A 15-year-old boy was shot to death and three adults, including a police officer, were wounded after a musical event lacking a permit erupted into chaos on a District of Columbia street Sunday night, police said. The wounded police officer and the other adults were recovering at hospitals, Metropolitan Police …
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Production crew for Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” detained in congressional building near U.S. Capitol
Several members of a production crew for “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” were detained Thursday night in a congressional office building near the U.S. Capitol, CBS said Friday. The group was filming a comedy segment when they were taken into custody, the company said. U.S. Capitol Police told CBS …
Read More »Ikea to sell factories and cut jobs in Russia over its invasion of Ukraine
Ikea plans to sell factories, shut down offices and reduce its workforce of nearly 28,000 in Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish furniture retailer announced on Wednesday. The world’s biggest furniture brand in early March said it would temporarily close stores and postpone sourcing in Russia as it …
Read More »Dutch court shown video of famed crime reporter’s killing and alleged messages by suspects: “Everybody screamed”
A phone found in the suspected getaway car of two men charged in a famed Dutch crime reporter’s brazen slaying last year contained text messages that prosecutors say link them to the killing, which triggered a national outpouring of grief and government pledges to crack down on Amsterdam’s increasingly violent …
Read More »Johnny Depp surprises fans at concert while jury deliberates in defamation trial
Johnny Depp joined rocker Jeff Beck onstage at a concert at Sheffield City Hall in Sheffield, England, as a jury deliberates in the $50 million defamation suit he has brought against ex-wife Amber Heard. With Depp on guitar, the pair performed covers of Marvin Gay’s “What’s Goin’ On” and John …
Read More »House hunters take note: The blazing
A blazing-hot housing market is starting to cool across the U.S., a sign of hope for potential homebuyers who have spent months shopping for a new home amid the most daunting circumstances in decades. The combination of rising mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices have prompted some buyers to bail …
Read More »Transcript: Jason Furman on “Face the Nation,” May 22, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Jason Furman, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, that aired Sunday, May 22, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Jason Furman. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under former …
Read More »Is the U.S. teetering on a recession?
With stock markets swooning, inflation running hot and Russia’s war in Ukraine devolving into a prolonged stalemate, Americans are understandably worried about their financial prospects and the state of the U.S. economy. The stock market on Wednesday suffered its biggest drop in two years as large retailers acknowledged that rising …
Read More »Draft of new congressional districts in New York state released
NEW YORK – A court appointed expert released a draft of new congressional maps for New York state. The maps would help Republicans by creating five districts that lean GOP and at least four others where Republicans would be competitive. The reworked maps also change the equation in Democratic districts. …
Read More »Suspect in slayings of newlywed couple at Utah campsite killed himself, sheriff says
Months after a newlywed couple was shot to death at a Utah campsite, authorities on Wednesday publicly identified a suspect for the first time and said the man has since killed himself. Adam Pinkusiewicz confessed to killing the two women before his death, the Grand County Sheriff’s Office said in …
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