Casino mogul Steve Wynn is resigning as CEO of Wynn Resorts following sexual harassment allegations. He will be replaced by Matt Maddox who has been the president of Wynn Resorts since 2013. This comes weeks after Wynn stepped down as finance chair of the Republican National Committee.
Snap shares soared following a stellar earnings report. The social media company beat on earnings and revenue for the first time since going public. Snap also announced a big increase in daily active users, bringing the total number of users to around 187 million.
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket. More than 2 million people tuned into the live stream of the launch. It is now the most powerful rocket in operation. Nick Lucchesi, executive editor of Inverse, says the launch marks a new chapter in space exploration.
And U.S. gold medalist Dana Vollmer joins us to give her take on the upcoming Winter Olympics and share her tips on heart health. Even though she isn't competing in the games, she's excited to watch. Vollmer and Go Red For Women spokesperson Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum discuss ways to make sure your heart is healthy.
Joe Cecela, Dream Exchange CEO, explains how they are aiming to form the first minority-controlled company to operate an exchange in U.S. history. Watch!
A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives. Genesee County Judge Jeffrey Clothier hopes the unusual form of community service discourages people from stealing from Walmart. The judge also wants to reward shoppers with free car washes. Clothier says he began ordering “Walmart wash” sentences this week for shoplifting at the store in Grand Blanc Township. He believes 75 to 100 people eventually will be ordered to wash cars this spring. Clothier says he will be washing cars alongside them when the time comes.
The State Department had been in talks with Elon Musk’s Tesla company to buy armored electric vehicles, but the plans have been put on hold by the Trump administration after reports emerged about a potential $400 million purchase. A State Department spokesperson said the electric car company owned by Musk was the only one that expressed interest back in May 2024. The deal with Tesla was only in its planning phases but it was forecast to be the largest contract of the year. It shows how some of his wealth has come and was still expected to come from taxpayers.
At 100 years old, the Goodyear Blimp is an ageless star in the sky. The 246-foot-long airship will be in the background of the Daytona 500 — flying roughly 1,500 feet above Daytona International Speedway, actually — to celebrate its greatest anniversary tour. Even though remote camera technologies are improving regularly and changing the landscape of aerial footage, the blimp continues to carve out a niche. At Daytona, with the usual 40-car field racing around a 2½-mile superspeedway, views from the blimp aptly provide the scope of the event.
