Paul Pelosi and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday night, marking Paul Pelosi’s first public appearance since he was attacked in his San Francisco home in October. The couple attended the annual ceremony, which honors a select group of people every year for their artistic influences …
Read More »Patriots lend jet to University of Virginia football players so they can attend teammates’ funerals
The New England Patriots lent their jet to University of Virginia football players so they could attend the funerals of their three teammates, who were killed earlier this month. The funerals were held in Miami, Virginia Beach and North Charleston, South Carolina, the hometowns of each player, according to CBS …
Read More »Two suspects who allegedly planned to attack New York City synagogues arraigned
Two suspects who allegedly planned to attack New York City synagogues have been arraigned, CBS New York’s Lisa Rozner reports. Police say 21-year-old Christopher Brown, of Long Island, was found with an 8-inch knife and high-capacity magazine when he was arrested Friday night in Penn Station. Also arrested with him …
Read More »Diesel fuels costs climb, reaching a new premium over gasoline
The cost of diesel fuel hit a record premium over the cost of gasoline as refinery outages and Russia’s war on Ukraine limit supply and drive up prices ahead of winter. The national average for diesel fuel was $5.34 on Thursday, about $1.61 above the price of gasoline, according to …
Read More »4 University of Idaho students were likely killed with an “edged weapon,” police say; no suspects in custody
Investigators think an edged weapon was used in the deaths of four University of Idaho students, police said Tuesday. Officials said all four students, who were found dead inside a home near campus on Sunday, are considered victims in the case. No weapons have been located thus far, police said, but …
Read More »Singer Roberta Flack has ALS and can no longer sing, rep confirms
A representative for Roberta Flack announced Monday that the Grammy-winning musician has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, and can no longer sing. The progressive disease “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” Flack’s manager Suzanne Koga said in a release. “But it will take a …
Read More »Beware store credit card offers as interest rates hit new highs
Retailers around the holidays double down on promoting store-branded credit cards, which often appear attractive to consumers, particularly when they offer immediate discounts. The catch? Store credit cards now carry record-high interest rates, and can lead shoppers to rack up debt. The average annual percentage rate (APR) on retail store …
Read More »Elon Musk, now perched atop Twitter, urges his followers to vote for Republicans
New Twitter owner Elon Musk is telling his more than 100 million followers on the social media service to cast ballots for Republicans in Tuesday’s midterm elections. In a tweet addressed to “independent-minded voters,” the Tesla chief executive advised voting for a Republican Congress, saying that “shared power curbs the worst …
Read More »Jack Dorsey apologizes to Twitter employees after thousands laid off: “I grew the company size too quickly”
The founder and former CEO of Twitter apologized on Saturday to the social media company’s employees a day after thousands were laid off. In a series of tweets, Jack Dorsey wrote that he “grew the company size too quickly.” “Folks at Twitter past and present are strong and resilient,” he …
Read More »Dwyane Wade responds after ex
Former NBA star Dwyane Wade filed a court petition earlier this year to legally change his 15-year-old daughter’s name. His ex-wife Siohvaughn Funches-Wade filed an objection this week – and Wade publicly responded on Thursday. Their daughter is transgender and has been going by the name Zaya since 2020. Funches-Wade …
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