RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week, the State Board of Elections announced Friday, days after appeals court judges prevented original ballots…
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world's biggest stages, has died, her family…
Leading technology stocks led an eye-popping rebound rally over the past five days, driving a key exchange-traded fund to one of its best weeks in years. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) surged 8.2%…
The Harris campaign is launching its largest effort yet to reach Latino voters, with new spending on Spanish-language radio and an organizing push around boxing matches and baseball games as National Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off…
Recent comments from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang seemed to revive investment in the turbulent AI sector this week, while leading portfolio managers to recenter attention on the winning trades. "We're now in this computer revolution,"…
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Friday sided with lower court decisions to block two third-party presidential candidates from the battleground state's ballot in November's election.The decisions hand a win apiece to each major…
Pfizer's experimental drug for a common, life-threatening condition that causes cancer patients to lose their appetite and weight showed positive results in a midstage trial, the drugmaker said Saturday. Patients with the condition, called cancer cachexia,…
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary…
Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty ImagesCompany: International Money Express (IMXI)Business: International Money Express is an omnichannel money remittance services company. IMXI offers money transfer services digitally through a network of agent retailers in the…
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July…
In a press conference from his Los Angeles-area golf club, former President Donald Trump revisited several topics from Tuesday night's debate, repeating several false and misleading claims on issues including crime, the economy and immigration.Here's…
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working hand-in-hand with the Russian military and running fundraising campaigns to pay for sniper rifles,…
WINDER, Ga. -- A Georgia county's emergency call center was overwhelmed by calls on Sept. 4 about a school shooting at Apalachee High School, records released Friday by Barrow County show.Local news organizations report many…
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see…
From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid.The site where it plans to spend most of the money for…
Investors are ignoring two major risks to the market, according to Vahan Janjigian, chief investment officer at Greenwich Wealth Management. The first is the U.S. national debt, he told CNBC's " Street Signs Asia "…
JEFFERSON, Ga. -- Funeral services for a teenage boy remembered for his endearing smile and a math teacher known for her dedication to students were scheduled for Saturday, 10 days after both were killed by…
Pope Francis attends the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, March 28, 2024. Guglielmo Mangiapane | ReutersPope Francis on Friday criticized both former U.S. President Donald Trump over his plan to deport millions…
NEW YORK -- The cuddles. The loyalty. The worshipful eyes. There's a lot of joy in having a dog, not the least of which is heading out for a brisk walk. And therein lies a…
BOZEMAN, Mont. -- Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has made protecting reproductive freedom for women central to his campaign to remain the sole remaining Democrat to hold statewide elective office in Big Sky Country. He…
Billionaire Jared Isaacman made history in space — again.On Thursday, Isaacman spent 10 minutes floating in the vacuum of space outside of a SpaceX capsule. Isaacman, the billionaire CEO and founder of payment processing company…
PHOENIX -- Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday.The western swing state has been whipsawed over recent months, starting with the Arizona Supreme Court deciding in April to let…
HONOLULU -- The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for…
Bhavik Vashi, 32, made over $2 million after selling his equity in software startup Anaplan.Bhavik Vashi, 32, is living the dream of many Silicon Valley tech workers. He joined a promising startup, did his time…
Donald Trump and his running mate on Friday continued to disparage Haitian migrants in an Ohio community, further fueling false claims the Republicans have promoted even as the city saw bomb threats and school evacuations…
Pictured here is a shopping mall in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 9, 2024.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's retail sales, industrial production and urban investment in August all grew slower than expected, according to National Bureau…
BOULDER, Colo. -- A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket told psychologists he heard “killing voices” right before opening fire, a psychologist testified Friday during the gunman's trial.Ahmad Al Aliwi…
Night view of the Lujiazui financial district in downtown Shanghai.Yongyuan Dai | E+ | Getty ImagesAmerican companies in China are experiencing historically low business confidence and poor profits amid U.S.-China tensions and a slowing Chinese…
BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S.If successful, the move would put…
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Kamala Harris, who presents herself as the candidate of change as she runs for president against Republican Donald Trump, said Friday that she's different from President Joe Biden because she offers…
