– Are you buying that the Oscar means more to Kobe than the titles? SHANNON SHARPE: I absolutely do. Because as I mentioned, last week at the Icon Man Award, I had an opportunity to talk to Kobe Bryant. And a lot of what he said there, he was talking to me when he and…

Government could ban sale of energy drinks to under-16s The 66-year-old was granted refuge to the UK eight years ago after he was one of four prisoners included in a spy swap between the US and Russia. A retired Russian military intelligence colonel, Skripal been sentenced to 13 years after being accused of spying for Britain…

Stocks rose on Monday, erasing earlier losses, as worries about a potential trade war waned. The Dow Jones industrial average traded 350 points higher by mid-afternoon after dropping as much as 150 points. Caterpillar was the biggest contributor of gains to the Dow, rising 3.5 percent. The S&P 500 rose 1.3 percent after trading lower…

When Google agreed to buy Zagat for $151 million nearly seven years ago, the technology giant intended to bring the restaurant review empire into the digital age. Now ownership of Zagat will change again — into the hands of an upstart restaurant review company that has harnessed smartphone apps, an Instagram hashtag and a texting…

Startup bank Monzo’s iconic ‘hot coral’ cards. Monzo A survey found 54% of people in the UK say they would use an app-only startup bank, down from 78% in the middle of last year. A similar decline was found in global attitudes. More consumers are turning to digital banking despite the findings, suggesting they favour…

Republicans and conservative groups are not happy with President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks about the new Apple headquarters during a media event in Cupertino, California on September 12, 2017. Apple Park, the massive donut-shaped Apple headquarters that Apple finished building last year, is an architectural marvel. The building makes extensive use of massive, floor-to-ceiling glass panels, giving the illusion that the…