Spiraling inflation is costing the typical U.S. household an additional $296 per month — and shows little sign of slowing anytime soon, according to a new analysis by Moody’s Analytics. Supply-chain constraints and robust economic demand, combined with U.S. sanctions on Russian businesses, are driving broad increases in the price …
Read More »Judge permanently blocks release of Bob Saget’s autopsy records
A judge in Florida on Monday agreed to make permanent an order that prohibits the release of photos, video or other records related to the investigation into the death of comedian Bob Saget. During a court hearing in Orlando, Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu said he would issue a permanent injunction …
Read More »North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn charged for driving with revoked license in third recent traffic offense
United States Representative Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina has been charged with driving with a revoked license, the state’s highway patrol confirmed to CBS News. It’s the congressman’s third traffic offense reported by North Carolina State Highway Patrol in the last six months. Cawthorn was pulled over for a traffic …
Read More »States start probe of TikTok’s impact on young users’ mental health
Washington — State attorneys general have launched a nationwide investigation into TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users’ mental health, widening government scrutiny of the wildly popular video platform. The investigation was announced Wednesday by a number of states led by California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, …
Read More »Brett Hankison trial: Former officer found not guilty of wanton endangerment during raid that killed Breonna Taylor
A Kentucky jury on Thursday cleared a former police officer of charges that he endangered neighbors when he fired shots into an apartment during the 2020 drug raid that ended with Breonna Taylor’s death. The panel of eight men and four women delivered its verdict about three hours after it took …
Read More »Kimberly Guilfoyle’s meeting with Jan. 6 committee goes awry following clash over ground rules
A tense confrontation between the House select committee investigating the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol and Kimberly Guilfoyle unfolded privately on Friday morning, with Guilfoyle and her lawyers abruptly ending her conversation with the committee over concerns about its ground rules, according to four people familiar with the …
Read More »Senate passes short
The Senate has passed a bill to fund the government through March 11, averting a partial government shutdown that would otherwise occur after midnight Saturday. The bill now goes to President Biden’s desk for his signature. The final vote was 65 to 27, which included a number of Republicans. The …
Read More »Convicted murderer Michael Wilson escapes prison for third time, captured after running out of gas
A Mississippi inmate who escaped from prison over the weekend was captured Tuesday in a county where he had been convicted of murder, after a car he had stolen ran out of gas, authorities said. About a dozen prison employees were suspended because the staff waited more than a day …
Read More »Biden tells senators he plans to begin interviewing Supreme Court finalists next week
President Biden still intends to announce his pick to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court by the end of the month and plans to begin interviewing finalists for the job next week, according to two people with direct knowledge of his plans. The president met Thursday at the White House …
Read More »Second day of bomb threats against multiple historically Black colleges and universities
For the second day in a row, several historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats Tuesday, resulting in shelters-in-place and canceled classes as authorities swept campuses looking for devices. No explosions have been reported. Howard University, in Washington, D.C., was threatened on both days. It declared an all-clear Tuesday …
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