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US stocks ticked up Thursday as rising oil prices helped Wall Street shrug off another surge in Americans filing for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 227.85 points, or 0.9 percent, in early trading despite the US Labor Department reporting 4.4 million initial jobless claims last week, bringing the number …
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Australia will keep its borders closed to foreign visitors for at least three more months to prevent the introduction of coronavirus cases into the country. “The international situation at the moment is such that any relaxation of border measures would be very risky,” Australia’s chief medical officer Brendan Murphy told a government inquiry on the country’s …
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There will be blockbuster trades, surprising selections and all the other normal elements of an NFL draft. There also will be clock stoppages to allow negotiating, IT-equipped vans parked outside the homes of worried general managers and hackers trying to ruin the whole television production. The first-ever fully virtual draft will begin with the first …
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LOS ANGELES — A feature film about Whitney Houston’s life is in the works from the screenwriter of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The biopic is being shepherded by the Whitney Houston Estate, music producer Clive Davis and Primary Wave Music, the partners said Wednesday. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” will follow Houston from obscurity to pop stardom …
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The Red Sox were no Astros in the opinion of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. The commissioner ruled Wednesday that in response to the Red Sox’s sign-stealing during their 2018 championship season, the team’s video replay system operator is the only current Red Sox person penalized. That person, J.T. Watkins, is suspended for the entire 2020 …
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US stocks and oil prices rebounded Wednesday as the US government and several states unleashed fresh initiatives to combat the coronavirus fallout, including nearly $500 billion in federal stimulus. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 475.73 points, or 2 percent, to 23,494.61 in early trading after shedding more than 1,200 points in …
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Chipotle is paying a record $25 million fine to settle criminal charges that its burrito joints sickened more than 1,100 people over a three-year period because of lax food-safety practices, the Department of Justice said Tuesday. The fast-food chain made headlines repeatedly between 2015 and 2018 for multi-state food-borne illness outbreaks — including one that …
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We knew they could sing, but how long did it take some singers to “pop” on the big screen? Gene Kelly, Judy Garland, Elvis Presley and other movie stars of yore were able to do a little bit of everything: singin’, dancin’, actin’. These days, such talent is rarer than hand sanitizer at Duane Reade. …
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to “ensure that we’re strengthening gun control in this country” following the killing of at least 18 people by a gunman in Nova Scotia over the weekend, the deadliest shooting in Canadian history. Speaking to reporters, Trudeau said he was “on the verge” of banning semi-automatic rifles, and could …
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Smokescreen, future opposition research or both? A year after shocking the NFL and drafting Daniel Jones with the No. 6 pick, the Giants are reportedly getting to know another top quarterback prospect. They have done plenty of research on Oregon’s Justin Herbert, NFL Network reported Monday, including FaceTime conversations with first-year head coach Joe Judge. …
US stocks ticked up Thursday as rising oil prices helped Wall Street shrug off another surge in Americans filing for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed as much as 227.85 points, or 0.9 percent, in early trading despite the US Labor Department reporting 4.4 million initial jobless claims last week, bringing the number …
