As inflation puts the U.S. economy in flux, monthly rents are skyrocketing, pricing some people out of their homes. South Florida resident Jamie Wolf, who is a single mother raising three children, says her landlord is raising their rent by nearly $1,000 per month — a 30% hike. “It’s impossible …
Read More »Biden issues executive order to explore cryptocurrency
President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to explore establishing a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) — also known as a “U.S. digital dollar” — akin to a cryptocurrency. One key difference between the digital dollar and cryptocurrency is that the former would be subject to some regulation …
Read More »1 dead, 13 injured in shooting at Las Vegas hookah lounge
An overnight shooting at a Las Vegas hookah lounge left one man dead and 13 other people injured, police said Saturday. The suspect or suspects fled the scene, and police are still looking for them, CBS affiliate KLAS reports. Police believe, based on a preliminary investigation, that two people got into …
Read More »Ivanka Trump in talks to voluntarily appear before January 6 committee, spokesperson says
Ivanka Trump is considering appearing before the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a spokesperson for former President Trump’s daughter told CBS News on Wednesday. Last month, the committee asked Ivanka Trump, who served as an adviser to her father, to voluntarily speak with …
Read More »White father and son charged for allegedly chasing and shooting at Black FedEx driver
Attorneys for a Black delivery driver are calling for a federal hate crimes probe of the attempted shooting of the driver in Mississippi, saying it’s another example of Black Americans facing danger simply for going about their daily activities. The FedEx driver, 24-year-old D’Monterrio Gibson, was not wounded in the …
Read More »Postal Service reform bill heads to Senate after strong bipartisan House vote
Washington — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to move quickly to pass a sprawling bill to reform the struggling U.S. Postal Service, after the legislation won approval by a wide bipartisan margin in the House on Tuesday. “It is my intention for the Senate to quickly take up and …
Read More »Peloton stock spikes on reports Amazon, Apple and Nike may be kicking tires
The stock price of interactive stationary-bicycle maker Peloton climbed Monday amid unconfirmed reports that potential big-name suitors, including Amazon, Apple and Nike, are considering buying out the embattled fitness company. Peloton shares were up 32% in premarket trading Monday following reports that such tech giants and consumer powerhouses are mulling …
Read More »Days before 50th birthday, surfing legend Kelly Slater wins iconic event in Hawaii
On Day 3 of the Winter Olympics, America’s biggest victory might very well have come not on a frozen halfpipe in China, but in the warm waves of the Banzai Pipeline, thousands of miles away in Hawaii. The win belonged to Kelly Slater, the surfing great who turns 50 this …
Read More »How to spot U.S.
As the threat of domestic violent extremism intensifies, federal law enforcement agencies are asking communities to report family members, friends or peers who show signs of extremist behavior. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the National Counterterrorism Center have published a resource designed to help the public spot “ideologically …
Read More »Nine officers fatally shoot Landon Eastep on Tennessee interstate after half
Nashville — Nine law enforcement officers fatally shot a man who’d been walking alone on an interstate in Nashville Thursday, authorities say. The shooting happened after a half-hour standoff. The deadly encounter on I-65 North was caught on body cameras, CBS Nashville affiliate WTVF-TV reports. The man was identified in …
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