A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span said in a newspaper interview that he is innocent and will be acquitted in the case. Billy Chemirmir remains in the Dallas County Jail as he awaits an April 25 retrial after the first jury …
Read More »Lukoil’s U.S. gas stations face backlash as Russian oil giant calls for peace in Ukraine
The international push to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine is playing out on the local level in the U.S. as gas stations affiliated with Russia’s second-biggest oil company, Lukoil, face a backlash. Lawmakers in Newark, New Jersey, this week voted to suspend Lukoil licenses in the city, with …
Read More »Clyburn urges “strong bipartisan support” for Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s Supreme Court pick
Washington — Democratic Congressman Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, the House majority whip, called for Republicans and Democrats alike to support the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Sunday, saying it would demonstrate that the United States continues its pursuit of a more perfect union. …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” February 20, 2022: Blinken, Antonov, Markarova, Krebs, Stoltenberg, Schlesinger
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Antony Blinken – Secretary of State Anatoly Antonov – Ambassador of Russia to the United States Oksana Markarova – Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Chris Krebs – CBS News cybersecurity expert and analyst Jens Stoltenberg – NATO Secretary General Jill Schlesinger – CBS News …
Read More »Suspended Columbia University doctor sentenced for abusing former patient
A now-suspended Columbia University doctor and professor of pediatrics was sentenced Friday to a year of conditional discharge, and counseling, for sexually abusing a former patient. A jury found Joel Lavine guilty in December of two counts of misdemeanor sexual abuse in the third degree. Lavine, a former vice chair …
Read More »Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on “Face the Nation,” February 13, 2022
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, February 13, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to former FDA commissioner and Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb. Doctor, I have to say there was a lot of whiplash this …
Read More »Despite soaring U.S. inflation, some things are getting cheaper
Americans are getting walloped by higher inflation. A recent estimate by economists at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School found that the average household must spend $3,500 more in order to buy the same amount of goods and services they did in 2000. But despite inflation hitting a 40-year high …
Read More »Gregory McMichael withdraws plea in federal hate crimes trial over Ahmaud Arbery murder, after judge blocks agreement
A man charged with federal hate crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery has withdrawn his plea after a judge denied a proposed deal with the Department of Justice earlier this week, court documents show. The trial for Gregory McMichael, who has already been convicted on state charges of killing the 25-year-old …
Read More »Universal health care bill dies in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a legislative deadline. The bill had to pass by midnight on …
Read More »Joni Mitchell joining Neil Young in protest over Spotify
Joni Mitchell said Friday she is seeking to remove all of her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, who ignited a protest against the streaming service for airing a podcast that featured a figure who has spread misinformation about the coronavirus. Mitchell, who like Young is a California-based …
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