Police in Florida say a guest at a wedding reception was shot and killed by an officer responding to a disturbance call about a man assaulting other guests. CBS Orlando affiliate WKMG-TV reports the man, identified by police as 39-year-old Daniel Patrick Knight, was the uncle of the bride, according …
Read More »Biden marks 4
Washington — President Biden on Monday marked the four-year anniversary of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, that claimed the lives of 17 people with a call for the nation to “uphold the solemn obligation” to bring an end to gun violence. “We can …
Read More »Inflation and Ukraine tensions jolt U.S. stocks
Stocks slumped on Friday, falling sharply in afternoon trading as the threat of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine piled on to mounting concerns about U.S. inflation. Financial markets dived around 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, with losses for the S&P 500 nearly tripling in about half an hour. Similar downdrafts …
Read More »DHS warns of copycat attacks after hostage standoff in Texas synagogue
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a terror threat bulletin Monday warning that supporters of foreign terrorist organizations have encouraged copycat attacks following last month’s hostage standoff crisis at Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas. “The recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas highlights the continuing …
Read More »Suspect arrested after San Francisco 49ers fan assaulted outside of L.A. stadium
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fight that left a San Francisco 49ers fan in a medically induced coma, CBS Los Angeles reports. The attack happened in a parking lot at SoFi Stadium, home to the Los Angeles Rams, just before Sunday’s NFC championship game between the …
Read More »New York’s food delivery bicyclists and drivers demand more workplace rights
Food delivery workers in New York City, fresh off winning rights to transparency in tipping and the use of restaurant bathrooms, joined with ride-share drivers Tuesday in pressing for more protections, including better wages, health care and the right to unionize. Groups representing about 100,000 such app employees announced the …
Read More »Senator Ben Ray Luján undergoes surgery after a stroke
Senator Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico is recovering in a hospital after experiencing a stroke, according to his office. Luján, 49, underwent decompressive surgery to ease swelling after he was found to have suffered a stroke in his cerebellum that affected his balance, his chief of staff Carlos Sanchez …
Read More »Cheslie Kryst, former Miss USA, dies at age 30
New York — Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant and a correspondent for the entertainment news program “Extra” has died at age 30. Police said Kryst jumped from a Manhattan apartment building and was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday morning. Her family confirmed her death …
Read More »Clarifying the Electoral Count Act
A bipartisan group of senators is reportedly discussing clarifications to the Electoral Count Act, in the wake of the rioting at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A large bipartisan majority of Americans feel the rule should, indeed, be that Congress must accept certified presidential electoral votes from the states. It’s …
Read More »Sotomayor and Gorsuch deny reported tensions over wearing masks at Supreme Court
Washington — Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Neil Gorsuch publicly refuted reports on Wednesday that the two were at odds over mask-wearing during proceedings at the Supreme Court, calling the reporting “false.” In a rare joint statement released through the court, the two justices said the notion that Sotomayor …
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