U.S.Yahoo NewsTrump indicted by New York grand jury in hush money case: Live updates
A New York grand jury investigating Donald Trump's role in a hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels has voted to indict him, making Trump the first president — current or former — ever to be charged with a crime.
U.S.Yahoo NewsAlvin Bragg, the progressive prosecutor who could take down Donald Trump
“The Anointed One”: That was how the Harvard Crimson titled its 1995 profile of Alvin L. Bragg Jr., then a graduating senior at the college. Harvard was full of ambitious young people, but Bragg seemed destined for something exceptional.
PoliticsYahoo NewsHere are the key players in the Trump hush money case
From Alvin Bragg to Stormy Daniels, these are the all the people you need to know in the wake of the former president’s historic indictment.
U.S.Yahoo NewsTrump likely to appear before New York judge next week, source says
Donald Trump is not expected to appear before a New York City judge until sometime next week, when he will be escorted into the courtroom under heightened security procedures that are still being worked out, according to a source familiar with some of the discussions about the matter.
PoliticsHuffPostStormy Daniels Tweets 2-Word Response About Trump’s Indictment
The porn star was paid hush money by the former president a month before the 2016 election to keep her from speaking out about their alleged affair.
PoliticsUSA TODAYA Donald Trump mugshot? Fingerprints? What happens next after Trump indictment
Donald Trump's indictment raises a wide array of logistical issues, including how he will be taken into custody and what happens after that.
U.S.INSIDERLauren Boebert, whose teen son got his girlfriend pregnant, says she doesn't want to 'nitpick what the Bible says is right and wrong'
"Obviously, I'm a Christian, and there are standards that we like to uphold, but none of us do it perfectly," Boebert told Dave Rubin, a podcast host.
U.S.NextSharkTeen disqualified from Pokémon tournament for laughing upon being asked his pronouns
A teenage player was disqualified from a Pokémon Trading Card Game tournament in Charlotte, North Carolina, after an exchange with a judge regarding his preferred pronouns. Makani Tran, who took time off school and spent $800 to participate in the tournament, was brought to tears when the head judge told him he was disqualified from the event due to allegedly violating their inclusion policy by making someone feel unsafe and uncomfortable. On our way over to the stream area, the judge asked us for our preferred pronouns.
EntertainmentINSIDERChris Pratt says he 'totally gets' backlash over his casting in 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' as he knows 'there's a passionate fan base'
The actor was subjected to backlash when it was announced that he would be voicing the beloved Italian plumber in the new upcoming animated movie.
EntertainmentINSIDERJennifer Aniston's viral comments about Gen Z finding 'Friends' offensive are stirring up a heated debate about the show's divisive style of comedy
Jennifer Aniston said young people watching "Friends" find it offensive, leading many to share thoughts on the show's divisive storylines and lack of diversity.
U.S.Yahoo NewsParents plead for their kids' return after children taken into custody during traffic stop
A Georgia mother and father say they are grappling with “indescribable pain” of losing custody of their five children — ages 7, 6, 3, 2 and 4 months — after a traffic stop by the Tennessee Highway Patrol that civil rights organizations have called “targeted.”
WorldINSIDERInfluencer Andrew Tate is being released from Romanian jail and placed under house arrest along with his brother and associates
The ruling comes after Andrew Tate and his associates spent close to four months in detention, with a judge repeatedly extending their sentences.
U.S.INSIDERTrump's attorneys want to sniff out potential jurors in the E. Jean Carroll rape case who '#believewomen' about sexual abuse
The proposed juror questions in the E. Jean Carroll case were filed hours after Trump was indicted, likely over hush money paid to Stormy Daniels.
HealthINSIDERA fungus known for killing trees has infected a human for the first time, causing a pus-filled abscess to grow in his throat
Doctors in India warned that the worsening of global warming "opens Pandora's Box for newer fungal diseases."
CelebrityINSIDERA TikToker shared the painful things she's 'heard as a childless 42-year-old,' as fans cheered her on for tackling a taboo subject
Natalie Bright's TikToks have sparked a wave of support for her decision to remain "childless."
PoliticsINSIDERLindsey Graham says Trump should 'smash some windows' and 'punch a cop' on his way to being booked
Graham, a close ally of Trump, appeared to be making a joke playing off conservative complaints that DA Alvin Bragg doesn't prosecute other crimes.
HealthYahoo LifeThis woman got a breast exam on live TV. No bra, no blurring. Here's why.
The model, Leeanne Adu, volunteered for the job because she knows "firsthand how critical early detection is."
