For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California, a venerable New Year’s Day event that attracts thousands of spectators and is watched by millions more on TV. Storms caused Christmas week flooding, mudslides and other miseries across the region. Now comes a 100% chance…
As every college football season creeps toward its end, a new college basketball season is in full bloom. Could the Florida Gators repeat? Will Purdue finally find its way to the top? Or can the Duke Blue Devils, with the top-ranked incoming recruiting class, emerge as champs? Here’s a look at the odds from DraftKings…
Catherine Delahaye | Digitalvision | Getty Images The first 10 drugs subject to new Medicare price negotiations will go into effect on Jan. 1, prompting substantial out-of-pocket savings for certain older Americans who rely on those medications. Enrollees in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans may see their out-of-pocket costs for the negotiated drugs fall…
Check out some of the stocks posting the biggest moves in midday trading. Molina Healthcare – Shares advanced about 4%. “Big Short” investor Michael Burry in a Substack post noted that the health insurer could be a takeover candidate. He compared it to Warren Buffett’s investment in Geico. Intel – The chip company rose more…
Premier League defending champion Liverpool parted ways with its set-piece coach Aaron Briggs on Tuesday. Liverpool said in a brief statement on its website that Briggs “departed his role” after joining as a member of coach Arne Slot’s backroom staff in July last year. “He leaves with the appreciation and best wishes of everyone at…
A view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building in Washington, DC, on Feb. 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a claim by President Donald Trump’s administration that it is legally barred from securing funding for the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, noting that…
As the restaurant industry endured another difficult year, many chains opted to close underperforming locations as they try to turn around their businesses. Inflation-weary consumers have pulled back their restaurant spending, choosing to eat at home or chasing deals when they go out for a meal. While some restaurants have won over reluctant diners, the…
Men’s college basketball, women’s college basketball – there’s no shortage of college ball, every night. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you figure out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in college basketball. Vanderbilt’s coach is something before New Year’s Vanderbilt installed Mark Byington as the…
Before moving to New York City in 2013, Cintia Diaz didn’t have any professional culinary experience on her resume. At home in the Dominican Republic, she’d cooked for her family, but she was a stranger to the restaurant business. In New York, that quickly changed. Diaz took on various restaurant roles over the years, from…
Mortgage rates are lower, home prices are easing, and there is more supply on the market for sale. All of that adds up to improved affordability for today’s homebuyers. Saving for a down payment, however, is still the biggest hurdle for first-time buyers. Prices nationally are basically flat compared with where they were a year…
