Hazing allegations against a top New Jersey high school football team have led to the suspension of some school employees and cancelation of a playoff game, CBS New York reports. Wall Township High School’s semifinal game scheduled for Friday night has been called off. “Upon hearing of an anonymous rumor …
Read More »Biden calls infrastructure bill a “once
The House late Friday night passed the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that represents a key piece of President Biden’s domestic agenda, following a day of Democratic discord over the infrastructure bill and the even larger social spending bill. On Saturday, the president called it a “once-in-a-generation investment that’s gonna create …
Read More »Dow stock index closes above 36,000 points for first time
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday closed above 36,000 points for the first time, a milestone for the blue-chip index and a capstone on one of the best-known — and most ridiculed — stock predictions in market history. In their 1999 book “Dow 36,000,” former Washington Post financial columnist …
Read More »Jen Psaki diagnosed with COVID
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that she had tested positive for COVID-19, days after pulling out of the president’s overseas trip due to a family emergency. Psaki is vaccinated, and said she is only experiencing mild symptoms. Psaki said in a statement on Sunday that emergency was …
Read More »School safety officer Eddie Gonzalez charged with murder in fatal shooting of Mona Rodriguez
A former school safety officer has been charged with murder in the shooting death of an 18-year-old woman near a Southern California high school last month, prosecutors said Wednesday. Eddie Gonzalez, 51, was scheduled to be arraigned Friday on one count of murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón …
Read More »Dealer pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl
A man pleaded guilty Monday to distributing the fentanyl-laced pills that caused rapper Mac Miller’s fatal overdose in 2018, according to a plea agreement filed in California. Stephen Andrew Walter pleaded guilty to one count of distributing fentanyl. On September 4, 2018, Walter told a runner to distribute counterfeit oxycodone …
Read More »Where are all the workers? Many started their own businesses during the pandemic
America has a labor market mismatch, with workers quitting at record rates and far more open jobs than the number of unemployed people. But one reason for the job crunch likely comes down to old-fashioned entrepreneurship, a new analysis suggests. Through September, Americans have filed a record 1.4 million applications to …
Read More »Chips shortage hitting Apple’s iPhone 13 pre
Apple is unlikely to meet production goals for its new iPhone before the holidays because of the global electronic chip shortage, a report said Tuesday. Apple had planned to produce 90 million iPhone 13s before the end of the year but will likely have to settle for 80 million since …
Read More »Woman gets jail time for close encounter with grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park
A judge has sentenced an Illinois woman to four days in jail for not moving away while a grizzly bear with two cubs came dangerously close and bluff-charged her in Yellowstone National Park. Samantha R. Dehring, 25, of Carol Stream, Illinois, pleaded guilty Wednesday to willfully remaining, approaching and photographing …
Read More »What she could wear. Who she could talk to. R. Kelly survivor details rules the singer set out for her
Azriel Clary, one of R. Kelly’s accusers who testified at his recent trial, told CBS News that the disgraced singer developed a series of strict rules that he used to control her and other women. Clary opened up about her relationship with Kelly in an interview with “CBS Mornings” co-host …
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