The death of the record-setting con man Bernie Madoff, announced Wednesday from the federal prison where Madoff, 82, was serving out a 150-year sentence, is likely to produce a new reckoning of the greed, willful blindness and incompetence that enabled his fraud to continue for years virtually in public view.

The greed and willful blindness ...Read more

Kim Godwin has been named president of ABC News, making her the first Black woman to run a broadcast TV news division.

Godwin, whose appointment was made official Wednesday by ABC parent Walt Disney Co., is exiting CBS News where executive changes are also underway.

CBS News President Susan Zirinsky confirmed to her staff that she will be ...Read more

Ford F-150, Mach-E to add hands-free highway driving in high-volume rollout of new tech.

April 15 is a day on the calendar that can come — and go — in 2021 for many taxpayers, but not all.

This tax season, the traditional federal income tax deadline for individual returns shifts from April 15 until May 17. Ditto for most state income tax deadlines (some fall even later).

Of course, the extension for filing a return — granted...Read more

Parler, a social network billing itself as the conservative alternative to Twitter, is seeking to conceal its ownership, Amazon contended in new legal filings Tuesday as the dispute between the companies plays out in Seattle courts.

An attorney for Parler, Angelo Calfo, disputed that claim, saying the burden was on Amazon to prove who owns the...Read more

(Bloomberg) — New money is flowing to low-cost airlines in the U.S. as they take on giant carriers racing to recover from the unprecedented collapse in travel during the pandemic.

Two established carriers that had already been flying sold shares in the past month, while two new airlines managed to raise more than $100 million each in a little...Read more

Government officials and consumers want to see cheaper electric vehicles, but automakers are launching expensive options as they work to make these types of vehicles affordable down the road.

The automakers, including General Motors Co. with its "Everybody In" campaign, say they will offer EVs across a wide range of pricing. And, to help speed ...Read more

Hazel Technologies, a Chicago-based startup that created a small drop-in packet to keep bananas and other produce from turning prematurely brown, is starting to produce a lot of green.

The 6-year-old company announced Tuesday it raised $70 million in a completed investment round, financing ambitions to grow Hazel into an international food tech...Read more

Developers of the Grain Belt Express say the massive transmission line remains on track to open up by 2025, connecting wind power in western Kansas with voracious demand in the East.

The 800-mile project promises to add more reliability to the electric grid — all the more enticing since rolling blackouts in February left millions of Americans...Read more

Q: To get a lower price, I purchased a new laptop with Windows 10 running in "S mode." I understand that S mode is supposed to be more secure, but that my software choices are limited. (I also know I can upgrade to full Windows 10, but I'm not sure this PC could handle it.) But I'm still trying to figure out security. How can I do a manual ...Read more

Univision Communications and Grupo Televisa plan to merge their entertainment assets to create a powerful new Spanish-language media company with one foot in the United States and the other in Mexico.

The companies jointly announced the move late Tuesday, formalizing a process that began quietly after Univision came under new ownership late ...Read more

Univision Communications and Grupo Televisa plan to merge their entertainment assets to create a powerful new Spanish-language media company with one foot in the United States and the other in Mexico.

The companies jointly announced the move late Tuesday, formalizing a process that began quietly after Univision came under new ownership late ...Read more

Georgia faith leaders and corporate executives met virtually on Tuesday in an effort to find common ground to fight a slew of election overhaul bills sweeping the nation, including the state's controversial SB 202, which was recently signed into law by Gov. Brian Kemp.

The closed summit, which lasted about an hour and a half, was led by Coca-...Read more

Wells Fargo is investing in five Black-owned banks, including two in Georgia, the company said Tuesday.

The company has pledged to invest up to $50 million in minority-owned institutions. As part of that, Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta and Carver State Bank in Savannah will receive capital injections, as will First Independence Bank in Detroit,...Read more

CARY, N.C. — Epic Games has completed another astronomical round of funding from investors, making the company worth nearly $29 billion and easily making it the most valuable venture-backed company in North Carolina.

The Cary-based video game developer said Tuesday it raised another $1 billion from investors — money it will use to continue ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Florida’s U.S. Senators introduced legislation Tuesday to override the Centers for Disease Control’s existing framework cruise ships must follow to resume operations and replace current regulations with a new set of recommendations to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 aboard ships.

Sens. Rick Scott and Marco Rubio, along with ...Read more

As COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available to workers across the state, Florida employers are planning for thousands of people to start heading back to the workplace.

But the process is easier said than done. Many employers are hoping to get their workers inoculated. In turn, they face an array of legal considerations. Where will ...Read more

United Airlines is giving customers who want to reduce the environmental impact of their travel a way to buy sustainable jet fuel that releases fewer emissions than traditional jet fuel.

The Chicago-based airline has already secured commitments from about a dozen companies using the program to help offset emissions from employee travel or ...Read more