The economy may be showing signs of weakness, with consumer spending wobbling and home purchases sinking on higher borrowing costs, but there’s one economic pillar that isn’t slowing down yet: the job market. Friday’s jobs report “crushed” expectations with 517,000 new jobs created in January, as Josh Jamner, investment strategy …
Read More »Charges dropped against 2 men accused in murder of famed private investigator Jack Palladino
Prosecutors in San Francisco have dropped all charges against two men accused in the murder of famed private investigator Jack Palladino two years ago, citing a lack of evidence. Palladino, whose clients included presidents, corporate whistleblowers and Hollywood moguls, died Feb. 1, 2021, outside his home after suffering a brain …
Read More »Charles McGonigal: House Judiciary Committee wants info from FBI on indicted ex
Washington — The GOP-led House Judiciary Committee is seeking information from the FBI about Charles McGonigal, the former top counterintelligence official in the bureau’s New York field office who was charged last week with violating U.S. sanctions on Russia and other related offenses. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, an Ohio Republican, and …
Read More »Music experts Chuck Creekmur, Shelley Wade and Mankaprr Conteh offer up their Grammy predictions
NEW YORK – The 65th Annual Grammy Awards are set for Sunday night. So who is most likely to win on “Music’s Biggest Night?” CBS New York’s Zinnia Maldonado talked to some local music insiders to get their Grammy predictions. With 10 nominees apiece in each of the big four …
Read More »3 dead, 4 wounded after latest shooting in California
At least three people were killed and four others wounded in an overnight shooting in California, according to the Associated Press. Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Frank Preciado told the Associated Press that the incident took place just after 2:30 a.m. outside a home in Beverly Crest, an upscale neighborhood …
Read More »Pence says he takes “full responsibility” for classified documents found at his home
Former Vice President Mike Pence said he takes “full responsibility” for the existence of classified documents in his Indiana home, speaking publicly for the first time since those documents were publicly disclosed earlier this week. CNN first reported, and Pence’s team quickly confirmed, that documents with classification markings were found …
Read More »When it comes to quiet quitters, highly paid men lead the exodus
Among the many ways the pandemic has affected the American workplace is the trend in “quiet quitting,” in which employees set more boundaries at work and generally dial back their efforts on the job. And one group in particular is leading the charge in pulling back: College-educated, highly paid men. …
Read More »Gavin Newsom after Monterey Park shooting: “Second Amendment is becoming a suicide pact”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is renewing his calls for stricter gun control measures following the mass shooting at a dance hall in Monterey Park on Saturday that killed at least 11 people and injured nine others. “Nothing about this is surprising. Everything about this is infuriating,” he told “CBS Evening News” …
Read More »Fox News meteorologist Adam Klotz says he was attacked on New York City subway by a group of teens
Fox News meteorologist Adam Klotz says he was attacked on a New York City subway by a group of teens over the weekend. In a series of Instagram Story posts, Klotz, whose face appeared bruised up, said it happened early Sunday on a No. 1 train in the Chelsea neighborhood …
Read More »U.S. hits debt limit, prompting “extraordinary measures” to avoid default
Washington — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told congressional leaders that the U.S. has hit the limit on the amount of debt it can issue to fulfill its obligations, initiating “extraordinary measures” that will allow the country to avoid a catastrophic default for at least the next few months. “[T]he period …
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