As air travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels in the past several months, airports and airlines have struggled to keep up with the increase in demand. CBS News has obtained a letter Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent to JetBlue Airways in which he called the frequent flight delays and cancelations …
Read More »Barack and Michelle Obama’s official White House portraits to be unveiled during September ceremony
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will return to the White House in September for a special occasion: their official portraits are finally being unveiled, more than five years after they left the residence. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host the ceremony on …
Read More »Peloton will no longer be manufacturing its own bikes
Peloton Interactive will no longer be manufacturing its own bikes. Instead, the company is expanding its current relationship with Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corp. Peloton Interactive wants to simplify its supply chain and focus on technology and content, the company said in a press release. Peloton Interactive bought Taiwan-based fitness manufacturer, …
Read More »Texas school shooting: Parents wait for hours to be reunited with kids as DNA tests used to confirm victims
In the hours following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday, some parents still didn’t know where their children were. Students from Robb Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire, killing at least 19 children and two adults, were taken to a local civic center, where parents were later …
Read More »FAA Administrator Steve Dickson resigns, will leave at the end of March
Steve Dickson, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, has resigned, CBS News confirms. He will leave the administration at the end of March. In an email to his employees obtained by CBS News, Dickson wrote that he wants to “devote my full time and attention” to his family. “As …
Read More »James Warner, former airport official convicted in record
A judge is defending how she handled the case of a former Detroit-area airport official who killed himself rather than report to prison for accepting more than $6 million in kickbacks in a record-setting corruption investigation. James Warner’s body was discovered Friday, a day after he was supposed to turn …
Read More »Chris Brown sued for allegedly drugging and raping a woman on yacht in Florida
Rapper Chris Brown has been accused of assaulting a professional dancer onboard a yacht near rapper Sean “Diddy” Comb’s Florida home. The dancer, who is referred to in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, claims the 32-year-old used his power and influence to drug and assault her against her consent, causing …
Read More »Senator Kyrsten Sinema formally censured by Arizona Democratic Party
The Arizona Democratic Party has voted to formally censure Senator Kyrsten Sinema “as a result of her failure to do whatever it takes to ensure the health of our democracy,” the party said Saturday. The announcement came just days after Sinema opposed a change to the Senate rules that could have moved …
Read More »George Floyd’s 4
A 4-year-old girl is recovering after she was shot in a Houston apartment on New Year’s Day. Arianna Delane’s family told CBS affiliate KHOU that she is the niece of George Floyd, who was murdered by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020. Delane was sleeping in the apartment when someone opened …
Read More »Elizabeth Holmes alleges former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani abused her
Disgraced entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes described herself as the abused puppet of her former lover and business partner Sunny Balwani in tearful testimony Monday, part of her attempt to refute accusations that she lied about a flawed blood-testing technology she had hailed as a major breakthrough. After recounting how she met …
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