Track star Sha’Carri Richardson was suspended from one month from the U.S. Olympic team after failing a test for marijuana use. Richardson’s suspension means that the 21-year-old cannot compete in the women’s 100-meter race at the Tokyo Olympics, which begins July 23. That event, which she had been favored to win, will occur just after…

Chinese communist leader and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke at the celebration for the 100th founding anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party on July 1, 2021 in Beijing, China. Lintao Zhang | Getty Images News | Getty Images BEIJING — One hundred years since the founding of China’s Communist Party — which it says was…

Initial filings for unemployment insurance fell sharply last week, indicating continued improvement in the U.S. jobs market, the Labor Department reported Thursday. First-time jobless claims totaled 364,000 for the week ended June 26, compared to the 390,000 Dow Jones estimate. That marked a new pandemic-era low and a decline of 51,000 from the previous week.…

WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has died at the age of 88, according to a statement released by his family on Wednesday. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of Donald Rumsfeld, an American statesman and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. At 88, he was…

U.S. President Joe Biden stops at La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, the United States, on Jan. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters A bipartisan infrastructure deal by President Joe Biden and a group of senators would not only help economic growth but also reduce national debt, according to a new study by the…

US President Joe Biden tests the new Ford F-150 Lightning Truck during a visit to the VDAB at the Ford Dearborn Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan, May 18, 2021. Leah Millis | Reuters According to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation, the US lags behind China and Europe in domestic production…

Jen-Hsun Huang, President and Chief Executive Officer of Nvidia Corp., speaks during the company’s event at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles on October 21, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images US chip giant Broadcom has spoken out in favor of Nvidia’s acquisition of British chip designer Arm, $ 40 billion,…

The U.S. stock market set more record highs on Monday, boosted by a court win for Facebook and broad strength in tech stocks. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.2%, for another record close, while the Nasdaq rose 0.9% to an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, however, slid about 150 points as energy and…

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), following a bipartisan meeting with U.S. senators about the proposed framework for the infrastructure bill, at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 24, 2021. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters U.S. Senator Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said Sunday that the bipartisan infrastructure deal can move forward, following President Joe…

According to a study published by the security company Avast, cyber criminals target players who want to become crypto-rich with “mining malware”. The so-called “Crackonosh” malware is hidden in free versions of games like NBA 2K19, Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry 5, The Sims 4 and Jurassic World Evolution that are available for download…