These stars got their start on Jon Stewart’s ‘Daily Show’
Before he was Michael Scott of NBC’s “The Office,” Steve Carell was also a correspondent for Stewart from 1999 to 2005. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market…
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English soccer is now world’s 2nd richest sport
Sky (SKYAY) forked out £4.1 billion ($6.3 billion) for the rights to show live 126 of the 168 matches per season until 2019, while rival BT (BT) paid £960 million…
10 confirmed measles cases in Illinois
All 10 cases are in Cook County, said spokesperson Melaney Arnold with the Illinois Department of Public Health. Nine stem from a KinderCare Learning Center location in Palatine, a Chicago…
Everything You Need To Know About Chicago’s New National Park
Chicago is about to get a new national park — its first ever. The White House announced Tuesday that it will designate a section of Chicago’s historic Pullman neighborhood on…
Chicago Doctor Makes House Calls In Dangerous Area He Grew Up In So Residents Can Receive Proper Care
A Chicago doctor returned to the neighborhood where he grew up to provide care to those who need it most. – “I was told many times, ‘Your grades aren’t high…
3 New Measles Cases Reported In Suburban Chicago
CHICAGO (AP) — Health officials say three more cases of measles have been confirmed in suburban Chicago, bringing the total number of cases to eight. – Common symptoms include fever,…
Samsung says its eavesdropping TV works like Siri
Only those voice commands activated by a button-press on the remote are sent over the internet. A company called Nuance (NUAN), maker of Dragon speech-to-text software, converts that voice data…
You can now get your hands on this super-rare Android phone
People who buy their phones on Tuesdays will receive invites to share with their friends. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time,…
Coke CEO calls 2015 a ‘transition year’
Most notably, Coke said that sales in North America rose largely due to what it called a “rational approach to pricing.” Coke has been raising prices of its products in…
Don’t file a ‘frivolous’ tax return, the IRS warns. If you do, penalties will follow.
Any taxpayer, of course, is free to contest his tax liabilities. “But no one has the right to disobey the law or disregard their responsibility to pay taxes,” the IRS…
Google wants you to kick this robot puppy
“I know it’s not sentient, but I’d have a twinge of guilt after kicking it,” said Reddit user euratowel. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are…
Apple CEO Tim Cook believes Apple Watch will help people live healthier lives
Related: The Apple Watch will flop. Here’s why – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed…
Anonymous: We’ve taken down 800 ISIS Twitter accounts
Its campaign against ISIS was triggered by the bloody attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January, in which 12 people were murdered. – Most stock quote data provided…
Currency jolt: Strong franc may hit UBS profits
Related: Sleepy Switzerland jolts currency markets UBS also confirmed it is being investigated by U.S. regulators over possible tax breaches, as global interest in the financial affairs of wealthy clients…
Jon Stewart to sign off ‘Daily Show’
Colbert’s successor Larry Wilmore started a new program, “The Nightly Show,” that now follows “The Daily Show.” – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in…
Red flag: Dot-com era valuations are back in IPO market
“With biotech, people are gambling on a blockbuster drug, even though they know that most will never develop one,” explains Ritter. Investors may not care that some biotech are unprofitable…
Tim Geithner: Europe in a worse spot than Japan
Limited, fragile growth ahead: Europe is currently struggling with high levels of unemployment, unsustainable debt and a scary bout of deflation. “Even the best, most optimistic view of what’s possible…
The lottery game that’s bigger than Powerball
According to a study by Spry, about three out of four instant game tickets are purchased by people with below-average incomes. Wealthier players tend to enter the big multi-million drawings….
Qualcomm survives its brush with Chinese regulators
Related: China crackdown makes it harder to get around the Great Firewall – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the…
How to win the lottery … and lose it all
He burned through a lot of cash. Though he won’t say how much. Whittaker is now married to a real estate agent and owns two businesses that “haven’t been doing…
Oil toll: Halliburton to cut up to 6,400 jobs
Related: Oil at $55 per barrel is here to stay – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which…
Sony makes deal to bring Spider-Man to Disney’s Marvel
The long-rumored deal could mean superhuman profits at the box office for Marvel and Sony. – Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time,…
13-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Chicago After Facebook Confrontation, Police Say
Chicago parents are mourning the death of their 13-year-old son after he was shot Sunday night, allegedly as the result of a confrontation between his sisters and another group concerning…
David Axelrod’s ‘Believer’
Would Barack Obama have been elected president without David Axelrod? That question is less far-fetched than it may seem. To be sure, Obama is a man of prodigious talents —…
Netflix is now available in Cuba
The Castro regime tightly controls Internet access, only allowing select information to be available to its citizens. Yet the Cuban government has recently signaled that it wants to expand access….
Brian Williams controversy: Here’s what we know
Defenders in television: Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather vouched for Williams’ character, calling the embattled anchor “an honest, decent man, an excellent reporter and anchor.” Fox News host Megyn…
JPMorgan worker and wife dead in murder-suicide: Police
Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar:…
India’s growth numbers are a total mystery
Analysts say it’s too early to draw major conclusions based on the new data. Many contend that the new growth numbers do not square with evidence of continued weakness. “But…
Greek stocks tank as eurozone standoff intensifies
Both sides are standing firm on how to deal with the country’s massive debts. Greece is running out of money, and its combative stance has worried markets. That is threatening…
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough: ‘We all make bad mistakes’
She said she has been “kind of horrified by the pile-on that I’m seeing out there,” adding, “I guess it’s part of the game and Brian would know that, too….