UAW endorses Biden over Trump in 2024 election

UAW endorses Biden over Trump in 2024 election

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to United Auto Workers members at the UAW’s Community Action Program (CAP) legislative conference in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2024.  Leah Millis | Reuters The United Auto Workers union is endorsing President Joe Biden for reelection this year, UAW President Shawn Fain announced Wednesday at a union conference in Washington, … Read more

Boeing CEO meets with lawmakers as 737 Max 9 scrutiny builds

Boeing CEO meets with lawmakers as 737 Max 9 scrutiny builds

Alaska Airlines N704AL, a 737 Max 9, which made an emergency landing at Portland International Airport on January 5 is parked at a maintenance hanger in Portland, Oregon on January 23, 2024.  Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun met with several U.S. senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday as scrutiny … Read more

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading

British billionaire Joe Lewis pleads guilty to insider trading

British billionaire and Tottenham Hotspur owner Joe Lewis exits the United States Courthouse in Manhattan, following his appearance on insider trading charges, in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023.  Amr Alfiky | Reuters British billionaire Joseph Lewis pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York federal court to securities fraud related to insider trading. Lewis’ company, … Read more

Saudi Arabia opens first-ever alcohol store, accessible to a select group

Saudi Arabia opens first-ever alcohol store, accessible to a select group

Spirits on display in a UK bar in Cardiff, United Kingdom. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Saudi Arabia has opened its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh, two sources told CNBC. The news, which has not been officially confirmed by the Saudi government, marks a major … Read more

Israel-Hamas war talks reportedly working toward weeks-long cease-fire

Israel-Hamas war talks reportedly working toward weeks-long cease-fire

A picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 19, 2024, shows an Israeli tank rolling along the fence as damaged buildings are see in the Gaza strip amid continuing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Jack Guez | Afp | Getty Images Negotiations … Read more

FAA chief vows ‘boots on ground’ to get quality control

FAA chief vows ‘boots on ground’ to get quality control

Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. The FAA has been without a Senate-confirmed administrator for 18 months. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Drew Angerer | Getty Images … Read more

Iran’s strikes around the Middle East send a message, analysts say

Iran’s strikes around the Middle East send a message, analysts say

A man watches a news channel on television inside a shop after the Pakistani foreign ministry said the country conducted strikes inside Iran targeting separatist militants, two days after Tehran said it attacked Israel-linked militant bases inside Pakistani territory, in Peshawar, Pakistan January 18, 2024. Fayaz Aziz | Reuters Iran’s recent missile and drone strikes … Read more

New York AG pushing for lifetime Trump ban cites Martin Shkreli ruling

New York AG pushing for lifetime Trump ban cites Martin Shkreli ruling

Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images What does former President Donald Trump have in common with “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli? A penchant for harshly trolling their enemies online and an attorney general who … Read more

FDIC attorney Mark Black guilty of child sex exploitation

FDIC attorney Mark Black guilty of child sex exploitation

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, March 13, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images A former high-ranking lawyer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to conspiring to sexually exploit multiple children and now faces a mandatory minimum prison sentence of … Read more

Martin Shkreli lifetime drug ban upheld by appeals court

Martin Shkreli lifetime drug ban upheld by appeals court

Martin Shkreli, former chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, exits court in New York, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lifetime ban on “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli from working in the pharmaceuticals industry. The ruling by a three-judge panel … Read more