New York CNN Business — Peloton has “indefinitely paused” playing Kanye West’s music from its streaming workout classes. Pelo Buddy, a fan website that doesn’t have official ties with Peloton, reports that company is telling concerned members saying that its instructors are no longer using West’s music in “newly produced classes” and it’s not recommending […]
A McDonald’s restaurant in San Rafael, California, in February. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Sales at US McDonald’s stores open at least 13 months jumped 6.1% in the three months ending on September 30. Thank price hikes. The company said in a statement Thursday that “strategic menu price increases” helped boost sales. Ads focused on the brand’s core […]
CNN — Darrell Brooks was found guilty of six counts of first-degree intentional homicide on Wednesday for driving his SUV into a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last November, killing six people and wounding dozens more. He faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for the convictions. Brooks, 40, also was […]
Washington CNN — The Biden administration finalized a new rule Thursday, cracking down on predatory for-profit colleges by doing away with a longstanding loophole that created a financial incentive to target veterans and service members. For years, closing the loophole, known as the “90/10 rule,” has been a top priority of veterans and military organizations. […]
CNN — The first time the Supreme Court upheld the use of affirmative action in college admissions, nearly 45 years ago, the justices spent months strategizing, forming back-channel alliances and trading passionate pleas up until the final days of negotiations. Then, just days before the June 1978 decision was released, one justice wrote in a […]
CNN — Elections are, at the simplest level, won by putting together a coalition bigger than any other party. But the coalitions in America are changing with the times. Some of those changes are by choice, but other changes are driven by demographic changes. One of those changes is the rising tide of Hispanic voters. […]
London CNN Business — Credit Suisse will raise $4 billion to step back from Wall Street and double down on managing the finances of the world’s wealthy, the scandal-plagued Swiss bank said on Thursday. The company unveiled a “radical” turnaround plan that it said would leave it “a stronger, more resilient and more efficient bank.” […]
CNN — Attorneys for the man accused of attempting to murder Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh told a federal judge Wednesday they have no concerns about their client’s competency. During a status conference in the case against Nicholas Roske, Maryland federal judge Peter J. Messitte told defense attorneys there was a “very high likelihood” he […]
CNN — When family members of 19-year-old Orlando Harris grew concerned about his mental health, they seemed to do everything right, the St. Louis police commissioner said. “They contacted us, said that he had a firearm,” Commissioner Michael Sack said Wednesday. “The mother at the time wanted it out of the house,” he said. “The […]
CNN — Lawyers for Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward and her husband Michael Ward filed an emergency motion with the Supreme Court on Wednesday asking the justices to block a subpoena from the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, for phone and text records. Hours after the filing, Justice Elena Kagan – who […]
