Elon Musk’s status as the world’s wealthiest person is in no danger of changing. But since mid-December, the tech titan’s net worth has declined by more than $100 billion, or approximately 25%, as a sell-off in shares of Tesla, his electric car maker, has accelerated in recent weeks. On Tuesday, the stock closed down another 8% to $302.80 and is ...
Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group on Tuesday said CEO Peter Rawlinson is stepping down as the company expects to more than double vehicle production this year to 20,000 units. Lucid said Marc Winterhoff, currently the company’s chief operating officer, will step in as interim CEO. Rawlinson will serve as a “strategic technical advisor to the chairman of the board, stepping aside from ...
Goodbye, chain gang. Hello, technology. The NFL will make a 21st century approach to its first down measurement system for the 2025 season, getting rid of the chain gang and instead going with a technology tracking system. The news was confirmed by USA TODAY Sports’ Jarrett Bell. Starting in the upcoming season, the NFL will use Hawk-Eye virtual measurement to ...
President Donald Trump’s nominee for labor secretary cleared a key vote before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) on Thursday morning after picking up Democratic support from Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H. Lori Chavez-DeRemer was reported favorably out of the committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-9. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., ultimately voted against her, despite her ...
Hours after Abdul Carter made his case to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL draft, ESPN reported the Penn State star edge rusher may be having foot surgery. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Wednesday tests showed Carter ‘has a stress reaction in his right foot’ and will soon decide whether to have surgery, which would involve inserting ...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., chair of the House Oversight DOGE subcommittee, threatened potential ‘criminal referrals’ during a hearing Wednesday on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). ‘This committee, based on this hearing and witness testimonies, will consider recommending investigations and criminal referrals,’ Greene said, beginning a line of questioning after several witnesses made opening remarks to ...
– A leading conservative organization that is already a big spender in Republican primary politics is looking to up its game in the 2026 election cycle as it aligns with President Donald Trump and his political team. ‘Our goal is going to be even bigger and do more,’ Club for Growth President David McIntosh emphasized in an exclusive interview with ...
The sheer scale of cuts the Trump administration is looking to carry out at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been revealed, with nearly 15,000 grants worth $60 billion set to be eliminated, according to internal documents. The grants amount to about 90% of foreign aid contracts and come after a review on spending by the State Department. ...
Onions! Onions! Onions! In what was a dogfight from the opening tip to the very end, Tre Holloman won it with the last punch for No. 8 Michigan State on the road Wednesday against No. 15 Maryland with a March Madness-esque half-court buzzer beater shot. The 58-55 win for Michigan State at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland was ...
INDIANAPOLIS – Former Mr. Irrelevant could soon cash in. San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch announced Wednesday that contract talks with Brock Purdy have commenced. “We have started negotiations. We’re talking,” Lynch said at the NFL combine. “I want Brock to be our quarterback for as long as we’re here and beyond…I think the final thing is there are ...