Actress Golda Rosheuvel said when she read a scene in the Netflix series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” for the first time, “it was quite a shocking moment.” The scene highlighted the young future queen’s race as she prepared to marry King George III. When the young Charlotte met her …
Read More »New Fed report blames Silicon Valley Bank execs — and the Federal Reserve itself — for bank’s collapse
The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month was due to a combination of extremely poor bank management, weakened regulations and lax government supervision, according to a highly anticipated autopsy of the bank’s failure from the Federal Reserve released Friday. The report takes a critical look at what the …
Read More »Idaho murders: Surviving roommate agrees to speak to suspect Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys
One of the roommates who survived the slayings of four Idaho students in their off-campus residence in November has agreed to an interview with suspect Bryan Kohberger‘s defense counsel, according to a Wednesday court filing obtained by CBS News. Bethany Funke, 21, will meet with Kohberger’s attorneys in Reno, Nevada, …
Read More »Fugees star Pras Michel testifies in multimillion
Washington — Hip-hop star and Fugees member Pras Michel picked up a different kind of microphone as he took the witness stand in Washington, D.C.’s federal courthouse to defend himself in a multimillion-dollar international fraud trial. “Mic check 1, 2. Mic check 1, 2,” he aptly said at the start …
Read More »Facebook parent Meta urged to keep kids out of the metaverse
The metaverse is no place for kids, according to a group of more than 70 advocates for children’s rights and online privacy. Those concerned are asking Facebook’s parent company, Meta, to abandon its plans to attract young teens onto its Horizon Worlds metaverse platform because, they say, doing so will …
Read More »Christy Giles death: The heartbreaking last photo a fashion model sent to her husband
The last time Jan Cilliers had a conversation with his wife, Christy Giles, she was taking a walk outside their Marina del Rey, California, apartment with their cat, Loki — a Russian Blue, whose favorite thing to do was run out on the beach and roll in the sand. She …
Read More »Civil penalties and reduced pensions proposed for future presidents who mishandle classified materials
Amid a series of investigations into allegedly mishandled classified documents, two members of Congress are proposing a series of new, large civil penalties against people in power who fail to properly handle classified records. Top officials, including U.S. presidents, could have their pensions garnished, their security clearances stripped and face …
Read More »Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist
ELKO, Nev. — Anger, devastation, and concern for her patients washed over Bridget Martinez as she learned that her residency training program in rural northeastern Nevada would be shuttered. The doctor in training remembered telling one of her patients that, come July of this year, she would no longer be …
Read More »In one California city, offering free cash helped fight poverty and COVID
When Stockton, California, resident Gregory Gauthier had to take time off from his job at auto dismantler Pick-n-Pull to recover from hernia surgery, he was grateful to have a financial cushion courtesy of the city: a guaranteed paycheck. The $500 no-strings-attached monthly stipend also proved vital for a 48-year-old woman …
Read More »Sen. Richard Blumenthal fractures femur at UConn championship parade
Washington — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, fractured his femur Saturday during a parade celebrating the UConn Huskies’ NCAA men’s basketball title, he said. Blumenthal said on Twitter that he suffered the injury after a fellow parade attendee tripped and fell on him. “Routine surgery tomorrow just to …
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