May 29, 2019

New auto giant? Fiat Chrysler wants to merge with Renault

Fiat Chrysler proposed on Monday to merge with France’s Renault to create the world’s third-biggest automaker, worth $40 billion, and combine forces in the race to make electric and autonomous vehicles. The merged company would reshape the global industry: it would produce some 8.7 million vehicles a year, leapfrogging General Motors and trailing only Volkswagen and Toyota. Shares of both companies jumped on the news of the offer, which would […]
May 29, 2019

Arkansas newspaper gambles on free iPads as the future

Over a lunch of hamburger steaks, mashed potatoes and green beans, Walter Hussman delivered his pitch to the dozen or so attendees of the Hope, Arkansas, Rotary Club meeting. He promised that if they keep paying their current rate of $36 a month for subscription to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, even though it will no longer be printed daily or delivered to their door, they’ll get a free iPad to […]
May 29, 2019

East Tennessee clinic uses technology to fix “pigeon”

In an exam room at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, all eyes were on 14-year-old Tinsley Allen as he became the first patient in Tennessee and one of the first in the nation to be fitted with a South American medical device. But Tinsley’s eyes were on his future: eight months to a year from now, when he should be able to take off his shirt to swim without people staring […]
May 29, 2019

Million Dollar donation to Trump’s inaugural comes under scrutiny

Washington DC.- Real estate mogul Franklin Haney contributed $1 million to President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee and all he’s got to show for the money is the glare of a federal investigation. The contribution from Haney, a prolific political donor, came as he was seeking regulatory approval and financial support from the government for his long-shot bid to acquire the mothballed Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in northeastern Alabama. More than […]
May 29, 2019

Congressman Likens His own behavior in Marines to that of war crimes suspect

Rep. Duncan Hunter attempted to downplay charges filed against Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, saying he did “one bad thing that I’m guilty of too. Washington DC.- Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) has likened his own behavior in the U.S. Marines to that of a Navy SEAL facing trial for war crimes in an apparent attempt to downplay the seriousness of the charges. The Republican lawmaker, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, defended […]
May 29, 2019

Reproductive justice activist explains why black leaders are key to abortion rights

Black people “know more than anybody that being able to control our bodies is essential to our liberation,” said Yamani Hernandez. Washington DC.- As several states pass restrictive abortion bans, abortion rights activists are urging supporters of reproductive justice to rally behind longstanding grassroots organizations and black advocates from communities gravely affected by the new laws.  Last week, the Alabama Senate passed the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation. As many noted on […]
May 29, 2019

North Korea calls John Bolton “war monger” over missile comment

The U.S. national security advisor said the missile tests violated U.N. resolutions. Trump, who’s in Japan, has downplayed the tests. Washington DC.- North Korea on Monday called U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton a “war monger” and “human defect” after he described its recent tests of short-range missiles as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. The statement by an unidentified North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson came as President Donald […]