Sugar Bowl official speaks out after deadly Bourbon Street attack leaves at least 10 dead hours before kickoff

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup between No. 2 Georgia and No. 3 Notre Dame was overshadowed by tragedy early Wednesday morning when an unidentified driver intentionally plowed a car into a large crowd of people celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than two dozen others, according … Read more

Scientists aim for ‘Darwinian evolution’ with artificial life project

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. European scientists have started work on a project to create simple forms of life from scratch in the lab, capitalising on theoretical and experimental advances in the fast-growing field of synthetic biology. Starting with inanimate … Read more

The Average Millionaire Has 7 Streams Of Income, According To The IRS – Can You Guess What They Are?

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. If someone told you that millionaires have seven different income streams, your first thought might be: Seven? I’m struggling to keep up with one paycheck and these people are out here collecting seven like Pokémon cards? But according … Read more

If You Made Money via PayPal, Venmo or Cash App in 2024, Get Ready for This IRS Tax Change

This tax season, freelancers and side hustlers may receive an unfamiliar form in the mail — IRS tax form 1099-K.  After two years of delays, the IRS is finally implementing a tax reporting change, which requires third-party payment apps like PayPal, Venmo and Cash App to issue a 1099-K for anyone who earns self-employment income … Read more

Ukraine halts flow of Russian natural gas as prewar deal expires – National

Ukraine on Wednesday halted Russian gas supplies to European customers through its pipeline network after a prewar transit deal expired at the end of last year. Ukraine’s energy minister, Herman Halushchenko, confirmed on Wednesday morning that Kyiv had stopped the transit “in the interest of national security.” “This is a historic event. Russia is losing … Read more

US soldier charged with selling stolen confidential phone records By Reuters

By AJ Vicens DETROIT (Reuters) -Federal authorities unsealed an indictment accusing a U.S. Army soldier of selling and attempting to sell stolen confidential phone records. Cameron John Wagenius was arrested Dec. 20 and charged in the courthouse for the Western District of Texas in Waco with two counts of unlawful transfer of confidential phone records … Read more

Robinhood, already a ‘comeback’ stock, has even more aggressive plans for 2025

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev has a lot to celebrate this holiday season. After a bumpy few years following Robinhood’s 2021 IPO — a period during which shares of the commission-free trading app plummeted by more than 90% after it abruptly restricted trading in some meme stocks —  the 12-year-old company was just declared Yahoo Finance’s … Read more