Nation Feb 06 Scandal-plagued National Enquirer tabloid sold In December 2018 the parent company of publications including the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and In Touch admitted to engaging in a journalistically dubious practice known as “catch-and-kill” in order to help Donald Trump become president.
Politics Jan 31 DOJ requests Tesla automated driving documents “To our knowledge no government agency in any ongoing investigation has concluded that any wrongdoing occurred,” Tesla said in the filing Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Nation Jan 12 Few airline delays or cancellations a day after FAA outage grounds planes Delays and cancellations among flights across the United States were minimal on Thursday, a day after a system that offers safety information to pilots failed, grounding some planes for hours.
Nation Jan 11 FAA computer outage brings U.S. flights to a standstill as departing planes grounded Thousands of flights across the U.S. were canceled or delayed Wednesday after a government system that offers safety and other information to pilots broke down, stranding some planes on the ground for hours.
Economy Oct 17 Kanye West offers to buy conservative social media platform Parler The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after he was blocked from posting on Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts.
Economy Oct 11 Labor Department proposal could upend rules for gig workers The U.S. Department of Labor is publishing a new proposal on how workers should be classified saying that thousands of people have been incorrectly labeled as contractors rather than employees.
Nation Oct 03 Kim Kardashian settles for $1.26 million with SEC over Instagram cryptocurrency promotion Kim Kardashian will pay $1.26 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that she promoted a cryptocurrency on Instagram without disclosing she'd been paid $250,000 to do so.
Economy Aug 10 Elon Musk sells $7 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter court battle Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
Economy Aug 08 Pfizer continues pandemic-revenue buying spree with $5.4 billion hematology deal Pfizer is buying sickle cell drug maker Global Blood Therapeutics in an approximately $5.4 billion deal as it looks to accelerate growth after its revenue soared during the pandemic.
Economy Jul 28 JetBlue strikes $3.8 billion deal to buy Spirit Airlines JetBlue will acquire Spirit for $33.50 per share in cash, including a prepayment of $2.50 per share in cash payable once Spirit stockholders approve the transaction.