National After meeting with Jackson last month and reviewing her confirmation hearings, Romney said he had “concluded that she is a well-qualified jurist and a person of honor.” “Bipartisan efforts pass,” Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah, said in a recent interview. Michael A. McCoy/The New York Times By Jonathan Weisman, New York Times Service…Continue Reading

National “To see a piece of the culprit is just a goose-bumpy experience.” Fish fossils and Triceratops skin on display during a presentation at the Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Md., on Wednesday, April 6. Kenneth Chang/The New York Times By Kenneth Chang, New York Times Service April 8, 2022 | 8:31 AM GREENBELT,…Continue Reading

The indictment charges against Marcellus McCluster is one count of malice murder and four alternative counts of felony murder, officials said. Georgia Department of Corrections A convicted murderer serving a life sentence for an unrelated killing has been indicted by a Georgia grand jury in connection with the death of an Army private who was found dead on the…Continue Reading

Jussie Smollett’s song “Thank You God…” became available on streaming services Friday. Getty Images Jussie Smollett chided police and prosecutors and declared his innocence in a song released Friday — three weeks after he was sprung from a Chicago jail while his lawyers appeal his conviction for staging a hate crime. Smollett, who was found to have…Continue Reading

The Tesla Bot is on display at the Tesla Giga Texas manufacturing facility during the “Cyber Rodeo” grand opening party on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas.Suzanne Cordeiro | AFP | Getty ImagesTesla may start production of a humanoid robot known as Optimus as early as next year, CEO Elon Musk said Thursday.The electric vehicle…Continue Reading

Miami, Florida, Brickell City Centre shopping mall with Apple Store, Chanel and escalators.Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesWith as much as 60% of U.S. consumers living paycheck to paycheck, it’s not a surprise to see that the spending cutbacks have started. Even with a strong job market and wage gains, as well…Continue Reading

Cryptocurrency was initially created to sidestep old institutions – and banks may finally be feeling themselves get disrupted, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood said.Known for her high risk high reward strategy, Wood told CNBC’s “Crypto World” Thursday that the amount of interest investors are showing in DeFi, or decentralized finance, applications could threaten the traditional…Continue Reading