The stock market is like that old slogan for Timex watches. It takes a licking but keeps on ticking. Sure, it’s been a rocky start to the year on Wall Street following a stellar 2021. The Dow is down about 1% and the S&P 500 has fallen 2%. Trading has been volatile. But the Dow…… MORE
Ghislaine Maxwell will no longer fight to keep the names of eight ‘John Does’ secret and will leave it to the court to decide whether the names should be unsealed, according to a letter dated January 12. The documents are part of a 2015 defamation lawsuit against Maxwell brought by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claimed…… MORE
Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is returning to Arsenal from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for further medical tests having been diagnosed with “cardiac lesions” following a positive Covid-19 test. Striker Aubameyang and Gabon teammate Mario Lemina, who plays for French club Nice, both tested positive for Covid-19 on January 6 upon arrival in Cameroon…… MORE
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley tested positive for Covid-19 Sunday and “is experiencing very minor symptoms,” Joint Staff spokesperson Col. Dave Butler said in a statement Monday. Milley “is working remotely and isolating himself from contact with others,” Butler said, and “can perform all of his duties from the remote…… MORE
Christina Haack is perfectly happy with the pace of her relationship with Josh Hall. The HGTV star took to Instagram to post a picture of herself and Hall with the caption, “Too fast, too soon, too blah blah blah.. that feeling of pure bliss / those deep convos, love is what it is.” She has…… MORE
Jordan Cashmyer, whose struggle as an unhoused, young, expectant mother was documented on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” has died, according to her family. She was 26. “My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has passed away, she was only 26 years old,” a posting on her father’s Facebook page read. “Our hearts are truly broken. No parent…… MORE
Bob Saget’s widow posted a tribute to her “sweet husband” following his funeral. Kelly Rizzo honored the “Fuller House” star on her verified Instagram account over the weekend writing “After much reflection this week, I’m trying, really trying, to not think I was robbed of time.” “But instead to think: How lucky was I that…… MORE
Unilever is willing to pay big money for the company that makes products like Advil, Tums and Aquafresh toothpaste as it tries to revive its sluggish stock and ramp up its focus on health products. GlaxoSmithKline said over the weekend that it had received three “unsolicited” proposals from Unilever to acquire its consumer healthcare business,…… MORE
Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming has for the first time addressed his encounter last month with tennis star Peng Shuai, describing her as in “pretty good condition.” Peng’s well-being has become a global concern after she made allegations of sexual assault against a former national leader. “I’ve known Peng Shuai for almost 20 years,” Yao…… MORE
More than a half a century has passed since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality — and the fight for social justice appears to be far from over. Activists and athletes fighting for equality in the Black, Latino, Asian American, Native American…… MORE
