In a case that exposed Silicon Valley’s culture of hubris and hype, Elizabeth Holmes was convicted Monday of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood. A jury convicted Holmes, …

A shooting spree that began in Denver Monday evening and ended up in the nearby city of Lakewood left five people dead, including the suspect, and three wounded, including a police officer, CBS Denver reports. Police said the gunman managed to elude officers twice. It wasn’t immediately clear what his …

Elon Musk said he will pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year, a week after taking to Twitter to say he will face the largest tax bill out of “any American in history.” Earlier this year, the Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder became the first person in the …

The 15th Congressional district in New York’s South Bronx has a number of distinctions: it’s home to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo. It’s one of the most Democratic districts in the country. And it’s America’s poorest district. “More than half the residents in the South Bronx pay more than …

Consumer prices jumped last month at their fastest rate since 1982 as surging inflation in items ranging from food to housing showed no signs of abating. The Consumer Price Index, which tracks the price of a broad range of goods, rose 0.8% November and is up 6.8% from a year …

The mother of a Black motorist who was fatally shot by a suburban Minnesota police officer during a traffic stop testified that she was saw her son’s lifeless body in the driver’s seat on a video call just after the shooting. Daunte Wright’s mother, Katie Bryant, testified about the moment …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General, that aired on Sunday, December 5, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. Good morning to you. U.S. SURGEON GENERAL DR. VIVEK MURTHY: Good …

Major League Baseball has entered a work stoppage for the first time in decades, with team owners and ballplayers still at odds over a new collective bargaining agreement. The last pact expired just before midnight on Wednesday, and team owners have called a lockout — management’s version of a strike.  …

A benign polyp was removed during President Biden’s colonoscopy last week, the White House doctor noted in a memo, confirming expectations following the procedure.  The polyp was a tubular adenoma, which are slow-growing but “thought to be potentially pre-cancerous,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote. A similar polyp was removed in 2008. …

Washington — The House voted on Wednesday to censure Republican Congressman Paul Gosar of Arizona and strip him of his two committee assignments after he posted an edited anime video to his social media accounts that depicted violence against Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and President Biden. The …