Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Ivey’s office issued a statement saying she had both asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking execution dates for two …
Read More »Video shows unarmed guard blocking gunman from entering Buffalo treatment clinic
A man with an AR-15 rifle was stopped by a security guard after entering a substance abuse treatment clinic in Buffalo, New York, and the situation was caught on video. The suspected gunman, identified as Jeffery Griffin, 48, according to CBS affiliate WIVB, entered the lobby of Alba de Vida …
Read More »FTX says “unauthorized access to certain assets has occurred” after declaring bankruptcy
Just a day after FTX Trading announced it was filing for bankruptcy, the company’s CEO said Saturday that “unauthorized access to certain assets has occurred.” “An active fact review and mitigation exercise was initiated immediately in response,” John Ray said in a statement, tweeted by the company’s general counsel. “We …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi opens up about attack on her husband in emotional interview
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave an emotional interview to CNN on Monday, describing how she learned that her husband, Paul Pelosi, had been attacked at their San Francisco home and giving more detail on the extent of his injuries. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Nancy Pelosi said her husband …
Read More »Forget the 4
As more businesses across America experiment with a four-day workweek, one Miami-area restaurant owner is taking the concept even further. Justin Lindsey, who owns a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Kendall, Florida, is allowing employees to work the equivalent of a full 40-hour week in just three days, with four days off. …
Read More »Chandler Halderson case: Girlfriend’s Snapchat helps police unravel the mysterious double murder of Wisconsin couple Bart and Krista Halderson
In July 2021, Dane County Sheriff’s detectives Sabrina Sims and Brian Shunk were assigned to investigate the disappearance of Windsor, Wisconsin, couple Bart and Krista Halderson. Their 23-year-old son Chandler Halderson had reported them missing, telling police they went to the family cabin for the Fourth of July holiday weekend …
Read More »More than half of GOP midterm candidates are “election deniers,” CBS News review finds
More than half of GOP candidates running in the midterm elections are categorized by CBS News as election deniers — those who have raised doubts about the validity or integrity of the 2020 election. A CBS News review of every federal and statewide race found that 308 GOP candidates of …
Read More »Employees are searching for “believable” reasons to call off work
U.S. workers want to take more time off from their jobs and are increasingly turning to the internet to find credible reasons to do so. That’s the main takeaway from a new report released Tuesday from Frank Recruitment Group, a U.K.-based technology recruiting company. The firm analyzed Google search engine …
Read More »Jill Biden Phillies fan: First ladies throughout history who loved baseball
Democrats are making their final pitches to to hold onto control of the House and the Senate, and hoping to see first lady Jill Biden join them on the campaign trail. But the pitches she focused on Wednesday night involved her beloved Phillies in the World Series. She attended Game …
Read More »Marijuana company sued for not making customers high enough
A California cannabis company is being sued by two local consumers for allegedly lying about the potency of its products. Jasper Centeno of Long Beach and Blake Wilson of Fresno filed a lawsuit in state court last week accusing DreamFields Brands of false advertising, intentional misrepresentation and unjust enrichment, among other charges. …
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