is in […]
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NFL weighs protesting players’ passion against Trump rebukes
A protester demonstrates and holds a sign with Colin Kaepernick on it in support of NFL players who “take a knee” before kickoff and during the National Anthem protesting police violence while she sings the “Black National Anthem” outside the StubHub Center where the Los Angeles Chargers are playing the […]
PG&E shares spike after suspected wildfires arsonist is arrested in Northern California
Shares of California utility PG&E rose 7.51 percent Tuesday on word about a suspected arsonist arrested in Sonoma County. California’s largest electric utility company has seen its stock drop nearly 18 percent since Oct. 9 amid concerns it could be found liable for the fires that have ravaged Northern California. […]
With 23k hit, Wall Street believes GE, Nike and Disney will carry the Dow to 24,000
The Dow Jones industrial average broke above 23,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday, nearly 53 trading days since the index first closed above 22,000. As investors celebrate the latest in a string of new records, many are wondering which stocks will lead the Dow to 24,000. CNBC compiled […]
US stock indexes mostly lower in afternoon trading; oil down
Industrial companies led U.S. stocks mostly lower in late-afternoon trading Tuesday as investors sized up the latest company earnings news. Packaged food and beverage companies were among the big laggards. Health care companies posted some of the biggest gains following news of a plan backed by the White House that […]
2 admit roles in $24M benefits scheme that targeted veterans
NEWARK, N.J. – A former official at a New Jersey university and another woman have admitted their roles in a scheme that stole more than $24 million from a federal education benefits program designed to help veterans. Continue Reading Below Fifty-six-year-old Lisa DiBisceglie and 61-year-old Helen Sechrist pleaded guilty Tuesday […]
Chicago fires 2 officers in United passenger dragging case
CHICAGO – The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers who were involved in an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a United Airlines flight after refusing to give up his seat. Continue Reading Below Officials say one of those officers, a sergeant, also was part […]
Senators reach deal to continue Obamacare health insurance subsidy payments
Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to halt government payments that subsidize insurance plans for low-income Americans, Senate leaders agreed “in principle” to a bill that would cover the payments for two years. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, […]
Traders bet on obscure e-commerce stock in speculation over bitcoin’s blockchain technology
Speculation in digital currency bitcoin is apparently spilling over into an obscure e-commerce stock. Shares of Overstock.com surged more than 14 percent Tuesday. The stock has hit four-year highs on mounting excitement around the company’s venture into blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin. “I think the new story for Overstock is […]
Vegas guard shot by Paddock vanishes before TV interviews
A union official representing the Las Vegas hotel security guard shot by Stephen Paddock before he rained gunfire on a music festival says the guard disappeared last week before he was scheduled for TV interviews. Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America leader David Hickey said Tuesday he last heard […]