A clearer picture of the next charged investigation into the FBI’s probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election is emerging, and President Donald Trump is already cashing in on suggestions that it could reveal damning accusations of bias by law enforcement and intelligence officials that last week’s inspector general report debunked. The probe by…… MORE
Happy Sunday. A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. A “phase one” US-China trade deal. A resounding election victory for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson that removes ambiguity on Brexit. In recent days, some of the political fog that’s…… MORE
First things first: The theme song of the week is the closing credits from Growing Pains. Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that 46% of Americans have a favorable view of President Donald Trump. His unfavorable rating stands at 52%. That makes for a net favorability (favorable – unfavorable) rating of…… MORE
The holidays are rapidly approaching, but most NFL teams are anything but jolly. That’s because squads are facing the pressure of a playoff push, and most spots are up for grabs. Matchups across Week 15 will have direct implications about which teams will be staying home when playoffs start in January and which will be…… MORE
Authorities are investigating a series of vandalisms — including at a synagogue — that took place in the city of Beverly Hills, police say. The vandalism at the Nessah Synagogue was discovered Saturday morning by an employee who said he found “an open door and items ransacked inside,” the City of Beverly Hills Police Department…… MORE
The Oakland Raiders are a franchise used to change. Before the team ever even took the field, they had to switch their name. In his book “Black Knight: Al Davis and his Raiders,” author Ira Simmons details how a local columnist penned a mock petition asking for a new mascot days after the original was…… MORE
Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, say the US government is hiding evidence that would benefit the couple’s defense in the college admission scandal. Loughlin and Giannulli are accused of paying $500,000 to the scandal’s mastermind, Rick Singer, to have their daughters pose as University of Southern California athletes. They were…… MORE
It started out as a limp. At the time, father Shawn Cress thought daughter Chloe, then 12 years old, just needed some physical therapy. That was June 2018. But the limp turned into a fever, which led to lab tests at the doctor’s office that “didn’t look good,” Shawn recalls. And by then, Chloe was…… MORE
Starbucks is apologizing after a California sheriff’s office said two of their deputies were ignored in a store. “Two of our deputies were refused service at Starbucks,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said on Twitter. “The anti police culture repeatedly displayed by Starbucks employees must end.” The sheriff’s department said on Twitter Friday it was…… MORE
“Saturday Night Live” took audiences inside people’s homes to see how many are talking about impeachment across the country during the holidays. Aidy Bryant dressed as a magical snowman opened NBC’s variety show on Saturday saying that it’s almost Christmas and “folks in America seem more divided than ever.” “But if we listen in to…… MORE
