The body of a Massachusetts woman reported missing over the weekend was found in Vermont on Tuesday. The victim’s ex-boyfriend, who had been wanted for questioning in connection with her disappearance, was later shot and killed by officers Tuesday night. The body of 23-year-old Mary Anderson of Harvard, Massachusetts, was …
Read More »Uber overcharged disabled passengers for pickups, feds say
Uber Technologies will pay $2.2 million to settle a federal lawsuit that centered on the rideshare company’s charging an extra “wait-time fee” for disabled passengers, the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday. Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Uber in November, alleging the company had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” July 17, 2022: Kinzinger, Gottlieb, Bowser, Hochstein, Furman
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Representative Adam Kinzinger – (R) Illinois, member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol Scott Gottlieb, M.D. – Former FDA Commissioner, Pfizer Board Member Mayor Muriel Bowser – (D) Washington D.C. Amos Hochstein – Special Presidential Coordinator Jason Furman …
Read More »Border officials find $600K of cocaine in tires of truck allegedly carrying juice
Officials in Laredo, Texas, seized over $600,000 worth of cocaine in a single bust, U.S Customs and Border Patrol said Tuesday. The the stash of alleged drugs were found in the tires of a 1997 Freightliner trailer that was supposed to be carrying juice, CBP said. According to CBP, the …
Read More »WNBA players honor Brittney Griner at All
A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and the rest of the WNBA All-Stars lined up along the sideline after halftime, the No. 42 and the name Griner on the back of all of their jerseys. Brittney Griner was everywhere Sunday, everywhere except where the league’s best players felt she should be: playing …
Read More »With prices at the pump so high, are gas credit cards worth it?
High gas prices are unavoidable for Americans who commute to work by car or who plan to hit the road this summer. But there are ways for motorists to save money at the pump, even with the national average for regular gas at $4.72 a gallon Friday. Indeed, Americans are looking …
Read More »Brad Pitt says he has face blindness. So what is prosopagnosia?
Brad Pitt says he believes he has prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces. The condition, also known as “face blindness,” can effect as many as 1 in 50 people, according to Faceblind.org, which researches the disorder. The 58-year-old actor, who has never been formally diagnosed …
Read More »Racial disparity in maternal mortality rate “one of the biggest challenges of public health,” Harvard expert says
Washington — The number of women who die during or shortly after childbirth is higher in the U.S. than any other developed nation, particularly among women of color. Determining the cause of that racial disparity poses “essentially one of the biggest challenges of public health,” the head of a Harvard task …
Read More »Justice Department to probe work of NYPD sex crimes unit to see if it engages in pattern of “gender
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the New York Police Department’s treatment of sex crime victims after concluding there is “significant justification” to do so and after receiving reports of deficiencies for more than a decade, prosecutors said Thursday. Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” June 26, 2022: Whitmer, Noem, Short, Aguilar, Malpass
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer – (D) Michigan Gov. Kristi Noem – (R) South Dakota Marc Short – Former Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence U.S. Rep. Pete Aguilar – (D) California, Member of House Select Committee Investigating Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol David …
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