New York (CNN Business)Lordstown Motors, the startup electric truck maker, warned Tuesday it is close to running out of cash and may be forced out of business in the next year. The news, which sent Lordstown shares down nearly 8% in after-hours trading, is a blow to not only the company but also to the gritty industrial town from which […]

A Virginia teacher placed on administrative leave in May after saying he wouldn’t address students by their preferred pronouns and names must be reinstated to the school, a judge ruled Tuesday.  Judge James E. Plowman Jr. ruled that Tanner Cross must be allowed to return to his job at Loudon County Public Schools. Plowman ruled the district’s decision to place […]

Alyssa Milano has made no secret of her politics for some time: She’s a progressive who supports Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, pro-transgender rights, voting rights, the ERA and gun control. She has used her Instagram account to express those views for years to her 3 million followers. Now, she may be preparing for a bigger stage. Milano teased a […]

Thanksgiving is still several months away, but retailers are starting to announce holiday plans – and so far they look similar to 2020. Days after Walmart announced it would keep stores closed on Turkey Day, Best Buy followed suit Tuesday and confirmed to USA TODAY that its stores also would be closed Nov. 25. Target kicked off the holiday store closings back […]

A Southern California couple was charged Tuesday in connection with the road-rage death of 6-year-old Aiden Leos last month, with the man being accused of murder. Prosecutors in Orange County, California, charged Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, with murder and shooting at an occupied vehicle. He also faces sentencing enhancements. Eriz’s girlfriend, Wynne Lee, 23, was charged with being an accessory after […]

By Vikas Bajaj Lordstown Motors, a company that hoped to produce electric pickup trucks at a former General Motors factory in Ohio, said on Tuesday that it did not have enough cash to start commercial production and might have to close its doors. In a securities filing, the company, which is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, said […]

This story is part of the Behind the Desk series, where CNBC Make It gets personal with successful business executives to find out everything from how they got to where they are to what makes them get out of bed in the morning to their daily routines. Today, Trevor Burgess is the CEO of the AI-driven flood insurance company Neptune […]

Investors may unwittingly have exposure to GameStop and AMC. Those two, the posterchildren of the retail trader and reddit movement, are among the largest components in the IWM Russell 2000 ETF. GameStop has been a large contributor to the XRT retail ETF's 49% gain this year. AMC and GameStop's outperformance this year have helped these ETFs on the way up, […]

VMware wants to be the next cybersecurity giant, competing with the likes of Cisco and Microsoft. The firm has acquired a slew of startups and doubled its engineering talent in 18 months. Three execs told Insider about VMware’s strategy to become an all-in-one IT and security vendor. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Twenty three years after its founding, […]