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 …
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March, 2022
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11 March
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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 …
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9 March
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 …
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February, 2022
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28 February
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 …
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23 February
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 …
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15 February
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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9 February
Minneapolis school bus driver shot in the head while students were on board
A school bus driver in Minneapolis was shot in the head while students were still on the bus, CBS Minnesota reports. The driver’s injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, according to police. The shooting occurred around 2:15 p.m. local time, according to the Minneapolis Police Department. Officers responded to …
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4 February
Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid wants you to know your “Made in USA” beef may have been raised in Brazil
The all-American hamburger often is not. U.S. cattle ranchers may not have had a hand in producing the cattle for burgers billed as American, and Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid wants to change that. “Have you ever noticed ‘Product of the USA’ on the label of beef in the grocery store? …
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January, 2022
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27 January
Interest rates are set to rise. For consumers, it could “add up quickly.”
Americans are likely to find themselves paying more for loans and credit this year, with the Federal Reserve signaling on Wednesday that it plans to start boosting its short-term interest rate in March from its current level of close to zero. That shift is a response to the highest inflation …
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26 January
Former Northwestern professor Wyndham Lathem sentenced to 53 years in prison for “execution” of boyfriend during sexual fantasy
A judge sentenced a former Northwestern University professor to 53 years in prison Tuesday for the 2017 stabbing death of his boyfriend as part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom. Cook County Judge Charles Burns called the killing of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau “cold-blooded” and an “execution” as he sentenced …
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