BANGKOK (AP) — Zhang Zhan was released from prison after serving four years for charges related to reporting on the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, according to a video statement she released Tuesday, eight days after her sentence ended. Zhang was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” a […]
A new poll shows some trouble for President Biden’s chances against former President Trump in Arizona — a state that Biden carried in 2020. A new CBS News poll found Trump leading Biden by 5 percentage points in Arizona, with 52 percent support among likely voters and 47 percent of respondents backing Biden. The poll comes weeks after Arizona […]
Russia’s war machine looks different today than it did at the start of the conflict. Moscow has new defense leadership in place and is setting the stage for an offensive this summer. Putin is finally getting serious about the fight, and it’s not good for Ukraine. It took Russia more than two years of brutal […]
Russia’s war machine looks different today than it did at the start of the conflict. Moscow has new defense leadership in place and is setting the stage for an offensive this summer. Putin is finally getting serious about the fight, and it’s not good for Ukraine. It took Russia more than two years of brutal […]
Boeing has put forward its own idea to help NASA get its Mars Sample Return project back on track and on budget. NASA issued a solicitation for new ideas to get scientifically invaluable Martian material to Earth after being told the current plan is too expensive (about $11 billion), while also being too complex and […]
Dell documents leaked by VideoCardz on Monday suggest that Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X could crush Intel and AMD competition in battery life during video playback. These leaks revolve around the Dell XPS 13 line, with internal information claiming battery life increases between Intel Alder Lake and Qualcomm Snapdragon X processors by 68 to 98 percent. More […]
The House Oversight Committee had a specific plan for this morning. The Republican-led panel, chaired by Republican Rep. James Comer, was poised to advance a resolution holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. The measure lacked merit, and it appeared to be little more than a stunt, but GOP members were nevertheless eager […]
Warren Buffett.REUTERS/Jason Reed Warren Buffett is selling stocks because he’s getting out at the market high, Paul Dietrich told BI. The Berkshire Hathaway CEO will pile back in once a crash or recession hits, the strategist said. Berkshire cashed in stocks like Apple last quarter, raising its cash pile to a record $189 billion. Warren […]
The second-graders laughed as they placed the worms — some more quickly than others — in small pots of soil last week at Highwood Hills Elementary School in St. Paul. It was a lesson in irrigation and how worms open channels in the soil. “Watch the way they burrow down,” said Carolyn Chisholm, the school’s […]
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If the judge overseeing Donald Trump‘s hush money trial is to be taken at his word, America could be careening toward an unprecedented moment: A former U.S. president behind bars. Justice Juan Merchan on Monday threatened Trump with jail time for repeatedly violating a gag order in the criminal […]
In 1973, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) held its first annual meeting in the cafeteria of one of its subsidiaries and drew a few dozen people. This past weekend, Omaha, Nebraska, was the destination for roughly 40,000 investors to attend Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting. The insatiable lure for these investors is the chance to listen […]
If everything goes according to plan, Apple is set to unveil new iPads on Tuesday, May 7. It’s been a while since the last iPad release in October 2022, so expectations are incredibly high for those eagerly waiting to buy a new Apple tablet. I typically purchase the iPad Pro and own the current 11-inch […]