A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to new federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — part of the largest public corruption case in the …
Read More »Beyond Meat suspends executive accused of biting another man’s nose
Beyond Meat on Tuesday said it has suspended Chief Operating Officer Doug Ramsey three days after the executive allegedly bit another man’s nose outside a football game. In a short statement, the El Segundo, California-based company said that Ramsey was “suspended effective immediately.” It added that operations will be overseen …
Read More »House readies vote on Electoral Count Act reform bill
A bill to reform and strengthen the Electoral Count Act that aims at heading off future attempts to subvert presidential elections is expected to be considered by the House as soon as Wednesday. The bill, spearheaded by Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren and Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, is meant to prevent …
Read More »MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s phone seized by FBI at Hardee’s, he says
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, a supporter of Donald Trump who has espoused the former president’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, said he was served a federal subpoena Tuesday and that his phone was seized by federal agents. Lindell claimed in a video posted online Tuesday that FBI …
Read More »Former Texas sheriff’s deputy sentenced to life in prison for killing ex
A former Texas sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for killing his ex-wife, teenage stepdaughter and the stepdaughter’s boyfriend. Former Travis County sheriff’s deputy Stephen Broderick, 42, was automatically sentenced after pleading guilty to capital murder Tuesday in the deaths of ex-wife Amanda Broderick, 35; stepdaughter …
Read More »Columbia University drops from No. 2 to No. 18 in U.S. News ranking after admitting mistake
Columbia University, whose alumni include founding father Alexander Hamilton and former President Barack Obama, dropped to No. 18 in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings after admitting it had submitted inaccurate data in earlier years. The Ivy League institution had ranked No. 2 in the annual list …
Read More »Man charged in connection to Memphis jogger Eliza Fletcher’s disappearance
Memphis, Tennessee — Police in Tennessee said Sunday that an arrest has been made in connection with the abduction of Eliza Fletcher, a jogger from Memphis who went missing last week. The Memphis Police Department said 38-year-old Cleotha Abston has been charged with especially aggravated kidnapping and tampering with evidence …
Read More »5 things to know about new Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan
The era of Howard Schultz, Starbucks’ three-time CEO, is coming to an end — again. The world’s most popular maker of mochaccinos on Thursday named Indian-American Laxman Narasimhan as its incoming chief executive. Starbucks said Narasimhan is the right leader to take over the job because he brings three decades …
Read More »Pressure mounts for credit card companies to track suspect gun sales
A group of congressional Democrats is urging credit card companies to track suspect firearm and ammunition purchases as a means to identify and stop gun crime, according to a letter obtained by CBS News Thursday. The letter, drafted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania …
Read More »Production on show starring Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o halted after threats of violence, police say
Update: CBS Baltimore reported Wednesday that police have issued a new report raising questions about the accuracy of the statements they previously received. Read their latest update here. Production on an upcoming TV series starring Natalie Portman and Lupita Nyong’o was halted late last week after a group in Baltimore …
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