CNN chief executive Chris Licht said in an email to employees Monday night that anchor Don Lemon will return to work Wednesday in the aftermath of his on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley.
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Cigarette butt, DNA tests solve 52-year-old Vermont murder
The case remained open and investigators never let it go, but in 2019, a team of detectives, officers, technicians and others began working the 1971 case as though it had just happened.
British pilot program suggests 4-day workweek pays off
The trial, billed as the world’s largest, has found that most employees are less burned out and have better work-life balance.
U.S. home sales fell again in January; prices edged higher
The median U.S. home price edged up 1.3% from January last year to $359,000.
Buttigieg urges safety changes after fiery Ohio derailment
The transportation secretary wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules.
Prosecutors downgrade manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in ‘Rust’ shooting
They agreed that a law mandating a five-year prison sentence had been improperly applied to charges in the case.
Supreme Court weighs Google’s liability in ISIS terror case
The justices seemed concerned about upending the internet in their interpretation of a 1996 law that shields Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their sites by others.
Biden in Poland says U.S., allies ‘will never waver’ in Ukraine
Biden met with Polish President Andrzej Duda as he began a series of consultations with allies to prepare for an even more complicated stage of Russia’s invasion.
Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll
After a slow start, Republican presidential prospects are streaming into Iowa, the leadoff presidential caucus state.
Mardi Gras parade shooting in New Orleans kills 1, wounds 4
The New Orleans police chief says a teenager died and four other people were wounded – including a 4-year-old girl – when gunfire broke out during a Mardi Gras parade Sunday night.