Reddit and Initialized Capital co-founder Alexis Ohanian is partnering with Dove Men+Care to fight for federally mandated paid paternity leave. On Tuesday, he's heading down to Capitol Hill to discuss this with legislatures like senator Warren, Booker and Rubio.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
Microsoft on Thursday said its profit rose 20% for the January-March quarter as it tries to position itself as a leader in applying artificial intelligence technology to make workplaces more productive. Analysts polled by FactSet expected Microsoft to post revenue of $60.86 billion for the quarter. Microsoft doesn't spell out how much money it makes from AI products, including its flagship Copilot chatbot that can compose documents or generate images.
Microsoft reported better than anticipated Q3 earnings on Thursday, powered by growth in its cloud and AI products.
Perrier destroyed two million bottles of its famous sparkling water suspected of being contaminated with "faecal" bacteria under government orders, the public health agency said Thursday. Health authorities in the Occitanie region of southern France told Nestle Waters France to destroy all Perrier production from March 10 to 14 from one of its sources near Nimes, the DGS health agency said in a document shared with AFP. Nestle has said about two million bottles were destroyed "out of precaution"
The Supreme Court considers Donald Trump’s assertion of total immunity from criminal charges over his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.
Gilead Sciences reported a first-quarter loss on Thursday after taking a $3.9 billion charge for its recent acquisition of liver drug developer CymaBay Therapeutics, while revenue rose 5% on higher HIV, oncology and liver disease treatment sales. For full-year 2024, Gilead said it still expects product sales of $27.1 billion to $27.5 billion, but lowered its earnings outlook to include the recent charge as well as incremental expenses related to the CymaBay deal. Wall Street analysts currently project Gilead's 2024 earnings at $3.94 a share on revenue of $27.5 billion, according to LSEG data.
The median mortgage payment jumped to a record $2,843 in April, up nearly 13% from a year ago, a new analysis finds.
In a joint statement, the U.S. and 17 other nations urged Hamas to release hostages held in Gaza and open the way to a ceasefire with Israel.
Intel reported its Q1 earnings on Thursday, beating analysts' estimates. But a disappointing outlook sent shares sliding.
Meta's AI reality check has dented hopes for a Big Tech revival for stocks, with a GDP update showing the US economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter.
The Arabic language spokesperson of the U.S. State Department has resigned, citing her opposition to Washington's policy related to the war in Gaza, in at least the third resignation from the department over the issue. Hala Rharrit was also the Dubai Regional Media Hub's deputy director and joined the State Department almost two decades ago as a political and human rights officer, the department's website showed. "I resigned April 2024 after 18 years of distinguished service in opposition to the United States' Gaza policy," she wrote on social media website LinkedIn.
Two US astronauts arrived Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of their launch aboard the Boeing Starliner's first crewed mission next month. The space capsule finally managed to arrive at the ISS in May 2022 -- without a crew on board.
Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live in areas dominated by drug cartels. A reporter asked López Obrador whether drug cartels behaved well when he visited the township of Badiraguato, Sinaloa — the hometown of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, which he has controversially visited as president about a half dozen times.
The death of a Missouri doctor who was found 11 months ago in a northwest Arkansas lake has been ruled a suicide, Arkansas authorities said Thursday. Dr. John Forsyth died of a gunshot wound to the head, the Benton County, Arkansas, sheriff's department said in a statement. An autopsy by the chief medical examiner at the Arkansas State Crime Lab concluded that it was a suicide.
A person in Texas tested positive for avian influenza (H5N1), aka bird flu, amid an outbreak among dairy cows. What to know about transmission and symptoms.
The Justice Department is investigating McKinsey & Company, one of the world’s largest consulting firms, over its role in advising drug companies on how to boost sales of opioids, according to sources familiar with the matter.
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot joined Yahoo Finance to discuss the company's earnings today.
Chipotle is seeing all income cohorts spend more and visit more frequently.
Women aged 30 to 34 had the highest birth rate of any age group in 2023, a spot previously held by younger women, researchers said.
A state senator in Minnesota has been charged with first-degree felony burglary on suspicion of breaking into her stepmother’s house Monday to retrieve sentimental items related to her late father, including his ashes, according to a probable cause statement obtained by CNN.
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