Crypto prices got absolutely nuts this week with Bitcoin dropping nearly $15,000 in 24 hours—a bloodbath not seen since the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire back in 2022. On Friday, Bitcoin had recovered most of those losses, and is now trading around $70,000, but it has left every other long-term episode. happened?!” There are many … Read more
LAFAYETTE, IN – It wasn’t uncommon for longtime state Rep. Sheila Klinker to face the occasional challenger during her 44 years of elections to represent Lafayette in the Indiana Statehouse. But this year she faces Tracy Brown, a Republican challenger with a long history of electoral victories. Klinker, a Democrat who has been a state … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so messed up after a beating by immigration officials that he initially couldn’t remember having a daughter and still struggles to recall cherished moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he suffered last month in Minnesota while he was detained … Read more
The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training programs, fellowships and certificates with the Ivy League institution. The announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s long standoff with Harvard over White House demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in … Read more
Carl Bernstein joined Bob Woodward, Marty Baron and many other journalists to speak out against the owner of the Washington Post Jeff Bezos after the paper made a major reduction in its staff on Wednesday. Bernstein, one half of the legendary duo that led the landmark paper’s Watergate investigation, took to Instagram on Friday to … Read more
An NYPD sergeant has been convicted of manslaughter for throwing a cooler that killed a man during a botched arrest in the Bronx in 2023. A judge found 38-year-old Erik Duran guilty of involuntary manslaughter and not guilty of criminally negligent homicide on Friday. The NYPD sergeant was accused of throwing a cooler at a … Read more
President Donald Trump refused to apologize for a video he shared on Truth Social — and later deleted — on Friday that included a racist image depicting former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as monkeys. During a press briefing Friday night outside the White House before Trump boarded Air Force One, … Read more
A skier died at Mammoth Mountain on Thursday after a fatal accident in full view of other skiers riding a nearby lift. It was the fourth death at the resort this season. The skier, who has not been identified, was attempting a run called Dropout 2 — among the steepest marked trails in California — … Read more
Ozalp/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or income through links in the content below. The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, has just issued a dire warning for Americans. In a February 5 appearance on the Dwarkesh PodcastMusk said that America is hurtling towards bankruptcy as its national debt continues to rise. … Read more
YOU NEED TO KNOW Rylee Meagan recorded herself trapped inside her apartment while she was running late for work When she texted her boss to say she couldn’t get in, Meagan recorded a video of herself trying to open her apartment door The video was intended as a test, but unexpectedly resonated with millions online … Read more