Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, underwent surgery to repair a skull fracture after he was beaten with a hammer inside his San Francisco home Friday. Law enforcement sources told CBS News the intruder shouted “Where is Nancy?” and planned to detain Paul Pelosi until she got …
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Teachers describe close calls with St. Louis school shooter during deadly rampage: “He let me go”
Two teachers recounted near-miss confrontations with a teen gunman who broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a teacher and a teenage girl, and wounding seven others before police killed him in an exchange of gunfire. Police Chief Michael Sack identified the shooter as 19-year-old …
Read More »U.S. home prices could fall as much as 20% next year
Home prices have slumped during the second half of 2022, with demand for residential real estate cooling off in a number cities across the U.S. Prices could continue to fall by as much as 20% next year as mortgage rates climb and the housing market normalizes in wake of the pandemic, …
Read More »Justice Department argues Biden administration’s student debt relief program is lawful
The Justice Department has filed its response to an appeals court’s decision to pause the Biden administration’s student debt relief program, arguing that the program is lawful and that the states lack standing to intervene and the pause puts public interest in jeopardy. But if the court must put the …
Read More »Kanye West to receive legal counsel from lawyer behind Johnny Depp defamation trial win
Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, will now be receiving legal counsel on a “variety of business matters” from a team of lawyers including Camille Vasquez, one of the attorneys who represented Johnny Depp in his defamation trial, a spokesperson for the law firm Brown Rudnick told CBS News. No other …
Read More »Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León refuses to resign after racist remarks
Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León told CBS Los Angeles on Wednesday that he has no plans to resign after a leaked audio recording captured him, Councilmember Gil Cedillo, Council President Nury Martinez, and L.A. County Federation of Labor President Ron Herrera making racist comments in October 2021. De …
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Searing inflation is driving Americans to make more purchases on their credit cards, leading leading them to amass more debt that is becoming costlier as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates. Early in the pandemic, many families had more cash on hand as they cut their spending on things like …
Read More »Trial delayed again in “killer
The trial of a Florida woman accused of dressing up as clown in 1990 and fatally shooting the wife of a man she later married has been postponed following the disclosure of a law enforcement file containing information about other clown-sighting leads at the time. Prosecutors informed defense attorneys for …
Read More »California stimulus check: Here’s when gas rebates will land — and how much you’ll get
About 23 million California residents are likely to receive an “inflation relief” check within days, part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to offer financial assistance to many working families walloped by high gasoline prices. The checks are part of a $17 billion relief package that also suspended the state’s sales …
Read More »Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigns following racist comments
Los Angeles City Council president Nury Martinez announced her resignation as president Monday after she was heard making racist comments about a councilmember’s Black son in a leaked audio recording of a conversation with other leaders. “As a mother, I know better and I am sorry,” Martinez said in a …
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