The Hollywood lawyer working with Hunter Biden has recruited a team of more than 30 lawyers and investigators to probe the backstory of how a laptop containing years of personal and intimate emails and business records found its way to news reporters and authorities. The effort led by Kevin Morris, …
Read More »Dozens killed in fire at New Delhi commercial building
New Delhi — At least 27 people were killed and 12 injured in a commercial building fire in the Indian capital on Friday. The fire started around 4:40 p.m. local time in the first floor of a four-story building that housed some shops and the office of a private company. …
Read More »Theater increasing staff after Jesse Williams naked video leak
Video and still images of a nude Jesse Williams taken during a Broadway performance began circulating earlier this week, prompting the Second Stage Theater in New York City to announce it would be adding more staffers to combat the issue of theatergoers using phones during performances. Williams is currently starring …
Read More »Andrew Wilhoite is charged in connection with his wife’s murder. He just won a township board primary election from jail.
A central Indiana man charged with murder in connection with the March death of his wife won his township board primary election this week from jail — and unless he’s convicted, could end up in office. Andrew Wilhoite, 40, of Lebanon, received 60 of the 276 total votes for Republicans …
Read More »Dow drops almost 1,100 points as investors digest Fed interest rate hike
Stocks plummeted on Wall Street on Thursday, erasing a rally from a day earlier, as markets assess the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s stepped-up fight against inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1,063 points, or 3.1%, to close at 32,997. The S&P 500 fell 3.6%, closing at 4,146, with …
Read More »Once dead, twice billed: GAO questions COVID funeral awards
The Federal Emergency Management Agency may have been double-billed for the funerals of hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday. The GAO identified 374 people who died and were listed on more than one application that received an award from …
Read More »Twitter says revenue is growing, but pulls forecasts amid Elon Musk acquisition
Twitter said on Thursday that its first-quarter revenue jumped 16% as it added more users and advertisers, but the social media company added it is pulling “all previously provided goals and outlook” due to its pending acquisition by billionaire Elon Musk. Twitter also said it won’t provide forward-looking guidance and that it …
Read More »Miami judge vacates life sentence of Thomas Raynard James, man wrongfully convicted of murder because of mistaken identity in 1991
A judge in Miami on Wednesday vacated the life sentence of a 55-year-old Black man who prosecutors said was wrongfully convicted because of mistaken identity in 1991. CBS Miami reports Thomas Raynard James is now a free man. “I feel good. Real good,” James said Wednesday as he left a Miami …
Read More »New Jersey’s recreational marijuana market opens for business
New Jersey’s recreational marijuana marketplace is open for business. Recreational sales of cannabis for adults 21 and older are scheduled to start Thursday, with the first alternative treatment centers opening at 6 a.m. in part of the state. “It’s a huge event. It’s a moment in time in American history …
Read More »Viola Davis’ new memoir “Finding Me” selected as Oprah’s new book club pick
Viola Davis’ new memoir “Finding Me” was announced on “CBS Mornings” to be the 95th Oprah’s Book Club pick. Oprah told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King that she was instantly drawn into Davis’ book. “I have to tell you that I read the first sentence and then the first paragraph, …
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