As you age, it’s normal to start thinking about retirement and the joys and challenges that come with it. If you’re in your 40s, it may be some time before you retire. But, planning for that time now can have its benefits. However, that involves more than simply deciding how much money you’ll save to maintain your current quality of …
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The jury of six men and six women that convicted Hunter Biden on three felony gun charges Tuesday wanted to review the evidence and didn’t want to “rush judgment,” said one anonymous juror in an interview with CBS News. The juror also said politics didn’t factor into their decision. “We never talked about the president throughout the deliberation,” said anonymous …
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Washington— Federal investigators arrested eight foreign nationals located in the U.S. with alleged ties to the terrorist groupISISin recent days, multiple officials with knowledge of the operation confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended the Tajikistani nationals in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia, and they are currently facing immigration charges, the officials said. …
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NEW YORK — Joey Chestnut, the reigning champion of the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contestand holder of the coveted Mustard Yellow Belt, is out of this year’s competition, organizers said Tuesday. At issue is Chestnut’s partnership with Impossible Foods, a rival brand that sells plant-based hot dogs. The news seemed hard to swallow for Major League Eating, which organizes …
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June and the warmer summer months come with the prospect of fun outdoors and a return to steady exercise for some pets. For pet owners, however, this June may also mark a smart time to improve their budgets with a robust and cost-effective pet insurance plan. With policies averaging less than $100 per month (often cheaper if paid annually), owners …
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NEW YORK — Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling ofCOVIDin nursing homes was under scrutiny Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Republican lawmakers on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic specifically asked him about the state’s nursing home guidance in the early days of the pandemic. On March 25, 2020, New York mandated that nursing homes must admit patients …
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Missouri carried out its second execution this year on Tuesday after Gov. Mike Parson denied a request for clemency filed by inmate David Hosier. Hosier was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m. local time at the Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center in Bonne Terre, Missouri, a corrections spokesperson said in a statement. Hosier, 69, has maintained his innocence in the …
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Interest rates are high at the moment. And, that may be good news for savers. That is, as long as those savers make wise moves with their savings. One such move is to open a $10,000 three-year certificate of deposit (CD). That’s because CDs offer fixed returns for the entire term of the account. And, with today’s interest rates being …
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Officials in two of the three states probing their first cases of bird flu in dairy cattle this month said their hands are tied after the Food and Drug Administration pleaded with states to ramp up testing and restrictions on potentially infectious raw milk being sold to consumers within their borders. Wyoming, Iowa and Minnesota announced their first detections of …
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Washington — A New Jersey businessmanwho says he bribedSen. Bob Menendez by buying his wife a Mercedes-Benz convertible for the purpose of disrupting two criminal investigations was grilled by defense lawyers on Tuesday, admitting to a long list of lies. For a third day, Jose Uribe, an insurance broker who is the prosecution’s star witness, took the stand in the …
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