For a ‘First on Yahoo,’ Lyft Business introduces Lyft Pass, essentially allowing companies to pay for its employees’ rides. Yahoo Finance’s Ines Ferre joins The First Trade with Brian Sozzi to discuss Lyft’s new B2B venture.
Add a licensing misstep to the list of problems facing former President Donald Trump’s social media network.
Earlier this year, an insistent cry arose from business leaders and Republican governors: Cut off a $300-a-week federal supplement for unemployed Americans. Yet job growth slowed in August and September.
Alex Murdaugh told a 911 dispatcher he was "bleeding pretty bad" after being shot in the head by another man while on the side of the road.
A government watchdog said Friday that federal safety regulators routinely fail to ensure that American Airlines gets to the cause of maintenance shortcomings when they are discovered. The Transportation Department’s inspector general said that in some cases, the Federal Aviation Administration closed compliance cases before American took steps to correct the problem. The report raised questions about the FAA's policy of relying on airline “safety management systems” to find and fix issues before they become hazards.
Doctor Petruta Filip is working 100-hour weeks at a Bucharest hospital which, like hospitals throughout Romania, is struggling under an onslaught of COVID-19 patients in a country with worryingly low vaccination rates. The European Union country of around 19 million has only 35% of its adults fully inoculated against COVID-19 compared to an EU average of 74%, and is the second-least vaccinated nation in the 27-nation bloc in front of Bulgaria. In an attempt Friday to curb the deadly surge and relieve pressure on hospitals, authorities approved tighter restrictions set to take effect on Monday.
The Texas 6-week abortion ban has been blocked and upheld in a series of court rulings that thrust Roe v. Wade back into the national conversation.
The report, which was released Thursday, showed that more than 360 rapes were reported in three years.
Long sidelined as “women’s issues,” paid leave, Pre-K and other care issues are a focus of Democrats’ negotiations as they finalize their social spending package.
The United States on Friday offered a $10 million reward for the arrest on money laundering charges of an associate of a businessman whose extradition infuriated Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
A new investment vehicle linked to Donald Trump's fledgling media venture soared again Friday in an investor frenzy that reflects the former president's staying power, as well as a stock market increasingly prone to casino-like tendencies.
The FBI confirmed Brian Laundrie is dead, contrary to online claims that he was arrested by authorities in Mexico.
People across the northeastern United States may have grown accustomed to unseasonable warmth along with plenty of dry weather so far this October. But AccuWeather forecasters say the weather will soon take a 180-degree turn. Extended periods of raw, rainy and miserable weather will develop across the region in the days ahead of Halloween. Remember Memorial Day weekend? It was rainy, unseasonably cold and positively miserable from Philadelphia up through New York City and Boston -- and probably
Peter Scolari, a versatile character actor whose television roles included a yuppie producer on “Newhart” and a closeted dad on “Girls” and who was on Broadway with longtime friend Tom Hanks in “Lucky Guy," has died. Scolari died Friday morning in New York after fighting cancer for two years, according to Ellen Lubin Sanitsky, his manager. Scolari also played on Broadway in “Wicked.”
Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died Thursday after a prop firearm that actor Alec Baldwin was holding discharged on the New Mexico set of “Rust.” Director Joel Souza was also hit and injured but has since been released from the hospital. While many things still aren't known — police are investigating — the AP looks at the use of firearms on film and television productions and the safety protocols in place.
Wildfires can bring devastation to homes, businesses and the landscape, but even after a fire is extinguished, that doesn't mean the dangers subside. The lack of trees and vegetation caused by a fire can often leave an area vulnerable to other threats, especially when the rainy season begins. Landscapes can be radically changed by a wildfire -- areas once abundant with trees and bushes can be reduced to ashes and dry soil. The change leaves a noticeable mark on the land and is often referred to
The White House quickly walked back his remark, but amid questions over Washington's long-held policy of "strategic ambiguity," China warns the U.S. not to send "wrong signals."
The sudden murder charge could signify New York prosecutors fear the ailing real estate heir may die before he was indicted in the decades-old case.
After months of talks, Democrats are edging closer to an agreement on what programs and policies to include in President Joe Biden's massive plan to expand health and safety net programs and combat global warming. The plan seems likely to include universal preschool, paid family leave and the continuation of a child tax credit that was increased earlier this year and applied to more families. Democrats are scaling back some investments or shortening the timeframe for when those programs would be up and running to fit within an approximately $2 trillion budget over 10 years, rather than the $3.5 trillion budget plan originally envisioned.
Peter Scolari, Emmy-winning Bosom Buddies and Newhart actor, dies at 66
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