EXPLAINED: A New Generation Of Investors Changing The Game On Wall Street
They're using social media. The shakeup started when a group of small day traders organized on Reddit came together, forcing shares of GameStop up 1700% this month.
Cicely Tyson, Groundbreaking Award-Winning Actor, Dies At 96
Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96.
Former Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera Is Cancer Free
Former Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera is officially cancer free, according to his daughter Courtney Rivera.
President Biden Opens Sign-Up Window For Uninsured In Time Of COVID-19
President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered government health insurance markets to reopen for a special sign-up window, offering uninsured Americans a haven as the spread of COVID-19 remains dangerously high and vaccines aren’t yet widely available.
National Weather Service Confirms EF-0 Tornado in Tallahassee
A tornado with winds approaching 85 miles per hour touched down in Florida's capital early on Wednesday, damaging its airport and taking the local radar system offline briefly.
Virus Variant From South Africa Detected In US For 1st Time
A new coronavirus variant identified in South Africa has been found in the United States for the first time, with two cases diagnosed in South Carolina, state health officials said Thursday.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper Extends Modified Stay-At-Home Order
Governor Roy Cooper says the North Carolina Modified Stay-At-Home Order will be extended until at least Sunday, February 28th, requiring people to stay home from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
Oscar-Winning Actor Cloris Leachman Dies At 94
Cloris Leachman, Oscar-winning actor also known as TV’s Phyllis Lindstrom, dies at 94, publicist says.
In A War Over GameStop, Big Funds Yield To Smaller Investors
Across most of America, GameStop is just a place to buy a video game. On Wall Street, though, it’s become a battleground where swarms of smaller investors see themselves making an epic stand against the 1%.
Department Store Chain Belk Filing For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Belk, the North Carolina-based department store chain which has catered to generations of shoppers for nearly 190 years, announced Tuesday that it will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Trump Impeachment Goes To Senate, Testing His Sway Over GOP
House Democrats delivered the impeachment case against Donald Trump to the Senate for the start of his historic trial, but Republican senators were easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.
1 Dead, At Least 17 Injured After Tornado Rips Alabama Town
Officials say a tornado left significant storm damage just north of Birmingham, leaving the area with crumpled buildings and downed trees. The National Weather Service in Birmingham says officials are evaluating the damage to determine the strength of the tornado, which hit the Fultondale area of Jefferson County late Monday night.
Biden Reverses Trump Ban On Transgender People In Military
President Joe Biden signed an order Monday reversing a Trump-era Pentagon policy that largely barred transgender individuals from serving in the military.
NFL Player Honors Charlotte Woman Killed By Police In 2015
A Black woman who was fatally shot by a North Carolina police officer nearly six years ago is one of nearly 90 people honored through an NFL program that recognizes victims of systemic racism and police violence.
POLITICAL WRAP: President Trump 2nd Impeachment Trial; COVID Rollout Improvement Efforts
The Senate plans to begin former President Trump's trial next month. The article will be presented Monday and Senators will be sworn in as jurors Tuesday.
U.S. Police Weigh Officer Discipline After Rally, Capitol Riot
For two Virginia police officers who posed for a photo during the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection, the reckoning has been swift and public: They were identified, charged with crimes and arrested.
2 In 5 Americans Live Where COVID-19 Strains Hospital ICU's
Straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to hire temporary traveling nurses at soaring rates. Many of the facilities are clustered in the South and West.
Political Upheaval Alters Strategies In U.S. Abortion Debate
Anti-abortion leaders across America were elated a year ago when Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to appear in person at their highest-profile annual event, the March for Life held every January.
North Carolina Reports A New Strain Of COVID-19
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services say a new strain of coronavirus has been detected in the state.
Larry King, Broadcasting Giant For Half-Century, Dies At 87
Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Saturday. He was 87.
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