President Joe Biden said Saturday he has no plans to veto a bipartisan infrastructure bill if it comes without a reconciliation package, going back on a statement last week that he would refuse to sign it unless that both bills would come together. The comment angered some Republican lawmakers, including Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell,…

A judge sentenced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Friday to 22-and-a-half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. That sentence was less than the 40-year maximum for the killing of Floyd, a Black man whose videotaped death with the white cop Chauvin kneeling on or near his neck for more than…

ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok app is displayed in the App Store on a smartphone in an arranged photograph taken in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A former TikTok recruiter remembers that her hours were supposed to be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., but more often than not, she…

VSS Unity will be released from the carrier aircraft VMS Eve during the launch of its third space flight on May 22, 2021. Virgo galactic Virgin Galactic announced Friday that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company the license it needs to fly passengers on future space flights, a major hurdle as the company…

A man who witnessed the harrowing collapse of a 12-story ocean-front condo tower outside of Miami helped save a young boy who was stuck in the debris. “As I moved closer, I could hear somebody making noise and yelling. I started to get close to the building and climbed into the debris, and I could…

A Deliveroo courier rides along Regent Street delivering takeaway food in central London during Covid-19 Tier 4 restrictions. Pietro Recchia | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images LONDON — Shares of British food delivery firm Deliveroo surged over 4% Thursday after a U.K. court ruled that its couriers are self-employed. It’s a win for…

Eccentric antivirus software company founder John McAfee was found dead of a suspected suicide in his prison cell in Barcelona, ​​Spain on Wednesday shortly after the country’s national court approved his extradition to the United States to face criminal charges To face tax evasion, his lawyers said. Spanish newspaper El Mundo first reported that the…

The Next Media and Apple Daily logos to be seen at their Hong Kong headquarters on June 22, 2021. Peter Parks | AFP | Getty Images Controversial Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily said Wednesday it would shut down at midnight – just hours after police arrested another employee who allegedly violated the controversial national…

A super PAC funded largely by real estate billionaire Stephen Ross spent just over $1 million to influence New York City’s primary race for City Council, with part of that investment going against progressives who are running for key council posts. The organization, Common Sense NYC, has raised over $2 million. Ross, the chairman and…

SINGAPORE – Asia Pacific stocks rose broadly on Tuesday, with stocks in Japan leading the gains among the region’s major markets. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rose 3.12% to close at 28,884.13, largely rebounding from a more than 3% plunge on Monday. The Topix index gained 3.16% to 1,959.53. Mainland stocks rose slightly on the…