Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images; Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Rep. Eric Swalwell shared screenshots showing a missed call and text exchange with Tucker Carlson. The lawmaker declined to call the Fox News host, prompting Carlson to call him a “coward.” Swalwell accused Carlson of telling lies about him and his family. See more stories on Insider’s business page. […]
Sen. Chuck Schumer is demanding accountability from UPS after more than 100 AP exams of high school students never made it to the College Board for grading
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news briefing after the weekly Senate Democratic Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol June 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images Sen. Chuck Schumer called on UPS to respond, saying it lost more than 100 AP exams. The College Board initially proposed offering […]
US dials back visa fraud probe of Chinese scientists
By Jane Lanhee Lee | Reuters A U.S. Justice Department program aimed at protecting American technology from China dropped five prosecutions of Chinese scientists after a draft of an internal FBI analysis questioned a main premise for the investigations, according to court documents. The “China Initiative” had been criticized by civil liberties advocates as racially […]
NASA is giving SpaceX $178 million to launch its mission to a Jupiter moon that could harbor alien life
This illustration, updated in December 2020, depicts NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has awarded SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch a spacecraft to Jupiter’s moon Europa. The Europa Clipper aims to search for signs of aquatic alien life in Europa’s vast underground ocean. The mission is now set to launch aboard SpaceX’s Falcon […]
Biden campaigns for McAuliffe on Virginia stop
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland | Reuters ARLINGTON, Va. – President Joe Biden tested his political muscle in the state of Virginia on Friday in a campaign stop for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, who Biden said was running against an “acolyte” of former President Donald Trump. The off-year state race could be a […]
Walnut Creek: Suspect arrested in fatal shooting
WALNUT CREEK – A suspect has been arrested in connection with a July 18 shooting that left one person dead and three others injured in Walnut Creek, police said. On Thursday, officers arrested 22-year-old Brentwood resident Jose Guillermo Casillas-Flores during a traffic stop, the Walnut Creek Police Department said in a news release. Police said […]
NHL Draft: San Jose Sharks select William Eklund with No. 7 pick
The San Jose Sharks selected Swedish-born forward William Eklund with the seventh-overall pick in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday. It was the Sharks’ highest-overall pick since 2003 when they selected forward Milan Michalek sixth overall. Eklund was ranked by NHL Central Scouting as the top international skater. He played in the […]
NFL says 80% of players have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL’s chief medical officer, said Friday that “virtually” all of the league’s coaches and support staff have been vaccinated for COVID-19 and 80% of the players have received at least one dose. “We’re off to an excellent start,” Sills said during a conference call. “Those numbers are obviously far higher than […]
Firefighters end search for bodies in collapsed Fla. condo
By David Fischer and Terry Spencer | Associated Press MIAMI — Firefighters on Friday declared the end of their search for bodies at the site of a collapsed Florida condo building, concluding a month of painstaking work removing layers of dangerous debris that were once piled several stories high. The June 24 collapse at the […]
Ryan McMahon looking to help Rockies break home run drought
Home runs have been few and far between for the Rockies this season. Ryan McMahon believes he can help change that. Soon. “I’m trying to grind out some at-bats and help the team and do everything I can,” the third baseman said Friday prior to Colorado’s game against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. “I think […]
Fort Collins’ Yul Moldauer living his “American dream” as South Korean adoptee in Olympics
Orsa Moldauer remembers watching her son Yul on the playground after school. Then 7 years old, Yul and a group of his friends took turns going across a set of monkey bars. “All the other kids’ legs would swing back and forth as they tried to get across those monkey bars, but not Yul’s,” Orsa said. […]
Unlikely partners Cheney, Pelosi team up for Jan. 6 probe
By Lisa Mascaro | Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Nancy Pelosi raised a glass to Liz Cheney, it was the most unlikely of toasts. Democratic lawmakers and the Republican congresswoman were gathered in the House speaker’s office as the group prepared for the first session of the committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the […]