FIA clarifies ban on drivers making political statements
The governing body for Formula One has issued guidance on a rule recently introduced that prohibited drivers from speaking out on political and controversial issues.
23 years after its release, ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ is back in theaters
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with author and culture critic Jeff Yang about the re-release of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 23 years after it first hit theaters.
The war in Ukraine is a main priority at the Munich Security conference
The Munich Security conference kicked off Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris, European leaders and China’s top diplomat are in attendance. Top of the agenda is the war in Ukraine.
After 28 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free
As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself.
Macron Calls for Intensified Support for Ukraine but Eyes Peace Talks
His support for Ukraine and condemnation of Russia have hardened, but France’s president still stands out among Western leaders in insisting that compromise will be needed to end the war.
How major US stock indexes fared Friday 2/17/2023
Stocks ended mixed on Wall Street after paring losses from the morning.
Amateur balloonist group from Illinois says small balloon last reported over Alaska ‘missing in action’
An Illinois-based club of amateur balloonists says one of its small balloons is ‘missing in action’ after last reporting its location over Alaska on Saturday, the same day the US military shot down an unidentified object in the same region.
Star Bulk plans to slow steam its way to first-quarter profit in down market
New York-listed shipowner is also ‘very positive for the rest of the year’, chief executive Petros Pappas says
Former Theranos exec seeks to avoid lengthy prison sentence
Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani has returned to federal court in a last-ditch attempt to stay out of prison while he’s appealing a jury’s verdict convicting him of orchestrating a blood-testing hoax with his former boss and lover, Eliz…