• *NSYNC has weekly happy hours on Zoom during quarantine

    *NSYNC has weekly happy hours on Zoom during quarantine

    It’s a digital get down. Lance Bass revealed on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” on Tuesday night that he and fellow *NSYNC members, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick are keeping in touch during quarantine by having weekly chats on Zoom, a popular video conferencing app. “During quarantine, your relationships …
  • Stocks climb despite rising coronavirus death toll in US

    Stocks climb despite rising coronavirus death toll in US

    US stocks posted early gains Wednesday even as the nation’s coronavirus death toll continued to mount. The Dow Jones industrial average rose as much as 349.75 points, or 1.5 percent, as hopes about the pandemic peaking persisted on Wall Street. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite also climbed as much as 1.3 and 1.4 percent, …
  • Dow surges again amid reports coronavirus pandemic is slowing

    Dow surges again amid reports coronavirus pandemic is slowing

    US stocks jumped again Tuesday as Wall Street nursed hopes that the coronavirus crisis finally may be peaking. The Dow Jones industrial average surged as much as 937.25 points, or 4.1 percent, at the open amid signs that the pandemic is slowing — including reports that Tuesday was the first day that China, where the …
  • DOJ Urges Federal Prosecutors to ‘Focus Their Resources’ on Pursuing Chinese Intellectual Property Cases

    DOJ Urges Federal Prosecutors to ‘Focus Their Resources’ on Pursuing Chinese Intellectual Property Cases

    John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, at a DOJ news conference on November 1, 2018. The Justice Department is urging federal prosecutors across the country to focus on investigating and bringing cases related to Chinese efforts to steal American intellectual property. John Demers, the DOJ’s assistant attorney general for national security, said …
  • Dow jumps over 1,000 points as coronavirus deaths slow in hotspots

    Dow jumps over 1,000 points as coronavirus deaths slow in hotspots

    Stocks surged Monday amid signs that the coronavirus crisis is easing in some hard-hit places even as US officials warned of a brutal week ahead. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped as much as 1,082.97 points, or about 5.1 percent, in early trading as the number of virus fatalities appeared to slow in Italy, France, …
  • ‘Tiger King’ getting surprise new episode on Netflix, Jeff Lowe reveals

    ‘Tiger King’ getting surprise new episode on Netflix, Jeff Lowe reveals

    The popular Netflix docuseries “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” will add a new episode, it was announced Saturday. Show fan Justin Turner, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, tweeted the big reveal with a video featuring one of the show’s characters, zoo owner Jeff Lowe. Lowe and Turner became connected after the baseball star mentioned …
  • Bill O’Brien’s attempt to spin DeAndre Hopkins trade is not going well

    Bill O’Brien’s attempt to spin DeAndre Hopkins trade is not going well

    Bill O’Brien offered more spin than a Clayton Kershaw curveball, describing the DeAndre Hopkins trade as in the “best interest of our team” in the Texans coach’s first public comments since Hopkins was moved to the Cardinals for running back David Johnson and two draft picks, a light return for a three-time All-Pro. “I would …
  • ‘The Flash’ actor Logan Williams dies suddenly at age 16

    ‘The Flash’ actor Logan Williams dies suddenly at age 16

    Actor Logan Williams, who played a young Barry Allen in the CW’s “The Flash,” died suddenly Thursday at age 16. No cause of death was given. The show’s star, Grant Gustin, expressed his anguish on Instagram Friday, posting a photo with Williams and actor Jesse L. Martin taken during the filming of the series pilot …
  • Stock market takes dive as horrendous jobs report sinks in

    Stock market takes dive as horrendous jobs report sinks in

    US stocks tumbled Friday after a brutal monthly jobs report gave Wall Street more proof of how hard the coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped −360.91 points, or 1.7 percent, to 21,052.53 after the feds’ March jobs report said the US economy lost 701,000 jobs last month, bringing the …
  • Stocks hold steady after feds reveal coronavirus job losses

    Stocks hold steady after feds reveal coronavirus job losses

    US stocks held steady Friday even after a brutal monthly jobs report gave Wall Street more proof of how hard the coronavirus pandemic has hit the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average was off just 58.23 points, or 0.2 percent, as of 10:05 a.m. after an opening 0.7 tumble on the heels of the feds’ …