Two of Brett Favre’s weekly shows have reportedly been suspended due to the former quarterback’s alleged entanglement in a welfare fraud case unfolding in Mississippi. ESPN Milwaukee paused “The Brett Favre Show” podcast last week, a spokesperson confirmed with CBS MoneyWatch. ESPN Milwaukee is owned by Wisconsin-based Good Karma Brands …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” September 25, 2022: Zelenskyy, Sullivan, Aguilar, Bostic
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Volodymyr Zelenskyy – President of Ukraine Jake Sullivan – White House National Security Adviser Rep. Pete Aguilar – (D) California, member of House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol Raphael Bostic – Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta president and chief …
Read More »Man accused of killing 3 at Planned Parenthood clinic can be forcibly medicated to make him competent to stand trial, judge says
A mentally ill man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services can be forcibly medicated to try to make him competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Monday. The prosecution of Robert Dear, 64, has stalled because he …
Read More »Sarah Huckabee Sanders discloses she was successfully treated for thyroid cancer
Republican Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders disclosed that she underwent successful surgery Friday to treat thyroid cancer. “During a check-up earlier this month, my doctor ordered a biopsy on an area of concern in my neck and the test revealed that I had thyroid cancer,” Sanders said in a …
Read More »Stocks tumble as FedEx profit warning spooks investors
Stocks tumbled Friday as a profit warning from FedEx about weakening business conditions spooked investors, who are also bracing for more interest rate hikes amid higher-than-expected inflation. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 28 points, or 0.7%, to 3,873, adding to declines after August inflation stayed near a four-decade …
Read More »Shooting scare at Mainland High School in Florida was a “cruel prank” by students who now face criminal charges, police say
A shooting scare at a central Florida high school was a “cruel prank” carried out by two groups of students who now face criminal charges and possible expulsion, police said. Rumors, lies and conspiracy theories have been “floating around” on social media since Friday’s lockdown at Mainland High School, Daytona …
Read More »Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on Sept. 11, 2022
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast moderated by Margaret Brennan: Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of VirginiaRet. Gen. Frank McKenzieBritish Ambassador to the U.S. Karen PierceUkrainian Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana MarkarovaMayor Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, Mississippi Click here to browse full transcripts of “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan …
Read More »Rising inequality may lead to dysfunctional societies, new book warns
Rampant inequality could have devastating societal consequences in the next 50 years if current economic policies remain in place, according to a new book by a team of economists and scientists. For one, societal divisions will make it increasingly challenging to deal with urgent crises like climate change, according to the …
Read More »Former Maryland mayor who died in January accused of embezzling $2.2 million from DC charter school system
Kevin Ward, the former Maryland mayor who died by apparent suicide in January, has been accused of embezzling millions in public funds from one of the largest charter school systems in Washington, D.C., prior to his death, according to a new lawsuit. The civil complaint, filed on Monday in D.C. federal …
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Washington – Federal prosecutors have filed a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted the Aug. 8 search of former president Donald Trump’s Florida residence, court records showed Thursday. The sealed submission is now before a magistrate judge who will consider whether to take the unusual step of releasing …
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