Watch the CBS Reports documentary “Ghost Light: The Year Broadway Went Dark” in the video player above. When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, much attention was paid to the devastation it wreaked on industries like hospitality, travel and sports. But few industries shut down as completely or for …
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Mohamed Noor, former Minneapolis police officer, gets murder conviction reversed in Justine Ruszczyk Damond’s death
The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed the third-degree murder conviction of a former Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an Australian woman in 2017, saying the charge doesn’t fit the circumstances in this case. Mohamed Noor was convicted of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Justine …
Read More »Transcript: Governor Phil Murphy on “Face the Nation,” September 5, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy that aired on Sunday, September 5, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” WEIJIA JIANG: We turn now to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Ida’s path measured more than a thousand miles from where …
Read More »Transcript: Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome on “Face the Nation,” August 29, 2021
The following is a transcript of an interview with Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome that aired on Sunday, August 29, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” ED O’KEEFE: We go now to the mayor of Baton Rouge, Sharon Weston Broome. Mayor, thank you for joining us this morning on what …
Read More »ESPN takes Rachel Nichols off NBA coverage and cancels her show
ESPN is pulling reporter Rachel Nichols from its NBA coverage and canceling her show “The Jump,” the network confirmed Wednesday. The decision follows backlash over leaked comments she made about her former colleague Maria Taylor. “We mutually agreed that this approach regarding our NBA coverage was best for all concerned. …
Read More »This week on “Face the Nation,” August 22: Blinken, Haley, Crocker, Hogan, Gottlieb
“Face the Nation” Guest Lineup: Antony Blinken – U.S. Secretary of StateNikki Haley – Former U.S. Ambassador to the United NationsRyan Crocker – Former U.S. Ambassador to AfghanistanGov. Larry Hogan – (R) MarylandDr. Scott Gottlieb – Former FDA Commissioner How to watch “Face the Nation” Date: Sunday, August 22, 2021 TV: “Face the Nation” airs Sunday …
Read More »Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on what’s ahead in the fight against COVID
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says “it’s just a matter of time” before COVID-19 booster shots are required, that full FDA approval of the vaccines is coming “very soon” and that the U.S. is not testing enough for the virus to fully understand how the Delta variant is spreading in communities. …
Read More »Broadway theaters will require vaccinations and masks for audience members
Broadway theaters in New York City will require proof of COVID vaccinations for audience members, performers and other workers through October, the Broadway League announced Friday. Audiences members will also be required to wear masks inside theaters. All 41 theaters will enforce the policy, which will be reviewed in September. …
Read More »Five Texas state Democrats have tested positive for COVID
Washington — Five members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus who are temporarily living in Washington, D.C., have now tested positive for COVID-19, a person familiar with the situation told CBS News. A statement late Sunday from state Representative Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio, who was one of the …
Read More »Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg removed as officer of subsidiaries after tax charges
Washington — Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization who is accused of orchestrating a yearslong tax fraud scheme, has been removed as an officer from several of the organization’s subsidiaries, according to sources familiar with the Trump Organization’s operations and public records. Weisselberg, who was …
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