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A senator who could become Biden’s attorney general said breaking up Google should be ‘on the table’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar. Samuel Corum/POOL/AFP Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday praised the Justice Department for leaving open the option of ...
10 things you need to know before the opening bell
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Welcome to 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. Sign up here to get this email in your ...
Trump asked aides if he could pursue a wild plan to replace the Electoral College with loyalists who would ignore the vote, report says
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, on November 11, 2020 for Veterans Day. ...
Older adults flocking to the Triangle. Are Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill ready?
“One of the things I’m constantly doing … is encouraging our neighbors to check in on seniors or people who ...
The lawyer who helped win Bush v. Gore says he believes the election is ‘over’ and Biden won
Ted Olson speaking at an event for the Federalist Society on November 12, 2020. The Federalist Society/YouTube Ted Olson, the ...
Older adults flocking to the Triangle. Are Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill ready?
“One of the things I’m constantly doing … is encouraging our neighbors to check in on seniors or people who ...
10 things in tech you need to know today
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Nick Wass/Associated Press Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Friday. ...
Elon Musk says he tested positive for COVID-19 but also tested negative and is suspicious of the tests
Win McNamee/Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted late Thursday that he had “symptoms of a typical cold” and had ...
GOP senators are privately contacting Biden, while publicly very few have acknowledged him as the president-elect
Biden Chief of Staff Ron Klain said he’s not “naming names” but that Biden is “having private conversations with individuals.” ...
President-elect Joe Biden met with top Democrats to discuss another COVID-19 relief package
Former Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. TIM SLOAN/AFP via Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden met with ...
Obama says Trump’s baseless claims of voter fraud — and GOP leaders ‘going along with’ them — are a step in delegitimizing democracy and put US on ‘dangerous path’
Of the baseless widespread voter fraud claims, Obama said, “They appear to be motivated, in part, because the president doesn’t ...
French drugmaker Sanofi has just invested $59 million in biotech investor Jeito Capital to fund innovation in the biopharma pipeline
FILE PHOTO: Sanofi logo is seen in Paris Reuters Sanofi, one of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies, has invested €50 ...
A record number of people in the US are currently hospitalized with COVID-19
The number of people in the US hospitalized with COVID-19 has nearly doubled in the last two weeks. Win McNamee/Getty ...
The Trump administration has backed off of its TikTok ban, but a federal judge had already blocked it, citing the White House’s ‘hypothetical’ national security concerns
President Donald Trump has issued multiple executive orders aimed at banning TikTok or forcing it to sell to US investors. ...
The Department of Homeland Security breaks from Trump and his baseless claims of election fraud, calling this year’s presidential race ‘the most secure in American history’
Getty The Department of Homeland Security said the 2020 presidential election was “the most secure in American history.” The statement ...
3 legendary leaders who made America’s special-operations units into the elite forces they are today
US Army Many storied leaders have helped shape and refine the US military’s special-operations forces. The three below are among ...
A species of bacteria survived on the outside of the International Space Station for a full year
The International Space Station. NASA A species of bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans, survived for a year on the outside of the ...
Here are the legal challenges Trump’s campaign and Republicans have filed to contest the 2020 election results
President Donald Trump. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s campaign and Republican officials have filed more than a dozen legal ...
The best juicers
A great juicer can help you get more nutrients, though nutritionists say that you should still be adding in vegetables ...
Disney CEO Bob Chapek said he is ‘extremely disappointed’ with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to keep Disneyland closed as COVID-19 cases soar
Disney will lay off 28,000 employees at Disneyland and Walt Disney World as the company continues to struggle with the ...
SpaceX is about to launch its longest and most ambitious NASA mission to date. Here’s what to expect from liftoff to landing.
SpaceX’s Crew-1 mission for NASA will fly (from left) astronauts Mike Hopkins, Soichi Noguchi, Shannon Walker, and Victor Glover to ...
Education disrupted: Insider’s virtual event features Scott Galloway, Laurie Santos, Tim Shriver and more, on how to make education better, more equitable, and more accessible
Scott Galloway will keynote Insider’s virtual event on the future of education Scott Galloway The global pandemic has moved ...
How to make a return to Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and other popular retailers
When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. An Amazon return center ...
Biden expresses ‘deep condolences’ after 5 American troops were killed in a helicopter crash while Trump trashes Fox News
Ceremonial Guardsmen fold the American flag U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaiah Miller Five American troops, as ...
What is Amazon Pay? How to use the online retailer’s virtual payment service on other sites
It’s easy to use Amazon Pay on hundreds on websites. Qi Yang/Getty Images Amazon Pay is a service offered by ...
The Halo SleepSack makes swaddling my baby so much easier than with a traditional swaddle blanket
When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. After trying to swaddle ...
5 Americans and 2 foreign troops are dead after their helicopter crashed off the coast of Egypt
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in flight U.S. Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor K. Walker A ...
Why won’t my AirDrop work? How to troubleshoot an AirDrop connection between Apple devices
When an AirDrop connection won’t work between Apple devices, there are several things you can try to troubleshoot. Shutterstock AirDrop ...
TikTok has reportedly poached over 25 of Facebook’s contracted moderators and hired them in-house as Facebook continues to face scrutiny for its violent content
The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Over 25 people have reportedly left their third-party jobs moderating content on Facebook for ...
Why healthcare stocks are the best value sector to buy right now, according to a Goldman Sachs stock chief
REUTERS/Marko Djurica Healthcare stocks are the best value sector to buy right now, according to Goldman Sach’s David Kostin. The ...
