MINNEAPOLIS — When Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in April, the sizeable crowd at the intersection of 38th and Chicago burst into cheers and tears. But when Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison Friday, a […]

Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Edge is less than 24 hours away from becoming the first ship from a U.S. port with paid passengers since Covid began. "We've waited so long for this moment. And it's here, and it's magnificent," Royal Caribbean CEO Richard Fain said. "To say we're excited is an […]

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern border in El Paso, Texas, on Friday, after being pressed for weeks to visit the region as it deals with migration and the issue of unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the United States. “The work that we have to do is addressing the…root […]

Panera Bread is the latest business to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine freebie. For three days – from July 2-4 – the chain is giving away free bagels to vaccinated customers at participating locations nationwide. No purchase is required. “Whether you like your bagel bread-sliced or cut through the middle, or […]

WarnerMedia parent AT&T has elected Luis Ubiñas to its board of directors, effective immediately. Ubiñas, 58, has had a career spanning business, government and the nonprofit sector. He served as a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, as President of the Ford Foundation, and as an appointee to both the […]

When former New York City Councilmember Ritchie Torres decided to run for New York's 15th Congressional District seat in the 2020 election, he knew he would be faced with uncertainty. The then 32-year-old was running against longtime New York politician Ruben Diaz, Sr. in the Democratic primary. "There was skepticism […]

COVID-19 survivors who lost their sense of taste and smell may have to wait up to a year to fully recover, a new study found.   Researchers followed 97 COVID-19 patients who lost their sense of taste and smell for an entire year and asked them to complete a survey […]

With the explosion of gambling legalization across the country over the last few years, it was no surprise that investors bid up the stocks. With the typical summer slowdown somewhat underway, however, many of the top companies in the industry were hit and have traded down to levels where savvy […]

The project, which will produce 10 million tonnes of coal per year, was one of the biggest investments by an Indian company in Australia. The Adani group struck first coal from its Carmichael, Australia project on Thursday and will start shipping to its customers according to schedule. With this, the […]