BusinessYahoo FinanceStocks surge to cap first-quarter rally: Stock market news today
Stocks closed higher on Friday after some cooler-than-expected inflation data, as investors also eye the end of an eventful first quarter that has seen the S&P 500 gain nearly 5% while the Nasdaq 100 entered a new bull market.
BusinessEngadgetVirgin Orbit officially shutters its space launch operations
Weeks after implementing a company-wide furlough, struggling space launch company Virgin Orbit officially calls it quits.
U.S.Yahoo SportsBoston's toxic sports talk radio scene adds to city's nasty reputation of racism
For all of the protestations and outrage at the assertion, there are at least two Boston institutions seemingly doing their best to uphold that reputation: the city's two sports radio stations.
BusinessAutoblog2023 Honda Civic Type R hit with stop sale over seats
Honda issues a stop sale on certain units of the 2023 Civic Type R over a potentially faulty weld in the driver's seat that poses a safety risk.
HealthYahoo Canada StyleIt didn't make sense; it still doesn't make sense': Ontario Family warns of Strep A symptoms after toddler dies
Two-year-old Nevaeh Muley suddenly died of a Strep A bacterial infection after her siblings had a common cold. What are the symptoms of Strep A?
BusinessTechCrunchAmbani bats for cricket glory as Disney scales back in India
Mukesh Ambani's Jio, the South Asian telecom powerhouse, has long sought to entice its customer base with a plethora of services aimed at boosting subscriber retention. Despite amassing over 425 million customers and claiming the mantle of India’s top network provider—due in large part to its aggressively competitive data pricing—Jio's array of additional services has yet to gain significant traction. With the highly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament starting later today, Ambani is eyeing this as the perfect opportunity to revamp Jio's service adoption strategy even as the firm recognizes that cricket streaming will not turn a profit for several years.
BusinessEngadgetAmazon's World Backup Day sale takes up to 67 percent off SSDs, memory and more
Amazon is having a large storage sale to commemorate World Backup Day with discounts of up to 67 percent on hard disks, memory cards, SSDs and more.
TechnologyYahoo News 360Will hyperrealistic AI images make fake news impossible to control?
Even savvy internet users were fooled by an inauthentic image of a "swagged-out" pope. What happens when the technology is good enough to convincingly depict major events that never happened?
BusinessAutoblogPolestar 3 gets ready for release, with cheaper, U.S. built, tax-credit-eligible version coming
Swedish EV-maker Polestar (PSNY) is inching ever closer towards its big release of the Polestar 3 SUV. Suffice to say the Polestar 3 will for Polestar — backed by Volvo and China’s Geely (0175.HK) — be the biggest product release in its history, as it takes on a growing field of EV SUV competitors like the Tesla (TSLA) Model X, Mercedes (MBG.DE) EQS SUV, and BMW (BMW.DE) iX. Polestar will begin global production of the SUV at the Volvo plant in Chengdu, China, starting in mid-2023 but then switch production for North America and other markets starting in mid-2024 out of Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, S.C. Polestar’s other cars have been built in China, which is all part of the “asset-light” business model that Polestar is employing to build cars at existing plants owned by Volvo and Geely.
HealthYahoo LifeJournalist Jenna Wolfe, 49, had a hysterectomy after testing positive for a BRCA1 gene mutation. Here's what experts want you to know.
The former NBC News anchor says she has two more surgeries to do following her hysterectomy.
BusinessIn The Know by YahooWhat is Lemon8 and how is it related to TikTok?
ByteDance has reportedly been paying content creators to post on Lemon8, in hopes of growing the platform by bringing their followers along for the ride.
BusinessEngadgetGoogle Bard is switching to a more 'capable' language model, CEO confirms
Updates to the experimental conversational AI service will come as soon as next week, Sundar Pichai confirms.
PoliticsYahoo NewsTrump, DeSantis and other Republicans push anti-Semitic ‘Soros’ smear after Bragg indictment
In his statement condemning the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump, Florida governor and likely Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis mentioned neither the former president nor the district attorney who will prosecute the case, Alvin Bragg, by name. But he did name check George Soros, a favorite target of antisemitic conspiracy theories—twice.
BusinessAutoblog2023 Toyota Corolla Cross Review: The Corolla of crossovers
With a respected nameplate, extra room and available AWD, the 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross has some appeal for Toyota buyers, but the competition is better.
