Americans planning to fly this holiday season should brace themselves for crowded flights and costlier seats, with airlines cutting back their schedules at what is usually a slower time for travel. “The fourth quarter traditionally is a low-travel season — not this year,” CBS News’ senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg …
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Talk radio: Widening the airwaves’ great divide
Across America, the message is loud and clear: 35 years after the talk radio revolution, “on the air” is still often an exercise in “off the rails.” Correspondent Jim Axelrod asked industry expert Brian Rosenwald, “In 2022’s America, what’s the nature of talk radio? Is it any different than it’s …
Read More »Parkland jury foreman on shooter’s sentencing: “It didn’t go the way I would’ve liked”
Just after a jury in Florida spared the gunman convicted of killing 17 people at Parkland‘s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School the death penalty, jury foreman Benjamin Thomas told CBS Miami he did not agree with the decision. “I don’t like how it turned out, but that’s how the jury …
Read More »How rich is LeBron James? Here’s a breakdown of his wealth.
LeBron James’ move this week to buy into a professional pickleball team is unlikely to weigh heavily on his pocketbook. The Los Angeles Laker star became a billionaire earlier this year due to his mix of real estate holdings, ownership in sports teams, and many sponsorship and endorsement deals, according …
Read More »Sheriff pleads for help finding 4 kidnapped family members, including infant, and their abductor
Authorities in Merced County in Central California are searching for four family members they say were kidnapped Monday morning from a local business. A manhunt is on for their abductor. The sheriff’s office says detectives are trying to find 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her mother, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur, her father, 36-year-old …
Read More »Natalie Morales named CBS News correspondent; will continue to host “The Talk”
Award-winning journalist and anchor Natalie Morales has been named a CBS News correspondent, effective November 1. She will also continue to host “The Talk” on CBS. “Natalie is one of the best in the business and a welcome addition to CBS News,” Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News …
Read More »Rex Tillerson to be called as witness in trial of Trump confidant Thomas Barrack, defense says
Federal prosecutors plan to call former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as a witness in the New York trial of Thomas Barrack, a billionaire friend of former President Donald Trump accused of unlawfully lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates, Barrack’s attorneys said Saturday in a letter to the …
Read More »Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott files for divorce
MacKenzie Scott will be giving away her vast fortune on her own — at least for now — as the billionaire philanthropist and her former science teacher husband, Dan Jewett, are splitting after 18 months of marriage. As first reported by the New York Times, Scott filed her petition on …
Read More »North Dakota driver charged with fatally striking teenager says he purposely hit the teen after a political argument
A driver charged with fatally striking a teenager in North Dakota allegedly told investigators he purposely hit the teen with his SUV after they had a political argument, according to court documents. Cayler Ellingson, 18, was struck and killed following a street dance in McHenry early Sunday. The driver accused …
Read More »Morgan Stanley fined $35 million for failing to protect customer data
Securities regulators are fining Morgan Stanley $35 million after its wealth management division failed to protect the personal information for 15 million customers. Staffers at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney had been keeping customer data on company-managed computer servers and hard drives dating back to 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday. …
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