At 2:24 p.m. ET, TMZ posted the story that stunned the world on Sunday: Basketball legend Kobe Bryant, at the age of 41, had died in a California helicopter crash. The tectonic news, which the celebrity-gossip website was first to report, swept the nation as other news organizations quickly confirmed the story. It also upset…… MORE
Kobe Bryant’s legacy extends beyond his time on the basketball court. He was also known to the business world as a brand-builder; an investor; and a coach to other athletes and company founders. Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California at the age of 41. “For 20 seasons, Kobe showed us what…… MORE
US stock futures dropped sharply Monday as concerns grew over the spread of a deadly coronavirus. Dow futures fell by as much as 500 points, or 1.6%. S&P 500 futures were down about 1.6% and Nasdaq futures were lower by about 2.1%. Eighty people have been killed by the coronavirus, according to Chinese health officials.…… MORE
The News Literacy Project is breaking out of the classroom to launch a public awareness campaign, and project founder and CEO Alan Miller says it’s all about the misinformation “pandemic.” After embedding “virtually” in more than 20,000 educators’ classrooms and reaching 140,000 students with journalism-driven curricula, the NLP will launch National News Literacy Week on…… MORE
When Kylie Jenner launched her billion-dollar cosmetic brand, Kylie Cosmetics, five years ago, an essential item was missing: mascara. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty line, which she launched in 2017, didn’t sell mascara when it first launched, but she recently added the beauty product to the line. Lady Gaga’s beauty line also doesn’t include mascara. Mascara, the…… MORE
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak spooked financial markets last week. Now investors are on high alert for economic repercussions. The virus appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan last month and has since…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s attorney Alan Dershowitz, played by guest star Jon Lovitz, wound up in hell during the “Saturday Night Live” cold open. Lovitz’s Dershowitz was meeting with Sens. Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett) and Susan Collins (Cecily Strong) about the impeachment trial before he had a heart attack. The scene then goes to hell, literally,…… MORE
The Dow and the broader stock market ended deep in the red on Friday as fears over the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus tainted investor sentiment. Stocks started the day higher as it appeared markets were shrugging off the coronavirus news, but took a turn for the worse after a second case was confirmed on…… MORE
Just three days after Boeing warned airlines that they shouldn’t count on the 737 Max flying again before midyear, the US Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it might move faster than that. FAA Administrator Steve Dickson spoke Friday with senior officials at Southwest, United and American Airlines, the three US carriers that own the plane,…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has run more than 200 misleading political advertisements on Facebook in the past day claiming the “Fake News media” will attempt to block the campaign’s upcoming Super Bowl ad — despite federal regulations that require the TV spot be aired. The messages, posted to Facebook on Thursday and Friday and…… MORE
