Nate Hobbs was reportedly arrested hours after the Raiders beat the Colts. (Chris Unger/Getty Images) Las Vegas Raiders rookie cornerback Nate Hobbs was arrested in Las Vegas on a charge of driving under the influence early Monday. Las Vegas police confirmed the arrest following a TMZ report. Raiders head coach Rich Bisaccia told reporters during his weekly news conference on Monday that Hobbs “was involved in an incident” and that the team was still gathering information. The Raiders also… Source link

Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams could be leaving Norman. Williams, a five-star recruit who starred for the Sooners in 2021 as a true freshman, announced Monday that he will put his name into the NCAA transfer portal. Williams said remaining at Oklahoma is an option but he also plans to communicate with other schools. “I think we all come to college to find our own path and prepare for the future. I came to Oklahoma with a game plan, but with all of the recent changes, I need to figure… Source link

When Democrats passed one year of an expanded Child Tax Credit within the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, many of the credit’s supporters hoped it would become permanent. White House economic adviser Heather Boushey called the tax credit a “basic benefit” when speaking to Yahoo Finance in March as the relief package was becoming law. She predicted the overall package “will cut child poverty in half this year in no small part, due to this expansion of the Child Tax Credit.” That… Source link

A federal jury has said it has failed to reach a unanimous verdict on three of 11 counts in the criminal case against Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, who was accused of defrauding patients and investors in a blood-testing startup once valued at $9 billion. During a proceeding Monday where Holmes was present, both her attorneys and prosecutors agreed that Judge Edward Davila could bring in jurors so he could read a jury instruction encouraging deadlocked jurors to continue… Source link

The Tennessee Titans could be getting one of their biggest offensive weapons back on the field in time for the playoffs.  Titans head coach Mike Vrabel said on Monday that running back Derrick Henry is close to returning from injured reserve, and they’ll discuss opening his three-week return window in just a couple of days.  The Titans lost Henry to a foot injury midway through their Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts. Henry went in for foot surgery just a day after the game, which… Source link

Apple (AAPL) officially has a market capitalization of $3 trillion. The tech giant passed the $182.86 mark Monday, making it the first publicly traded company in history to hit such a market valuation. Shares were bouncing above and below the number during the day. Apple’s rise to a $3 trillion market cap, which is based on its stock price, comes less than two years after its market cap hit $2 trillion. Microsoft (MSFT) is also potentially on its way to the $3 trillion mark after topping $2… Source link

Samsung’s new gaming hub for 2022 TVs offers easy access to cloud and console games. Samsung … Source link

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U.S. stocks opened near record highs on Monday, as investors built on momentum from last week into at least the first session of the new year. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq each advanced.  U.S. equities posted another year of solid gains in 2021, rising by 27% and delivering a rare third consecutive double-digit annual percentage increase. Within the S&P 500, the energy and real estate sectors outperformed, gaining more than 42% each during the year for these sectors’ best annual gains on… Source link

The Minnesota Vikings‘ season, for all intents and purposes, came to an end with Sunday night’s loss in Green Bay. One might naturally assume that the Vikings’ Week 18 game against another dead team walking, the Chicago Bears, might be used to evaluate some young players with the 2022 season in mind. Namely third-round QB Kellen Mond, right? Wrong. At least as far as head coach Mike Zimmer is concerned. Asked after the Week 17 game whether Mond might get an extended look in the season finale,… Source link