BusinessTechCrunchGroupon, which has lost 99.4% of its value since its IPO, names a new CEO... based in Czech Republic
The company today says it has 14 million active users, but almost consistently for the last decade, its financial position has been in a slow decline -- with stagnation in its core business model, little success in efforts to diversify, declining revenues and ongoing losses. The Chicago-based company, which today has a market cap of just $103 million (a drop of 99.4% from its public market debut), has appointed Dusan Senkypl, a current board member, as interim CEO. Before Groupon, Deshpande was an exec at Zappos for more than a decade, and after he took the Groupon job, he continued to be based out of Las Vegas.
BusinessIn The Know by Yahoo6 glossy Dior lip oil dupes that TikTok says are maybe better than the real thing
We love a good TikTok find. The post 6 glossy Dior lip oil dupes that TikTok says are maybe better than the real thing appeared first on In The Know.
WorldYahoo SportsFormer Olympic star Oscar Pistorius denied parole 10 years after killing girlfriend, can reapply in 2024
The South African Olympian and Paralympian maintains that he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder when he shot her on Valentine's Day in 2003.
BusinessYahoo Finance'The key is participation' when it comes to retirement savings: Advisor
The best retirement savings strategy? Pick a good mutual fund and a top advisor.
U.S.Yahoo NewsFrom ‘freeing’ a killer whale to cheetahs coming back from extinction: Here are this week’s best feel-good stories
When the news cycle feels extra heavy, just remember there’s plenty of good stuff going on, too. Here's a roundup of some of this week’s most heartwarming stories from Yahoo partners.
BusinessTechCrunchEV company Canoo agrees to $1.5M settlement with SEC
Electric vehicle startup Canoo has agreed to a $1.5 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to a regulatory filing. The SEC began investigating Canoo in May 2021, just a few months after the company merged with special purpose acquisition company, Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. The investigation covered Hennessy's IPO and merger with Canoo, the startup's operations, business model, revenues, revenue strategy, customer agreements, earnings and more. It also delved into the departures of certain company officers, including co-founder and CEO Ulrich Kranz.
U.S.In The Know by YahooLGBTQ youth will be marching in all 50 states for autonomy in response to anti-trans legislature
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual reminder for the world to focus on the lives of transgender people and the issues that they face.
BusinessEngadgetNVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4070 will reportedly cost $599
NVIDIA is said to be pricing the GeForce RTX 4070 at $599, or the same price as a 3070 Ti.
BusinessYahoo FinanceStricter EV tax credit rules kick in April 18: What it means for buyers
The Treasury Department on Friday finally issued guidance on the battery production and minerals sourcing requirements for federal EV tax credits for consumers, though the rules may create more chaos than clarity.
WorldYahoo NewsTerrorism threat level raised in Northern Ireland — and other international stories you may have missed
British intelligence service MI5 raised the terrorism threat level in Northern Ireland on Tuesday to “severe.” A fire at a migrant center in Mexico left 39 people dead. There was an outbreak of Marburg disease in Equatorial Guinea. Learn about these and other stories from around the world.
BusinessTechCrunchTwitter reveals some of its source code, including its recommendation algorithm
As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code to public inspection, including the algorithm it uses to recommend tweets in users' timelines. On GitHub, Twitter published two repositories containing code for many parts that make the social network tick, including the mechanism Twitter uses to control the tweets users see on the For You timeline. In a blog post, Twitter characterized the move as a "first step to be[ing] more transparent" while at the same time "[preventing] risk" to Twitter itself and people on the platform.
TechnologyIn The Know by Yahoo5 editor-approved MagSafe accessories that make cord-free charging an absolute dream
MagSafe is, hands down, the best feature Apple's released in recent memory. These are the best MagSafe accessories to fully take advantage of you phone's star feature.
U.S.EngadgetCalifornia will require half of heavy truck sales to be electric by 2035
California will require more than half of all heavy trucks sold in the state to be electric by 2035. It received approval from the Biden administration today, allowing the rule to take effect.
BusinessYahoo FinanceEV chargers 'on trajectory' to be as common as gas stations, EVgo CEO says
Soaring shares in charging company EVgo offer some respite for investors who suffered through a rough 2022. EVgo is still unprofitable. Investors are looking for any sign that EVgo, and charging networks in general, are poised to explode in growth.
“American workers are desperate for a break.”
“Workers will have more leisure but at the cost of less efficiency and a lower standard of living.”
“We have more important things to do now than spend our lives making a tiny group of very rich people even richer.”
“Some industries and deeply entrenched work cultures mean the four-day workweek may not be realistic for all employees.”
“While workers have spent the last 50 years steadily producing more and more, real wages have not risen at the same rate.”
