A South Dakota House committee recommended on Monday that the state’s attorney general face no impeachment charges for his actions surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash. Gov. Kristi Noem had pushed for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, a fellow Republican, to be removed from office. But a Republican-controlled House committee voted …
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Applebee’s franchise exec says high gas prices could help them cut wages. Now the restaurant faces a backlash.
To Applebee’s franchise executive Wayne Pankratz, surging gas prices are an opportunity for his business, rather than a downside. That’s because, as he told managers at franchise owner Apple Central in an emailed memo, the pool of people who work at Applebee’s live “paycheck to paycheck” and will be forced …
Read More »Former prosecutor says Trump “guilty of numerous felony violations”
One of the prosecutors who had been leading the fraud investigation into the Trump Organization wrote in his resignation letter that he believes former President Donald Trump is “guilty of numerous felony violations.” The letter, confirmed by CBS News, was first published by the New York Times. In the letter …
Read More »Citi draws ire of Texas GOP over travel benefits for workers seeking abortions
Citigroup, the nation’s fourth-largest bank, is angering Texas Republicans over its latest workplace benefit: Offering to cover the travel expenses of employees who live in states with restrictive reproductive health care laws, including the state’s recently enacted law banning most abortions after six weeks. Citi disclosed the new policy in a …
Read More »Justice Department settles Parkland school shooting civil cases for $127.5 million
The Department of Justice has settled over 40 civil cases that arose following the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. All cases have been resolved for a total of $127.5 million, according to a statement released Wednesday. “The settlement does not amount to an admission …
Read More »Dr. Oz says he will renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected to Senate
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is seeking the Republican nomination in Pennsylvania’s Senate race, said Wednesday that he would renounce his Turkish citizenship if elected. David McCormick, one of his main GOP rivals, has been pressing Oz on the issue. “My dual citizenship has become a distraction in this campaign,” Oz …
Read More »Man charged with killing 18 women in Dallas area says he’s “very innocent “
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 …
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