Dan Bongino named FBI deputy director
Dan Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and conservative pundit, will be the new FBI deputy director. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane reports.
Indian-origin 10-year-old Krish Arora of Hounslow, with an IQ of 162, surpasses Albert Einstein’s 160. By age four, he excelled in reading and complex decimal divisions. A talented musician and chess player, Krish joined Mensa, inspired by Young Sheldon. Next year, he will attend Queen Elizabeth’s School in Barnet.
The Punjab government has suspended seven police officers for negligence after gangster Lawrence Bishnoi conducted an interview from custody. The interview took place via video-conferencing while Bishnoi was in the custody of the CIA in Kharar, Mohali district. A Special Investigation Team led by special DGP Prabodh Kumar identified these officers’ failures.
Southern California Edison, an electric company providing power to some 15 million Californians, said its equipment may have started the Hurst Fire and is looking into a possible connection to the Eaton Fire, as well. The Eaton and Hurst fires burned approximately 124,000 and 800 acres, respectively, in Los Angeles County last month. SCE submitted…
Chapter 11 filings have climbed 49% this year, according to BankruptcyWatch, and big-name restaurants such as Red Lobster and Buca di Beppo are among them.
GOP eyeing several key House races across the country; 43 monkeys escape from research facility in South Carolina
President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning ahead of the inauguration of contested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who took up the top job for a third term on Friday. Despite significant opposition both at home and abroad to the July election in which Maduro claimed victory without providing ballot-box proof, the Venezuelan leader, deemed a “dictator”…