Prominent Black Lives Matter leaders and human rights activists including Cornel West, the Rev. Osagyefo Sekou, Johnetta Elzie and DeRay McKesson were arrested Monday afternoon after descending on the steps of a federal courthouse in St. Louis Approximately 40 demonstrators have been arrested, Blue Nation Review reported.
Remember getting 8 CDs for a penny? Columbia House has filed for bankruptcy protection after almost 20 years of falling sales.
An exodus of Syrians and Afghans fleeing conflict in their home countries has escalated the Mediterranean migration crisis to record numbers, with the Greek coast guard picking up more than 1,400 refugees from the sea in the past three days.
Take Two Interactive Software Inc. quarterly earnings and sales came in far below analysts' expectations in a Monday report, and shares declined in immediate after-hours trading. The video game publisher reported net loss of $67 million, or 81 cents a share, on sales of $275.3 million. After adjustments, Take-Two claimed profit of 31 cents a share. Analysts expected Take-Two to report adjusted profit of 36 cents a share on sales of $351 million. Take-Two stock fell as much as 6% after the report hit... Читать дальше...
The merger of Kraft and Heinz is shaking out with smaller sales than expected, the first earnings report from the combined companies showed Monday. Kraft Heinz Co. [s:khc] reported profit of $551 million, or 92 cents a share, on revenue of $4.5 billion. Analysts expected profit of 83 cents a share on sales of $4.7 billion, according to a FactSet survey. "The company is focused on the difficult and challenging process of integrating our two businesses," CEO Bernardo Hees said in Monday's announcement. Читать дальше...
Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos rolled the dice before the MLB trade deadline, and the returns have thus far been decidedly positive. After dealing some of the club's best prospects for shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and ace southpaw David Price, the Blue Jays are looking like legitimate World Series contenders.
State Patrol investigators are looking for witnesses to or any information about a Sunday night drive-by shooting that occurred on Interstate 5 in Shoreline. The victim, who drove a white Chevrolet Impala in South Seattle, told troopers that a dark-colored or blue Chevrolet Trailblazer began to follow him while headed north on I-5, reports say. The Trailblazer continued to follow the Impala until shots were fired at the Impala near Northeast 175th Street in Shoreline. The Impala sustained two shattered windows... Читать дальше...
Emma Watson is wowing us again—and not with a look on the red carpet. The UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador launched the HeForShe campaign last year to encourage greater...
When the Affordable Care Act took effect in October 2013, there were 14 states in which more than 1 in 5 adults lacked health insurance; today only Texas remains, according to data released Monday.
NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith has described the outcome of the league’s “independent” investigation of the Patriots as the client getting what the client wanted. Former Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner believes that’s not the first time this has happened. In a press release issued Monday regarding Turner’s suit against Ted Wells and the…
You have to wonder, what did their crib look like?! One's a fashion designer with global boutiques and flawless golden skin. Together, the Ronson twins are a bicoastal powerhouse of street style domination, denim inspiration, and Instagram envy. Bonus: they release an amazing mixtape every time Charlotte has a fashion show.
Two 13-year-old-girls accused of brutally stabbing a classmate to please make-believe horror character "Slender Man" will be charged as adults, a Wisconsin judge ruled on Monday.
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Precision Castparts Corp., up $37.04 to $230.92 Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it is buying the aerospace and industrial company for about $32.36 billion. Dean Foods Co., down 52 cents to $17.21 The milk producer said its chairman had stepped down and then reported disappointing second-quarter sales. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., up $1.65 to $80.47... Читать дальше...
Twitter reaches a deal with the National Football League to bring content and videos to users.
NEW YORK - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:
For many luminaries of the financial sector, the place to be when the July payrolls report is released is around a small television set at Leen's Lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. If you are there on the first Friday of August, you are part of “Camp Kotok.”
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State High School League has certified Anders Broman as the state's all-time leading basketball scorer.
“Order & Chaos 2: Redemption” is the sequel to the hit mobile online game from publisher Gameloft. The game is set 600 years after the end of the first game’s story where things have actually gotten worse instead of better as a cataclysmic event destroyed all of the heroes from the first game. Now more heroes have finally emerged to take down the forces of evil.
Immigration reform has emerged as a central issue in the 2016 presidential election as more and more candidates include their stance as part of their political platform, but what do Americans have to say about the country's immigration rates? Only 25 percent of the country prefers an increase in immigration rates, which is more than double the 12 percent found in the June 2002 study, a new Gallup study published Monday has revealed.
In June, Jaguars rookie running back T.J. Yeldon was asked about buzz that he’d be the team’s starting running back in 2015 and said that he put himself at the bottom rung of the depth chart. Yeldon’s June perception doesn’t meet the reality of the depth chart that the Jaguars released for this week’s game…
Walt Disney Japan apologized Monday after the company tweeted "congratulations on a not special day" on the 70th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, one of 12 players in NFL history with 900 catches, says he will retire after this season — his 15th in the league.
By the end of the week the Scottish Labour party will have a new leader.
