John McAfee, founder of McAfee Antivirus, was found dead in his cell in a Spanish jail, his lawyer confirmed to ABC News. The Spanish Interior Ministry also confirmed the death. McAfee, 75, who was a household name in computer security software, faced securities fraud charges and extradition to the U.S. at the time of his death. Federal prosecutors in New […]

CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday that U.S. billionaires should proactively support tax-code changes to avoid more-liberal proposals by politicians. "I think we're in an era where they don't seem to realize that the pitchforks are coming," the "Mad Money" host said. Sen. Elizabeth Warren "is going to win this if the billionaires try to fight it too much," he added. […]

25 states are ending federal unemployment benefits (including an extra $300 a week) earlier than their official expiration Sept. 6. Their governors are trying to encourage recipients to look for jobs. A dozen already did so over the past two weeks. Yet job searches are muted in those states, according to an analysis from website Indeed. Job hunting has been […]

The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday began a debate and markup of a series of antitrust bills designed to curb the power of major tech platforms like Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, even if that means forcing the companies to divest some of their holdings. The legislation is aimed at so-called “dominant platforms,” or those with at least $600 billion […]

EXCLUSIVE: Evan Shapiro, former head of cable networks IFC and Pivot who shepherded properties like Portlandia and HarmonQuest, has resurfaced with comic series Darkland. The project, which Shapiro created and wrote, will be hosted as a non-fungible token, or NFT, on the Macroverse platform. “I’ve been collecting and cherishing comics since the 80s, when the only way to getthem was […]

By Niraj Chokshi Gary Kelly, the longtime chief executive of Southwest Airlines, plans to step down early next year, the airline announced on Wednesday. Mr. Kelly has been in the top job since 2004. The airline said Mr. Kelly, who will become executive chairman, will be replaced by Robert Jordan, another longtime Southwest executive, on Feb. 1, 2022. “Bob and […]

The COVID-19 pandemic crippled much of the American way of life. People stopped traveling. Public places were closed. People did not go to their offices. For the first time in a century, a fatal disease threatened almost everyone in the nation, and deaths have risen over 600,000. As of Tuesday, 607,476 people had died of COVID-19 in the U.S., accounting […]

The White House has announced plans for large celebrations in communities across the United States on Fourth of July to celebrate what it called “independence from the virus.” In a symbolic gesture, more than 1,000 people consisting of military and frontline workers will gather on the White House lawn. At a routine White House briefing, COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients […]

BRICK, N.J. — Jim and Marie Zangara didn’t have much hope Tuesday morning. It had been more than two weeks since their dog Chunk went missing and there hadn’t been any sightings of him for more than a week. But at 7:30 a.m., they got two unexpected calls that changed everything.  “It’s a dream come true,” Marie Zangara said. “It’s like […]