Larry E. Swedroe's Blog, page 224

What's next after public Trump-Zelenskyy dispute

Trump administration officials are blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for possibly imperiling a peace deal with Russia that President Trump was trying to broker. That may be in doubt after the public Oval Office dispute. Erica Brown has the latest. Then, Charles Kupchan, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins for analysis.

9-year-old invites special needs rec center where he volunteers to birthday party

The way a young Idaho boy chose to celebrate one more trip around the sun made the day a whole lot brighter. Steve Hartman goes "On the Road" for the inspiring story.

What's behind the jump in coffee prices

Coffee bean prices have jumped nearly 20% since the beginning of the year after severe drought and flooding over past two years in Brazil and Vietnam have crippled bean production. Kelly O'Grady reports.

Judge rules mass firings of federal probationary employees likely illegal

He ordered the Office of Personnel Management to tell certain federal agencies it couldn't order the firings of probationary employees, including at the Defense Department.

Who was Kiki Camarena, the DEA agent murdered in Mexico in 1985?

Enrique "Kiki" Camarena disappeared in 1985 shortly after he helped bust a billion-dollar marijuana operation in Mexico.

Social Security Administration offering voluntary buyouts ahead of expected layoffs

The Social Security Administration is offering payouts to employees who voluntarily resign from the federal agency, ahead of what they warn will be "significant workforce reductions."

Mom receives heart transplant after suffering rare condition after childbirth

Kristin King underwent a heart transplant four months after her heart began to fail following childbirth.

Reporter's Notebook: The day Abe Lincoln reframed his image

A photograph and a speech changed the course of American history on this day in 1860. In a studio in New York City, aspiring presidential candidate Abe Lincoln stood for a portrait to prove he wasn't, as one newspaper called him, "the leanest, lankiest, most ungainly mass of legs, arms and hatchet face ever strung upon a single frame." John Dickerson explains.

Remembering Gene Hackman's life and legacy

You've probably heard descriptions of actors like "they filled the screen" or "they showed range." If you didn't know what those really meant, Gene Hackman's four decades of examples pretty much tells you everything you need to know. Variety executive editor Brent Lang joins to talk about Hackman's legacy.

Woman receives heart transplant after suffering rare condition post-childbirth

After suffering symptoms shortly after the birth of her child, doctors discovered Kristin King was suffering from peripartum cardiomyopathy, a rare condition that can happen in the last month of pregnancy or within a few months of delivery. Natalie Brand reports.