Britain's competition watchdog on Friday said it found competition concerns with the proposed merger between Vodafone and the Three UK mobile network owned by CK Hutchison.The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal would…
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Miami Beach residents and visitors can feel it coming in the air tonight — and the rest of the weekend — as “Miami Vice” cast and crew gather to celebrate the…
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, who made a name for himself by betting against the housing market during the financial crisis and who is today a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump, said there could…
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBrazil's supreme court announced Friday that it ordered…
LOS ANGELES -- A jury on Friday convicted a Southern California couple of running a business that helped pregnant Chinese women travel to the United States without revealing their intentions to give birth to babies…
A man walking past a logo of fast fashion e-commerce company Shein outside its office in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesThe bottom of the barrel prices that have…
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's first absentee ballots for the November election will now be distributed starting late next week, the State Board of Elections announced Friday, days after appeals court judges prevented original ballots…
HONOLULU -- Investigators reviewing the emergency response to last year's devastating wildfire on Maui said in a report released Friday they found “no evidence” Hawaii officials made preparations for it, despite days of warnings that…
Union members react as Aerospace Machinists District 751 President Jon Holden (out of frame) announces that union members rejected a proposed Boeing contract and will go on strike, following voting results at their union hall…
OMAHA, Neb. -- Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures, which could keep…
It's finally here. The Federal Reserve is set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday — and is is widely anticipated to make its first interest rate cut after embarking on a hiking campaign in March 2022.…
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE -- ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday slammed both U.S. presidential candidates for what he called anti-life policies on abortion and migration, and he advised American Catholics…
Dimensions | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to…
Even as the Covid wave in Florida continues, Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is once again advising against the mRNA vaccines: this time in the most vulnerable residents.In updated guidance for health care providers released Thursday, the…
As authorities keep searching for a highway shooter in Kentucky, a Friday night tradition of football, pep bands and cheering fans has been sidelined for some towns.Games were canceled at a handful of high schools…
Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle (L), and Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon.ReutersOracle's best week on the stock market since 2021 has bolstered Chairman Larry Ellison's net worth, briefly edging him…
Union members hold picket signs during a news conference following a vote count on the union contract at the IAM District 751 Main Union Hall in Seattle, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. M. Scott…
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The federal government would ban in-game advertising and bets on college athletes under a sports betting regulation bill proposed by two northeastern legislators.Rep. Paul Tonko of New York and Sen. Richard…
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden threw shade at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Friday over Trump's latest campaign promise: to eliminate income taxes on overtime pay."Donald Trump is losing, and these tax proposals…
Nebraska’s Republican attorney general said Friday that supporters of two measures to legalize medical marijuana could have submitted at least “several thousand” invalid signatures to get them on the ballot, suggesting that the issue ultimately…
Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC's auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine of 441 million yuan ($62 million) over the firm's audit of troubled property developer China…
Recent signs of cooling inflation are paving the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates when it meets next week, which is welcome news for Americans struggling to keep up with the elevated cost…
As twilight descended on Ferguson, Missouri, for a third consecutive night after the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer, Gwendolyn DeLoach Packnett could no longer hold her peace.Each day since the killing…
Former President Donald Trump will hit the campaign trail in Western states on Friday as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris fixes her attention on the battleground state of Pennsylvania in the East.Trump will hold…
A recent U.S. News and World Report ranked the best countries for a comfortable retirement based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people and a subset of 5,900 respondents in their mid-40s and older.The…
Aerial view of the Moscow Kremlin landmarks: St. Basil's Cathedral, Kremlin, Spasskaya Tower and Red SquareSergey Alimov | Moment | Getty ImagesIn the late 1970s, American spy Jim Olson was stationed in Moscow. At the…
