Disney CEO Bob Iger calls Trump’s DACA shutdown ‘cruel and misguided’
Disney CEO Bob Iger released a statement on Tuesday condemning the Trump administration’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. “The Dreamers impacted by this...
View ArticleWALL STREET PAYDAY: Banks could make more than $100 million in fees from the...
United Technologies announced its $30 billion acquisition of Rockwell Collins Monday, in a deal that would create one of the largest airline-equipment suppliers in the world. The final $140-a-share...
View ArticleThe Red Sox got caught using Apple Watches to steal signs against the Yankees
The Boston Red Sox have been using an Apple Watch to gain the upper hand while stealing signs, according to a report from Michael S. Schmidt of the New York Times. The investigation began about two...
View ArticleFormer NFL lineman who made $46 million and now works in the league office...
Former All-Pro NFL offensive lineman Jon Runyan is busy between working in the league office, doing radio and TV, and working in politics, but, like everyone else, he occasionally gets bored. Runyan...
View ArticleRussia claims this new Howitzer shoots farther than any NATO gun
The Russian Ministry of Defense released a statement on Monday saying that its new Koalitsiya-SV howitzer, which Moscow claims shoots farther than any western gun, will be ready for service by 2020....
View ArticleRichard Branson refuses to leave his private island amid ‘potentially...
Sir Richard Branson announced on Tuesday that he plans to ride out Hurricane Irma on Necker Island. The billionaire entrepreneur made the announcement in a blog post on Virgin Group’s website....
View ArticleFlorida officials are issuing evacuation orders as Hurricane Irma approaches...
Hurricane Irma continues to strengthen as it barrels towards Florida, and officials are already ordering evacuations from areas likely to be hardest-hit if the storm makes landfall. Irma – one of the...
View ArticleOne big problem on DACA: Trump does not know what he wants
In announcing the administration’s decision to end DACA in the future, Attorney General Jeff Sessions described the issue as follows: “The nation must set and enforce a limit on how many immigrants we...
View ArticleColin Trevorrow is out as director of ‘Star Wars: Episode IX’
Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday that it had “mutually chosen to part ways” with director Colin Trevorrow on “Star Wars: Episode IX.” “Colin has been a wonderful collaborator throughout the development...
View ArticleA ghostly aurora may be visible to the northern US states on Wednesday night
Thanks to an outburst from the sun on Labor Day, northern US states may be in for a light show late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. On Monday, the surface of the sun erupted into a small...
View ArticleHere are all the areas in Hurricane Irma’s path and when the storm could arrive
Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes ever recorded, started slamming the southeastern Caribbean islands on Tuesday night with devastating winds, heavy rains, and catastrophic storm...
View ArticleHurricane Irma ‘spaghetti models’ show many potential paths for the storm —...
Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 storm with sustained wind speeds of 185 mph, is churning across the Caribbean and devastating island after island. All eyes are on where it’ll make landfall next. The...
View ArticleAirlines are capping ticket prices after furious customers took to Twitter to...
Airlines are capping prices on flights out of Florida after people attempting to evacuate before Hurricane Irma hits spoke out against skyrocketing costs. Fliers were charged up to $3,000 for domestic...
View ArticleOne of Obamacare’s biggest nightmares is back
Optima – a Virginia-based health insurer – will exit a slew of Obamacare exchanges in the state for 2018, the company announced Wednesday. The insurer said it would leave many rural areas of the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever measured, is slamming...
Hurricane Irma has slammed into several Caribbean islands as a “potentially catastrophic” Category 5 storm. The National Hurricane Center’s projected path shows Irma arriving in South Florida over the...
View Article5 ways to get a flight out during an emergency — if you’ve got the cash or...
For many travelers, getting a flight out of an airport in Florida as Hurricane Irma bears down will be practically impossible. Major airlines are canceling flights prior to the Category 5 storm making...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg invited 3 ‘Dreamers’ to his Silicon Valley home and...
Tomás Evangelista’s status as undocumented immigrant thwarted his dream to join the military and made it hard for him to find a job. Now he’s trying to help other Dreamers like him – immigrants...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines is capping all of its flights out of Florida at $99 as...
American Airlines is going to great lengths to help as many people as possible escape Hurricane Irma. The company said Wednesday that it will offer tickets out of Florida for $99 as the hurricane...
View ArticleApple’s iPhone 8 may cost as much as $999 — and there’s a smarter way to buy it
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program allows you to pay over two years or upgrade after at least 12 payments. Only 12% of iPhone owners purchase their phone directly from Apple. If you wouldn’t buy a laptop...
View ArticleOne chart shows Apple dominating the smartwatch market
Rumors are swirling that Apple plans to unveil a new Apple Watch alongside the iPhone 8 next week, and competitors in the wearable market tried to get a step ahead this week by unveiling new devices...
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