Month: July 2022

You’ve heard of it: inflation, recessionan uncertain economic future, at best. To look at the economic fog from different angles, CBS News Chief Political Analyst and Senior National Correspondent John Dickerson turned to the professionals. “I would say the economy has overheated,” said Lloyd Blankfein, formerly the chief executive of Goldman Sachs and now its senior chairman. “Everybody’s saying, ‘Where’s the economy going?’” he said. “And I think a good point to make is that it’s hard to predict the future, but right now it’s hard to predict the present.” And in the world of economics, there is the big…

On Tuesday, the Golden State Warriors announced that they have signed Lester Quiñones to a two-way contract. The 21-year-old went undrafted in the 2022 NBA Draft last month, but is coming off a solid season in Memphis where he averaged 10.0 points per game. He is a 6’5″ guard and is a solid shooter as he shot 40% from three-point range last season. The Warriors just finished beating the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals last month to win their fourth NBA championship in the last eight years. It was also their sixth time in the finals in the last…

A 45-year-old Hudson man was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bicycle early Sunday in Pasco County, the Florida Highway Patrol reported. The crash happened on Scenic Drive, north of Jasmine Boulevard, and a person driving the vehicle that hit the man fled, according to troopers, who responded to the scene at 8:30 a.m. The victim was not identified. The driver of the vehicle was also not identified and authorities are seeking information about the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at *FHP or Crime Stoppers at **TIPS. This is a…

Police are asking a Massachusetts community to lock its doors and windows after two homes collapsed Friday night while residents were at home. Watertown police said a home on Garfield Street was broken into shortly before 10:00 p.m. Friday and a second home on Barnard Avenue was broken into around 11:45 p.m. “We believe the suspect(s) entered the homes through open back windows. One of them was a second story window,” Watertown police said in a statement on social networks. “Please remember to lock doors and windows (even the second floor),” the police continued. No one was injured and nothing…

Akron, Ohio – A black man shot and killed by Akron police officers in a hail of bullets after a vehicle and foot chase was unarmed at the time of the shooting but appeared to have been shot from the vehicle during the chase, and officers said they feared he was preparing to shoot when the guns went off, authorities said. The police on Sunday video posted which the mayor described as “heartbreaking” of the chase and shooting Jayland Walker25-year-old, while asking the community for peace and patience as the state investigation into the shooting continues. Chief Steve Mylett said…