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Month: February 2020

Justice Department vetting information on the Bidens from Giuliani, Graham says

The Justice Department has begun vetting information from Ukraine obtained by President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani regarding former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday. Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Graham said Attorney General William Barr told him earlier Sunday that the Justice Department has “created a

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Angela Merkel’s succession plan is in tatters. Who runs Germany next is anyone’s guess

Angela Merkel’s grand transition plan has derailed after her handpicked successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, unexpectedly called it quits on Monday. Kramp-Karrenbauer, better known as AKK, announced she would not stand as the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) candidate to be German chancellor in the next federal election. She is also stepping down as the party’s chairwoman, according

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Dele Alli apologizes for coronavirus video

Soccer star Dele Alli has apologized for a video he posted on Snapchat about the coronavirus outbreak. The Tottenham Hotspur midfielder deleted the video he posted on Saturday in which he filmed himself wearing a face mask and appeared to mock an Asian man, according to PA Media. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2020. There are 317 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 18, 1970, the “Chicago Seven” defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots at the 1968 Democratic national convention; five were convicted of violating the Anti-Riot

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Mega-mall merger: Simon to buy Taubman

American malls are struggling, and the industry is consolidating in a fight to keep its head above water. Simon Property Group, the largest owner of US malls, is doubling down on the sector with a $3.6 billion purchase of rival mall operator Taubman Centers. Taubman owns or manages 26 malls, including Short Hills Mall in

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Schumer calls on 74 inspectors general to investigate witness retaliation after Vindman ouster

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer sent a letter on Monday to all 74 federal government Inspectors General requesting investigations into “any and all instances of retaliation” against witnesses who have made “protected disclosures of presidential misconduct.” The letter comes days after President Donald Trump fired two key impeachment witnesses, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top

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Joaquin Phoenix had enough of awards show pleasantries. So he turned his acceptance speeches into pleas for change

Joaquin Phoenix’s remarkable awards show run is finally through, and perhaps no one is happier about that than Phoenix himself. He looks uneasy accepting heaps of praise for his role as the titular “Joker” and often deflects it. Upon winning the Oscar for best actor, his first Academy Award, he called himself “selfish,” “cruel” and

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‘Parasite’ the TV series is coming

The historic Oscars night for “Parasite” is good news for a planned television series based on the film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, a limited series based on the dark comedy thriller has been in the works. The film follows two disparate Korean families, one rich and one poor, and all that ensues when the

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Laura Dern wins her first Academy Award

And the Oscar (at last) goes to … Laura Dern. The actress won her first ever Academy Award Sunday night for her role as divorce lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Netflix’s “Marriage Story.” “Noah [Baumbach] wrote a movie about love,” Dern said in her speech. “And about breaching divisions in the name and in the honor

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