SCOTUS Rules on Police Stops & Drug-Sniffing Dogs
The Supreme Court has made it a little harder for police to detain motorists following the end of a legitimate traffic stop, but it won't end the use of drug-sniffing dogs. Jim Harper comments.
The Supreme Court has made it a little harder for police to detain motorists following the end of a legitimate traffic stop, but it won't end the use of drug-sniffing dogs. Jim Harper comments.
Lawyer David Boies can win the lawsuit against the federal government for its bailout of A.I.G, the New York Times reports.
Here's what this college professor learned about millennials from the "Three Little Pigs."
The head of the beleaguered English National Opera (ENO) has vowed to protect the company’s full-time musicians after Arts Council England suggested they could be dropped to save money.
A judge approved a $1 billion plan to compensate former NFL players suffering from concussions.
I've made the point before, and I'm not going to elaborate too much on it again, but the decision to bring Agent Coulson (played by Clark Gregg) back from the dead (sort of) following "The Avengers" takes a bit of the sting out of Joss Whedon's movie. It was a motivating factor for the team to work together, but the fake out and the character's re-emergence on "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." adds a hollow note to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Then again, nobody really dies in these movies, so maybe I shouldn't be too shocked (see Loki in "Thor... Читать дальше...
Scientific American's David Biello hosts a new episode of the TV series Beyond the Light Switch, focusing on the means to and effects of a more electricity-powered country. Steve Mirsky reports
EBay topped Wall Street's quarterly earnings and revenue estimates, driven by transaction growth and corporate cost control.
UK court grants independent trader £5m bail
Whatever became of the Green Party? There was a time when the “Green surge” promised to be one of the big surprises of 2015. Boosted by the controversy around who would take part in televised debates, the Greens gained 2,000 new members in a single day in January, taking their membership close to 45,000, more than the Liberal Democrats or Ukip. They now claim a membership of 60,000, four times what it was less than a year ago.
Tesla is making progress on the home battery front, said Colin Langan, auto analyst at UBS, in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday.
A battle is brewing between Verizon and media companies who provide content to its FiOS TV service.
The British have a strange relationship with their largest retail group. Even after its recent travails, culminating in a record-breaking loss of £6.4bn, about one pound in every three the British spend on their groceries makes its way through a Tesco till. And yet, as much of the coverage of its various scandals and setbacks demonstrates, many people seem to want to dance on its grave – often the same people who might pop in to a Tesco Metro on their way home for a ready meal and a bottle of wine. Читать дальше...
The Cannes Film Festival isn't exactly know for bringing eye-popping spectacle. Okay, this year has "Mad Max: Fury Road" to melt everyone's retinas, but for flat-out weirdness pushed to the visual extreme, Takashi Miike will be unspooling "Yakuza Apocalypse: The Great War Of The Underworld," and no, it's not your average gangster movie. Playing in the Cannes Directors' Fortnight, the story focuses on Akira, who is excited to enter the crime world he's long admired, but he becomes disappointed when he discovers it's not like in the movies. Читать дальше...
AT&T topped analysts' profit estimates by a penny on Wednesday, but revenue came in light as core subscribers declined.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets. WTI down after a larger-than-expected build. Traders think oil prices are in their sweet spot, she says.
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Just last week, eight gang members were killed in a confrontation with police on a coffee plantation.
Parties set aside differences on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
Parties fail to reach agreement on uranium enrichment and reprocessing
Wow, these guys really put the PM through his paces.
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After being battered by falling crude prices, many U.S. energy stocks may soon blow past broader U.S. markets, one analyst said.