NEW YORK -- There have been moments before, times of heartbreak and grief that led to anger and calls for justice. Sometimes, they never make it past a few sparks. Sometimes they smolder for a…
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar electric vehicle sits parked at an EVgo charging station in Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2024.Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty ImagesUber announced Friday it is expanding its…
Jeep Wagoneer S Trailhawk EV conceptMichael Wayland / CNBCDETROIT — Stellantis' Jeep brand is well known for scaling tough terrains, but its latest challenge of achieving 1 million vehicle sales domestically by 2027 will be…
WASHINGTON -- Voters in New Jersey’s 10th Congressional District will choose a successor on Wednesday to the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., who died in April after more than 11 years in office.Running…
Saudi Arabia is optimistic about gaining access to U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's high-performance chips, which would enable it to develop and operate the most advanced artificial intelligence models.Speaking to CNBC on Thursday, a top official at…
SAG HARBOR, N.Y. -- SAG HARBOR, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Timberlake is expected to plead guilty Friday following his June arrest in the Hamptons for drunken driving. The boy band singer-turned-solo star and actor will…
Elderly people are relaxing at a park in Fuyang, China, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Costfoto/NurPhoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesChina's top legislative body passed an official plan Friday to begin…
NEW YORK -- When her husband turns on the television to hear news about the upcoming presidential election, that's often a signal for Lori Johnson Malveaux to leave the room.It can get to be too…
WASHINGTON -- A California biotechnology company that helps doctors detect genetic causes for cancer is among those that could be cut out of the U.S. market over ties to China, underscoring the possible tradeoffs between…
As the riots raged in the U.K., Elon Musk began making incendiary comments about the situation, including the statement: "Civil war is inevitable." Musk is the owner of X, the social media platform formerly known…
NEW YORK -- Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, the powerful longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday in New York on a 17-count indictment accusing him of narcotics trafficking and…
Girl using mobile phone against colored backgroundKlaus Vedfelt | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesGen Z is increasingly proving to be the entrepreneurial generation, with the majority wanting to set up their own business — but one…
HONG KONG -- Asian stocks were mixed Friday after stocks in the United States pulled closer to their record highs following economic reports that came in close to expectations.U.S. futures were little changed and oil…
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are meeting Friday amid an intensified push by Ukraine to loosen restrictions on using weapons provided by the U.S. and Britain to strike…
People walk along London Bridge past the City of London skyline.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. is leading a recovery in Europe's long subdued office real estate market, with overall investment…
RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. -- In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter…
Boeing Co. workers and supporters hold signs outside the Aerospace Machinists Union District 751 Hall ahead of a vote on the union contract in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. M. Scott Brauer |…
A man walks past a monitor showing the stocks curves outside the Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on May 12, 2021.SAM YEH | AFP via Getty ImagesPro-Russian hackers reportedly crashed the Taiwan Stock Exchange website…
WASHINGTON -- Even as she promoted her efforts to boost clean energy, Vice President Kamala Harris said in Tuesday's debate that the Biden-Harris administration has overseen “the largest increase in domestic oil production in history…
DULAC, La. -- Shortly after Hurricane Francine's storm surge flooded a cemetery in the Louisiana bayou town of Dulac, Lori-Ann Bergeron arrived Thursday to check on three generations of family graves. Their tombstones were fine,…
The logo of Alibaba's e-commerce app Taobao is displayed next to mobile phones displaying the app, in this illustration picture taken October 25, 2023.Reuters | Florence LoSingapore — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's Taobao shopping app…
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Republican Party sued North Carolina's elections board on Thursday to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from offering a digital identification as a way to comply with…
BOSTON -- BOSTON (AP) — A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners Thursday of this…
Japanese former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Sept. 6, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesFormer defense minister Shigeru Ishiba is corporate Japan's top choice to replace Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, edging out Sanae Takaichi, who strives to become the nation's first female premier, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday.The…
Two police officers were sentenced on Thursday to several years in prison for their roles in a deadly chase of a man on a moped and subsequent cover-up — a case that ignited protests in…
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