Embattled Post Office boss Nick Read to step down | Post Office Horizon scandal
Nick Read, the troubled chief executive of the Post Office, is due to step down next year. Reid is due to give evidence at the state-run Horizon IT scandal inquiry in October but had already temporarily stepped down from his role in July to “devote his full attention” to preparing for his testimony. Neil Brocklehurst […]
Embattled NYC schools chief David Banks recites Nelson Mandela’s favorite poem
The city's embattled superintendent of education delivered a thin speech in his annual address on Tuesday that offered no metrics on student achievement, before bizarrely having the audience recite a poem that Nelson Mandela “recited every day during his incarceration.” The famous poem “Invictus,” written by English poet William Ernest Henley in 1875, includes lines […]
Donald Trump the embattled ‘incumbent’
Former President Donald Trump kicked off the first presidential debate on Tuesday night with a message: first on point, then on offense. While he kept things low-key and riffed on immigration and the economy, Vice President Kamala Harris was perfectly attuned to the deeply unpopular incumbent president and went on the defensive with detailed points. […]
Nevada House race heats up in embattled congresswomans district
LAS VEGAS — In Nevada, “Desperado” is not only the name of a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, but also the word used by three-term Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, her Republican opponent in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, to describe a “desperate man” on Wednesday. That person is Drew Johnson, a think tank […]
B. Riley co-founder offers to buy embattled bank in $212M deal
Bryant Riley, co-founder and co-CEO of B. Riley Financial, said on Friday Suggested The company’s acquisition of the investment bank marked a dramatic end to a tough week that saw its market value wiped out nearly $360 million. The privatization proposal comes after months of turmoil stemming from banks’ relationships with The Vitamin Shoppe’s owner, […]
State funds to Dolton cut as embattled ‘supermayor’ Tiffany Henyard tries to reinstate indicted police chief
Tiffany Henyard is accused of extravagant spending that drove the village of Dalton, Illinois, into bankruptcy (photo illustration). (Dalton Village | stylemebrandon – Instagram/Screenshot) The Illinois State Comptroller’s Office has suspended some funding for the village of Dolton after the village failed to turn over financial records, the latest development in an ongoing saga in […]
Embattled Columbia president resigns months after anti-Israel student protests: report
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned from the elite university. Shafik steps down after a year in power that has been marked by constant, and sometimes destructive, anti-Israel protests. The Free Beacon reported. The embattled president has faced growing calls for his resignation in recent months over his handling of the protests that […]
Boeing door plug hearings put embattled planemaker under NTSB scrutiny
A briefing was held in Renton, Washington, on Tuesday in which details were provided about the supplier’s “deficiencies.” Two days of hearings by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are set to begin on Tuesday, focusing on the January door plug explosion on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX. Elizabeth Lund, Boeing’s senior vice president […]
Nearly 300 soon-to-be firefighters graduate as embattled FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh gives likely final speech
Hundreds of trainee firefighters were honored at a graduation ceremony in Brooklyn on Friday, with criticized FDNY Chief Laura Kavanagh likely giving her final speech before leaving the department. “You will impact our city by saving lives and inspiring others,” Kavanagh said, her voice choking with emotion. “You will face difficult days where you hope […]
Embattled Secret Service director to face grilling from top House committee over Trump shooting
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday about the circumstances surrounding the assassination attempt on former President Trump, but her leadership has been met with intense criticism and calls for her resignation. The House Oversight Committee issued a subpoena last week to Cheatle as part of […]