Investors Shack Up
Shares of Shake Shack more than doubled on the first day of trading Friday, as investors feasted on a chance to get a piece of the New York burger chain before it opens hundreds of additional restaurants in the U.S.
The Brief
The Ad That Changed Everything
Volkswagen's “The Force” commercial, which aired in 2011, revolutionized the way advertisers approach the Super Bowl
Suge Knight Arrested for Murder
The Death Row Records co-founder is suspected of running two men over with his truck on the set of Straight Outta Compton
Jeb Bush Opens Up on Pot Use in His Youth
“I drank alcohol and I smoked marijuana when I was at Andover,” Bush said of his high school years, both of which could have led to expulsion. “It was pretty common.” As a student at the elite boarding school in Massachusetts, he was decidedly apolitical
South Africa Grants Parole to Apartheid Leader
The South African government Friday granted parole to Eugene de Kock, the head of a covert unit for the apartheid state responsible for dozens of deaths. De Kock was sentenced in 1996 to two life terms and an additional 212 years in prison
Mitt Romney Abandons 2016 Campaign For President
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will tell donors and supporters Friday he will not run for president, just three weeks after upending the GOP field by suggesting he was seriously considering a third bid for the White House
Buzzkill: 3 Daily Alcoholic Drinks May Boost Stroke Risk
People in their 50s and 60s who down more than two alcoholic beverages daily have a 34 percent higher risk of stroke compared to lighter drinkers — and are more apt to suffer a stroke five years earlier in life, according to a new study
Scott Walker Takes Aim at Washington
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came to the nation’s capital Friday to attack Washington’s culture, dismiss its wisdom and call for removing its power, offering new clarity on his strategic approach to winning the 2016 presidential election
Assault Charges Against George Zimmerman Dropped
George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in 2012 of second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, will not be formally charged with aggravated assault because his ex-girlfriend recanted her statement from the January incident
New 'Game of Thrones' Novel Will Not Publish in 2015
George R.R. Martin's The Winds of Winter, the long-awaited sixth novel in his 'A Song of Ice and Fire' saga that inspired the HBO series Game of Thrones, will not be published in 2015, his publisher said on Friday
Jay Z to Buy Music Streaming Service
The hip-hop magnate is in the process of buying the Scandinavian music streaming company Aspiro, in a bid to challenge industry giants Spotify and Beats. Aspiro runs two music streaming services, both of which are ad-free
Kurds Repel Major ISIS Offensive in Northern Iraq
At least 36 people, including a senior Kurdish military commander and eight of his fighters, were killed in a series of attacks carried out by Islamic State militants around the northern city of Kirkuk
