Washington — President Biden and the Justice Department announced new steps Monday aimed at combating gun crimes, including a rule targeting the manufacture and sale of so-called “ghost guns,” or homemade firearms that lack serial numbers and are difficult to trace. The new rule will require ghost guns, which can …
Read More »FDA warns of raw oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus
Public health officials are warning restaurants and retailers not to serve or sell potentially contaminated raw oysters linked to a norovirus outbreak that’s now sickened more than 100 people in more than a dozen U.S. states and 279 more in Canada. Possibly tainted raw oysters harvested in British Columbia, …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” March 27, 2022: Kinzinger, Yovanovitch, Hurd
“Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” guest lineup: Rep. Adam Kinzinger – (R-IL), Member, Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 AttackMarie Yovanovitch – Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Author, “Lessons From The Edge, A Memoir”Will Hurd – Former Texas Republican Congressman, Author, “American Reboot”Robert Costa – CBS News Chief Election & Campaign CorrespondentBob Woodward – Associate Editor, Washington PostMichael …
Read More »Disney finds itself in the political and cultural crosshairs over “Don’t Say Gay” bill
With some workers across the U.S. threatening a walkout Tuesday, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself in a balancing act between the expectations of a diverse workforce and demands from an increasingly polarized, politicized marketplace. On one side are LGBTQ advocates and Disney employees calling for a walkout in protest …
Read More »California woman suspected of killing husband in 2015 captured in Mexico; daughters found safe
A woman who police say fled the country after killing her husband in 2015 has been captured in Mexico and returned to San Bernardino County, CBS Los Angeles reports. Leticia Smith, 40, is being held at San Bernardino County’s West Valley Detention Center on $2 million bail, sheriff’s officials said …
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An 83-year-old ex-convict who served two decades in prison for fatally shooting a girlfriend, got out, and then went back to jail for killing another girlfriend a year later, is now charged in a new crime: the dismemberment of a woman whose head was found in the parolee’s apartment. Prosecutors …
Read More »Inflation or “corporate greed”? Meat prices increased by double digits during pandemic
The cost of putting food on the table is the highest it’s been in 40 years. The biggest food price hikes are in meats, with pork and beef up 14% to 20% compared with a year ago. Food companies and some economists say pandemic disruptions, inflation and high demand are …
Read More »Derek Jeter stepping down as Miami Marlins CEO, saying team’s vision “is different than the one I signed up to lead”
Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins on Monday after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees. Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from …
Read More »Pentagon approves requests for National Guard as trucker convoy eyes D.C.
Washington — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved requests from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Capitol Police for National Guard assistance ahead of trucker protests expected to arrive in the area soon. Up to 700 National Guard personnel will be deployed to help control traffic at designated …
Read More »Senate Republicans boycott committee vote on Biden’s Federal Reserve nominees
Senate Republicans are blocking all President Biden’s nominees for the Federal Reserve from advancing as they raise questions over his pick to be the top banking regulator. In a statement early Tuesday, ranking member Pat Toomey announced Republicans would not attend the meeting, meaning Democrats would not have the quorum …
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