Singer Jesse Malin revealed that he is paralyzed from the waist down after suffering a spinal cord stroke at a restaurant in New York City last month. The 56-year-old punk rocker told Rolling Stone that he is currently wheelchair-bound and undergoing physical therapy at a New York City rehab center. …
Read More »Why Trump didn’t get a mugshot — and wasn’t even technically arrested — at his arraignment
Former President Donald Trump was arraigned on at a federal courthouse in Miami on Tuesday – but since he is a former commander-in-chief, his arraignment followed a slightly different process than is typical. Trump’s attorney and spokesperson Alina Habba, who gave a statement while Trump was in the courthouse, responded …
Read More »Joran van der Sloot, prime suspect in Natalee Holloway’s 2005 disappearance, pleads not guilty to extortion charges
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, pleaded not guilty on Friday to extortion and fraud charges in a Birmingham courtroom, CBS affiliate WIAT reports. Van der Sloot, a Dutch national, was flown to Birmingham from Peru on Thursday where he is …
Read More »Merck sues U.S. government over plan to negotiate Medicare drug prices, claiming “extortion”
Drugmaker Merck is suing the U.S. government over its plan to allow Medicare to negotiate prices for a handful of drugs, calling it “extortion.” The plan, part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars on common drugs the government pays for. The law directs …
Read More »Gov. Jared Polis signs bill into law designating Lunar New Year an observed state holiday
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill designating the first Friday in February as Lunar New Year Day. the Lunar New Year an observed state holiday in Colorado. Asian Americans are the fastest-growing population in the U.S. but, over the past three years, there has been a surge in anti-Asian hate …
Read More »Al Pacino, 83, is expecting a baby with girlfriend Noor Alfallah
Al Pacino is going to be a father again at 83 years old. The legendary actor is expecting a baby with girlfriend Noor Alfallah, who is eight months pregnant, his representative confirmed to CBS News on Wednesday. Pacino has been romantically linked with Alfallah, a producer, since April 2022, according …
Read More »“Jurassic World” exhibition in Atlanta closes after vandal caused $250,000 in damage
A newly opened dinosaur exhibition based on the Jurassic Park movie franchise has temporarily closed after a man broke in and destroyed several displays inside, causing more than $250,000 in property damage. The “Jurassic World: The Exhibition” opened on Friday, May 26, in Atlanta. Police responded to a burglary call …
Read More »Biden hopes for “evidence” of possible debt ceiling deal by Friday’s end
President Biden told reporters Friday he hopes they will have evidence by the end of the night of a debt ceiling deal between White House negotiators and House Republicans. “With regard to the debt limit, things are looking good,” the president told reporters on the White House South Lawn. “I’m …
Read More »Hundreds of thousands of Black children who lost a parent could be missing out on Social Security payments
After Dr. Sarah Williams lost her husband Clarence to lung cancer in 2015, her grief was soon accompanied by financial worries about providing for their 9-year-old twins. Affording basics like school supplies and field trips strained Williams’ part-time professor salary in North Carolina for more than a year. Eventually she …
Read More »3 dead, 2 injured in Kansas City nightclub shooting
Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a Kansas City nightclub, police said. At around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Kansas City police responded to a call about shots fired at Klymax Lounge. When officers arrived, they found five adult victims, police said. Two victims were pronounced …
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