Verizon names former PayPal boss Dan Schulman as new CEO
Dan Schulman, CEO, Paypal speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23,…
Consumer sentiment falls to fresh record low in May as surging gas prices hit outlook
Surging gas prices due to the Iran war sent consumer sentiment to a new low in the early part of May, according to a University of Michigan survey Friday. The school’s closely watched Survey of Consumers posted a 48.2 preliminary reading, down 3.2% from April’s prior record swoon and off 7.7% from a year ago….
U.S. sanctions entities in the Middle East and China for helping Iran
A huge art work banner newly posted on the corner of Vali Asr Square depicts Iranian missiles with messages addressing Minab schoolgirls and victims of Epstein Island on March 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. = Kaveh Kazemi | Getty Images The U.S. is imposing sanctions on companies and individuals across the Middle East and China…
Dozens of artists bring new life to a gigantic former ironworks on UNESCO’s world heritage list
VĂ–LKLINGEN, Germany — Dozens of urban artists from 17 countries have converged on one of Europe’s most important industrial landmarks for a show that takes advantage of the former ironworks’ sprawling spaces and aura of abandonment. At the Völklinger HĂĽtte, or Völklingen Ironworks, the Urban Art Biennale 2026 is getting underway, continuing what has grown…
Who’s Playing Where? A Cheat Sheet On College Sports Realignment
Realignment among the major college athletic conferences has slowed, but there has been plenty of movement elsewhere. The Power Four (Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12 and Southeastern conferences) go into the 2026-27 football season with no membership changes from a year ago. The rest of the 10 leagues in the Football Bowl Subdivision —…
Russia holds scaled-back WW2 victory parade over Ukraine war worries
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony to lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in central Moscow on May 9, 2026. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) Alexander Nemenov | Afp | Getty Images Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in…
Chaos marks the Venice Biennale after the jury quits over Israeli and Russian participation
VENICE, Italy — Geopolitical tensions spilled over into the Venice Biennale contemporary art exhibition, which opens its most chaotic and contested edition in memory Saturday with no Golden Lions after the jury quit in protest of Israel’s and Russia’s participation and loud protests outside their pavilions. The jury limited its action to countries under investigation…
2026 NFL Schedule Release: When Will Regular-Season Schedule Be Unveiled?
The NFL will release its complete regular-season schedule on Thursday. The announcement made Friday is in line with the past couple of years, when the schedule has been released during the second week of May. The league has already announced that the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams will meet in Melbourne, Australia, in…
Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter’s defamation lawsuit against Fox News
PHOENIX — A federal judge on Friday threw out a defamation lawsuit against Fox News, ruling for a second time against a former Donald Trump supporter who said he received death threats when the network aired false conspiracy theories about his involvement in the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. Raymond Epps, a former Marine,…
Big Bets Report: Fan Waves White Flag on Lakers, Pockets $13k
When making futures bets, it pays to have patience. An outcome could be weeks or months away. But it can also pay to know when to say when. A FanDuel Sportsbook customer believes that point has arrived for the Lakers and got a five-figure payday for bailing out early. More on that wager and other…
Revival of Blackberry nostalgia and keyboard fuels smartphone startups
The Clicks Communicater smartphone on display. Startup Clicks Technology makes a Blackberry phone. Clicks When Apple launched the iPhone in 2007, physical keyboards quickly lost ground to touchscreens and faded from mainstream smartphones. Now, a new wave of startups, including U.K.-based Clicks Technology and Chinese firm Unihertz, is bringing them back and carving out a…