“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Antony Blinken – Secretary of State Representative Bennie Thompson – (D) Mississippi, January 6 Select Committee Chair Representative Michael McCaul – (R) Texas, Foreign Affairs Committee Dr. Scott Gottlieb – Former FDA Commissioner How to watch “Face the Nation” Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022 TV: “Face …
Read More »Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas welcome a baby
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have welcomed a baby via surrogate, the pair announced Friday. Both Chopra and Jonas shared a message on Instagram announcing their bundle of joy. “We are overjoyed to confirm we have welcomed a baby via surrogate,” their message reads. “We respectfully ask for privacy during …
Read More »Marlene Rittmanic killed: Prosecutor wants death penalty in hotel slaying of Illinois officer who was “pleading for her life”
A prosecutor said Monday he’ll ask the Justice Department to review the case of two people charged in the shootings of two police officers at a northern Illinois hotel, and also asked federal prosecutors to pursue a death sentence, CBS Chicago reports. Darius Sullivan and Xandria Harris are charged with …
Read More »Transcript: NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on “Face the Nation,” December 19, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, that aired Sunday, December 19, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to the director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins. Good morning. And before …
Read More »At tech company Expensify, workers vote on each other’s pay raises
Negotiating a pay raise makes many people uncomfortable, and it can actually work against some workers, such as women, who are often judged negatively when they ask their employer for more money. But one technology company claims to have an approach that sidesteps some of those pitfalls: All employees vote on …
Read More »DEA agent sentenced to 12 years in prison for conspiring with Colombian drug cartel: “I should’ve known better”
A once-standout U.S. narcotics agent who used his badge to build a lavish lifestyle of expensive cars, parties on yachts and Tiffany jewels was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Thursday for conspiring to launder money with a Colombian cartel. But even as José Irizarry admitted to …
Read More »Hiring stalled in November, with businesses adding only 210,000 jobs
Job growth stalled in November, with employers adding a disappointing 210,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. That represents a sharp slowdown from October, when companies added more than twice that number of new hires. Economists had forecast that employers had hired around 535,000 workers last month. The unemployment rate fell …
Read More »Amazon’s consumer chief says hiring remains a “challenge” in “very tight” labor market
Washington — Dave Clark, the CEO of Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer business, said Sunday that the “very tight” labor market poses a “challenge” for the world’s largest online retailer, despite thousands of new hires joining the company during the holiday season. In an interview with “Face the Nation,” Clark said Amazon has …
Read More »Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Wanda Cooper
From the beginning, there have been two starkly different stories about what led to the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Twelve jurors were asked to decide which of those stories they believed. Through it all, Wanda Cooper-Jones, listened, hoping to make good on a promise she made to her son. Wanda …
Read More »Rapper Young Dolph killed in Memphis shooting, police say
Young Dolph was shot and killed in Tennessee on Wednesday, according to the Memphis Police Department. The rapper, born Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr., was 36. “The preliminary information indicates that the victim is Adolph Robert Thornton, Jr.,” the police department tweeted Wednesday afternoon. “However, this information will be confirmed once the …
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