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Champ Elliott: NASCAR star goes for 2nd Cup championship
Champ Elliott: NASCAR star goes for 2nd Cup championship

Chase Elliott was supposed to be the king this season in NASCAR. Read More

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Nov 05, 2021
Fed Chair Powell Seen Visiting White House on Thursday – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal
Fed Chair Powell Seen Visiting White House on Thursday – WSJ – The Wall Street Journal

Fed Chair Powell Seen Visiting White House on Thursday – WSJ  The Wall Street JournalThe Fed Reveals Its Tapering Strategy  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceInflation Debate Hangs Over Stock Market’s Record Run  The Wall Street JournalRon Insana says the...

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Nov 05, 2021
Brock Nelson scores 4 goals, Islanders beat Canadiens 6-2
Brock Nelson scores 4 goals, Islanders beat Canadiens 6-2

Brock Nelson scored four times and the New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night. Read More

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Nov 05, 2021
FBI to weigh prosecuting 37 unruly passengers amid uptick of incidents on planes
FBI to weigh prosecuting 37 unruly passengers amid uptick of incidents on planes

The Federal Aviation Administration announced that it has referred the cases of more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution in hopes of curbing a sharp uptick in people acting violently on planes this year. R...

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Nov 05, 2021
Athletics relievers Andrew Chafin, Jake Diekman depart
Athletics relievers Andrew Chafin, Jake Diekman depart

Left-handed pitcher Andrew Chafin declined his portion of a mutual option to stay with the Oakland Athletics, instead accepting a $500,000 buyout and becoming a free agent. Read More

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Nov 05, 2021
New York’s next mayor wants to be paid in Bitcoin
New York’s next mayor wants to be paid in Bitcoin

Newly elected mayor Eric Adams says he'd like his first three pay checks in the cryptocurrency. Read More

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Nov 05, 2021
Red Bull dilemma: Perez or Verstappen in Mexico City
Red Bull dilemma: Perez or Verstappen in Mexico City

The Mexican Grand Prix isn’t until Sunday and Red Bull is already facing a hypothetical dilemma: Whether Sergio Perez would be told to pull aside at his home race to let teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen win. Read More

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Nov 05, 2021
Noem contradicts labor secretary on meeting with daughter
Noem contradicts labor secretary on meeting with daughter

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is contradicting her own labor secretary about a meeting last year in her office, saying there was no discussion of how her daughter could still win a real estate appraiser license after a state agency moved to deny it....

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Nov 05, 2021
How will U.S. COVID vaccine mandate affect Bay Area, California?
How will U.S. COVID vaccine mandate affect Bay Area, California?

The U.S. Labor Department Thursday put teeth into President Biden’s pledge of a vaccine mandate for employees at the nation’s large private companies, giving employers until Jan. 4 to ensure their workers are either vaccinated against COVID-19 or bei...

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Nov 05, 2021
Elizabeth Holmes trial: Holmes notches small win before picture darkens
Elizabeth Holmes trial: Holmes notches small win before picture darkens

After recent damning testimony and evidence in her criminal fraud trial, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes scored a small victory this week, with the judge blocking a former patient who used the company’s blood-testing technology from testifying for...

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Nov 05, 2021
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