The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has several attractive attributes, including a diversified mix of financials, healthcare, consumer staples, industrials, energy, and consumer discretionary stocks, as tracked by the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. The fund boasts an impressive trailing 12-month distribution yield of 3.3% and a low total expense ratio of 0.06%. … Read more
Blake Lively is at the center of a new lawsuit filed by her co-star Justin Baldioni, alleging sexual harassment and a coordinated plan to destroy his reputation. The suit seeks $400 million in damages and a jury trial. Baldioni’s lawsuit comes just weeks after Lively accused him of harassment during production of their film “It … Read more
Dave Chappelle returned to host Saturday Night Live for the first time since 2020, and his monologue was a lively commentary on recent events. Chappelle started by joking about the Los Angeles wildfires, which he said had affected many of his friends and colleagues, including actors Cary Elwes and Dennis Quaid. He also addressed a … Read more
A community search effort is underway in Richfield, Minnesota, to find Shuefaub Xiong, a 42-year-old Domino’s delivery driver who went missing on January 14 while working at the Apple Valley location. Police believe he may have been using another person’s phone in Richfield around 6:45 p.m. trying to contact his family. Xiong was last seen … Read more
AMD’s highly anticipated RDNA 4 GPU series is near launch, and a retailer in Ukraine has leaked the Asus Radeon RX 9070 XT TUF Gaming. The GPU was unboxed and showcased on Instagram, suggesting it may be available at retailers soon. The RX 9070 XT boasts 16GB of memory, a triple-fan configuration, and will likely … Read more
Three female Israelis, including Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari, a British national, have been released under a new ceasefire deal in Gaza. The hostages were transferred by the Red Cross to the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza strip before crossing into Israel. This marks the first of several dozen hostages expected to … Read more
Rapper Snoop Dogg will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration events, including the first-ever “Crypto Ball” hosted by incoming White House AI and “Crypto Czar” David Sacks. This marks a significant shift for Snoop Dogg, who previously criticized Trump and his supporters. Snoop Dogg performed at the Crypto Ball on Friday night, singing hits like … Read more
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery about small, red galaxies known as “little red dots.” Using the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers found that these galaxies are more abundant than previously thought and formed earlier than expected. The new findings also suggest that these galaxies may help identify how the earliest black holes came to … Read more
A new understanding of Huntington’s disease brings hope for those affected by this rare genetic disorder. Previous research may have misinterpreted the underlying causes, but scientists have made significant progress in recent years. Huntington’s disease is characterized by its unusual inheritance pattern – a dominant gene that requires only one parent to be a carrier … Read more
TikTok owner ByteDance is being offered a potential escape route from a US ban by merging its US subsidiary, Perplexity AI, into the platform. The bid aims to avoid a 90-day ban on TikTok in the country unless Chinese-owned ByteDance sells it. Perplexity AI, an AI search engine startup worth around $9 billion, has proposed … Read more