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[The stream is slated to start at 3:15 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is speaking Friday at Pfizer‘s Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan as his administration works to ramp up the supply of doses in the U.S. Earlier

Miami Herald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Ji Hyun came to the United States from South Korea to pursue her dream of becoming an intensive care unit nurse.  Now, she is one of many international students whose job prospects and legal immigration status are threatened by monthslong processing delays in U.S. Citizenship and

Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk Scott Mlyn | CNBC The Trade Desk CEO and co-founder Jeff Green says last year was a wake-up call to the advertising industry, as consumers move away from watching traditional TV and toward streaming and online video instead. “2020 was a wake-up call to the advertising industry when

[The livestream is scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see the player above] NASA is hours away from its most ambitious Mars mission yet, with the U.S. space agency set to attempt to land rover Perseverance after a more than six month trip to the red

Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Erin Scott | Reuters Facebook banned a large swathe of non-news pages in Australia in its attempt to remove news content from its platform. The bans were made by Facebook in response to a drafted new media law in the country that will require online platforms like Google and

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to reporters during a news conference at a COVID-19 pop-up vaccination site in William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn, New York City, U.S., January 23, 2021. Mary Altaffer | Reuters The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI have begun a preliminary investigation into the way New York Gov. Andrew

Newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken addresses reporters during his first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, January 27, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States will pay the more than $200 million it owes to the World Health Organization

U.S. Treasury yields dipped early on Wednesday, but remained near multi-month highs, amid concerns about possible rising inflation. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell to 1.287% at 3:50 a.m. ET, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond slipped to 2.059%. Yields move inversely to prices. Data for retail sales in the

Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images Elizabeth Holmes’ attorneys strongly pushed back against the government’s attempts to detail her extravagant lifestyle

Traffic moves along Interstate 30 after a snow storm February 15, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Airlines canceled more than 4,000 flights in Texas since Monday as an unusual winter storm bringing snow, ice and record cold temperatures hit the state, creating perilous road conditions and knocking out power to

A deadly winter storm pummeling the country’s south and mid-section left millions without power in Texas early Tuesday and spawned a possible tornado that killed three in North Carolina. The possible tornado in North Carolina’s Brunswick County left at least three people dead and injured 10, Brunswick County Emergency Services said. The suspected tornado hit Brunswick

WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with members of the world’s most powerful military alliance on Wednesday for the first time since joining the Biden administration. NATO meets Wednesday and Thursday to discuss an array of challenges facing the 30-member group. The virtual meetings will be a glimpse into President Joe Biden’s

Vehicles line up to view Mardi Gras floats at the Float in the Oaks event in City Park on February 14, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Traditional Mardi Gras celebrations have been disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, including the cancelling of all carnival parades and the closing of all bars in the French Quarter until

2022 BOLT EUV Source: Chevrolet General Motors is taking another step toward its zero-emissions future. The Detroit-based company unveiled a new, all-electric Chevy Bolt Electric Utility Vehicle, or EUV, alongside its newly redesigned Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicle on Sunday evening. The new Chevy Bolt EUV is designed to bring the best of the Chevy Bolt,

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets with Senators from both parties in the White House on Feb. 11, 2021. Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Congress to strengthen gun laws on the third anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “Today, as we mourn

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s appointee to run the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), listens as Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his health and coronavirus response teams during a news conference at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, December 8, 2020. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Dr. Rochelle

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes in action, Super Bowl, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida, February 7, 2021. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters To understand the big challenge facing American media, look at Super Bowl ratings over the past ten years. This year’s game got 96.4 million viewers, the lowest rating since 2007. There are all sorts

Minutes after voting “not guilty” in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the former president is clearly to blame for the deadly Capitol riot. “There’s no question” that Trump “is practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day,” McConnell said just after the Senate acquitted Trump of

From left, the flags of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, China and Hong Kong are seen flapping in the wind on May 6, 2019. Anthony Wallace | AFP | Getty Images Venture firm DCM just generated a $16 billion return from the IPO of Chinese social media app Kuaishou. The listing took place in Hong

Steve Ballmer, chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers and co-founder of Ballmer Group, speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. The summit draws attendees from across the globe to explore what’s next in tech, business, science and society. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Microsoft CEO

Reopening indoor dining is “an extraordinarily reckless and premature decision” as new, more infectious variants of the coronavirus spread in the U.S., virologist Angela Rasmussen told CNBC Friday. Indoor dining resumed at a limited capacity in New York and Portland, Oregon, on Friday. “While I appreciate the economic importance of opening businesses back up and

World Health Organization workers decontaminate the house of a pastor who has just tested positive for Ebola in Beni, June 13, 2019. Sally Hayden | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization on Friday confirmed a third case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as health officials race

A crowd of tourists seen outside of Floridita, a historic fish restaurant and cocktail bar, famous for having been one of the favorite hangouts of Ernest Hemingway in Havana.  Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The State Department said Thursday that while it investigates mysterious neurological symptoms reported by American diplomats in

An increase in vaccinations in the coming weeks in itself might not be enough to contain the spread of a coronavirus variant that was first reported in the United Kingdom in December and has now appeared in the U.S, said Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. The emergence of variants could

Displays in Times Square outside the Nasdaq MarketSite are pictured as dating app operator Bumble Inc. (BMBL) made its debut on the Nasdaq stock exchange during the company’s IPO in New York City, New York, U.S., February 11, 2021. Mike Segar | Reuters Shares of Bumble, which operates the dating app under the same name,

Coping techniques can help people struggling with the mental health effects of the Covid crisis, psychiatrist Dr. Patrice Harris told CNBC. “I want everyone to first of all give themselves grace and space to feel how they are feeling. Know that we are not helpless,” Harris said Wednesday on CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith.”

Larry Flynt Announces His Official Run For California Governor’s Recall Election at LFP Headquarters in Los Angeles, August 4, 2003. Steve Grayson | WireImage | Getty Images Larry Flynt, the controversial publisher who founded “Hustler” magazine, has died at the age of 78. His daughter Theresa Flynt confirmed to NBC News that she was with

Owner Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks reacts against the Miami Heat during the second half at American Airlines Arena on February 28, 2020 in Miami, Florida. Michael Reaves | Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks have stopped playing the national anthem before home games at the direction of owner Mark Cuban, a Mavericks spokeswoman said.

Outside the Ramsey County Law Enforcement Center on June 20, 2020 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Eight minority correctional officers at a Minnesota county jail filed a racial discrimination lawsuit claiming they were barred from guarding the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. The suit, filed Tuesday in state

Chuck Robbins, chief executive officer of Cisco Technologies Inc., speaks during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. World leaders, influential executives, bankers and policy makers attend the 47th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos from Jan. 17 – 20. Jason Alden