Robinhood Markets Inc. is buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million in cash as the company looks to speed up its cryptocurrency expansion globally. Bitstamp, founded in 2011, has offices in Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the US. It has more than 50 active licenses and registrations worldwide...
Families of American Hostages in Gaza Urge Nation: Remember Your Fellow Citizens
WASHINGTON — Jonathan Dekel-Chen dreams of the moment when his abducted 35-year-old son, Sagui, is reunited with his wife and three young children, including a daughter born two months after the devastating attack on Israel that initiated the war. Families Wait On Deceased Remains Ruby Chen longs to recover the...
Business Shutdowns to Continue Through 2024
In March, The Body Shop announced it is closing all of their locations as they file for bankruptcy. A couple weeks ago, Red Lobster did likewise, shuttering nearly 100 of their 600 restaurants across the United States. The two companies join a spate of retail and dining businesses closing or...
Dolly Parton Planning Broadway Show Set For 2026
NEW YORK — Broadway has had great success with “Hello, Dolly.” Now get ready for “Hello, I'm Dolly.” Dolly Parton Writing New Music for Show Dolly Parton is writing new songs to go along with some of her past hits and co-writing a stage story inspired by her life for a...
The Pirates’ Pitching Game Dominates the Dodgers
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6 on Wednesday night. Skenes (3-0) allowed three runs on six hits, including a two-run shot by...
Flores’ Grand Slam Ignites Six-Run Third Inning for the Giants
PHOENIX — Wilmer Flores' grand slam highlighted a six-run outburst in the third inning and the San Francisco Giants snapped a six-game losing streak with a 9-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Heliot Ramos added a two-run homer in the third off Jordan Montgomery (3-4), whose ERA rose...
WHO Reports First Human Death from Previously Unconfirmed Bird Flu Strain in Mexico
WASHINGTON — A man's death in Mexico was caused by a strain of bird flu called H5N2 that has never before been found in a human, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. WHO Unsure How He Became Infected The WHO said it wasn’t clear how the man became infected, although...
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested After Occupying Stanford University President’s Office
STANFORD, Calif. — Police arrested 13 people at Stanford University after pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupied the school president and provost’s offices early Wednesday, causing what officials described as “extensive” vandalism inside and outside the building. Take Over Ended After Three Hours The takeover began around dawn on the last day of...
Wisconsin Warden and Eight Staff Charged in Inmate Death Probes
MADISON, Wis. — The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his staff were charged Wednesday following investigations into the deaths of four inmates over the past year, including one that wasn't discovered until at least 12 hours after the man died. Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden, Randall...
Putin Threatens to Supply Long-Range Weapons to Target West
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — President Vladimir Putin warned Germany on Wednesday that the use of its weapons by Ukraine to strike targets inside Russia would mark a “dangerous step,” and he said Moscow could in turn provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets. Such action by the West will...