Media

Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, holds a copy of The Capital newspaper last month near the scene of a shooting at the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Md.

National

Capital Gazette Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Charges

2:38pm July 31, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Jarrod Ramos is accused of entering the Annapolis, Md., newsroom armed with a shotgun on June 28 and murdering John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters and Rebecca Smith.

Lucian Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group. The major label's parent company announced on July 30, 2018, that it would be selling up to 50 percent of its stake in UMG.

Music & Culture

French Media Giant Vivendi Announces Plans To Sell As Much As Half Of Universal Music

6:12pm July 30, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

UMG is the parent company of labels including Capitol Music Group (and its landmark Los Angeles tower), classical label Deutsche Grammophon and the pop powerhouse Republic Records.

National

CBS Hires Outside Law Firm To Investigate Allegations Against CEO Les Moonves

5:41pm July 30, 2018

by David Folkenflik

The CBS Corporation's board of directors decided Monday to hire an outside law firm to conduct an independent investigation into allegations against the company's chairman and CEO.

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TSA 'Quiet Skies' Program Secretly Tracks Passengers

9:47am July 30, 2018

TSA air marshals are monitoring ordinary Americans not suspected of any crime, according to the Boston Globe. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Globe reporter Jana Winter, who broke the story.

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Politics & Government

Trump And 'New York Times' Publisher Clash Over 'Fake News'

8:12am July 30, 2018

by David Folkenflik

A dispute between the president and The New York Times publisher revives questions about the impact of Trump's anti-press rhetoric. He decried a supposed media conspiracy against his administration.

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Morning News Brief

5:37am July 30, 2018

Trump threatens a government shutdown if he doesn't get a border wall. Also his latest feud with The New York Times goes public. And, Zimbabwe holds its first elections since Robert Mugabe's ouster.

National

Dinah Kirgo Says Les Moonves Damaged Her Career After She Rebuffed Him

5:33pm July 29, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dinah Kirgo, a writer, who's one of the women who accused Les Moonves of sexual misconduct in the recently published article by Ronan Farrow in The New Yorker.

National

Report Details Sexual Harassment Allegations Against CBS CEO Les Moonves

8:21am July 28, 2018

by David Folkenflik

CBS CEO Les Moonves has been accused of sexual misconduct in a new story published by The New Yorker.

National

CBS Launches Investigation Into Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct

5:39pm July 27, 2018

by Eric Deggans

A CBS statement refers to a forthcoming story by The New Yorker. The allegations will reportedly include misconduct by CBS Chairman and CEO, Les Moonves.

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Immigrants Reunited With Their Children After Release From Detention In TX

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

1:25pm July 27, 2018

The news waits for no one. Even on summer Fridays.