• CNBC

    Johnson & Johnson tops quarterly profit estimates as medical device sales jump

    The company is benefiting from a rebound in demand for nonurgent surgeries among older adults, who deferred those procedures during the Covid pandemic.

  • Community mourning recent loss of Johnson County high school coach Terrale Johnson

    Terrale Johnson, 29, who’d been an All-Big 12 performer at K-State, died unexpectedly on Saturday.

    • Quartz

    Johnson & Johnson's bet on heart devices boosted sales — but it still missed analysts' expectations

    Johnson & Johnson’s recent investments in medical devices helped boost sales, but the company’s total revenue in the first quarter of the year failed to beat Wall Street expectations. Its stock fell 2%to about $144 on Tuesday, following the healthcare giant’s recent quarterly earnings report. The company’s medical device segment experienced the biggest growth in the company during the three months ending March 31, up 4.5% year-over-year to $7.8 billion. Johnson & Johnson said the growth was...

  • Trump says Marjorie Taylor Greene "respects" Mike Johnson, but Marge says nope — Johnson is "full of sh t" (video)

    After a long week of bitter infighting among House Republicans — with the rabid Marjorie Taylor Greene nipping at Speaker Mike Johnson's heels — Johnson flew to Mar-a-Lago today to hide behind Donald Trump. And amusingly, after the speaker and Trump met in private, Trump played the part of peacemaker. — Read the rest

  • Speaker Johnson Unveils Scheme to Bring Ukraine Vote to House Floor Speaker Johnson Unveils Scheme to Bring Ukraine Vote to House Floor

    Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled a gambit to burst a legislative logjam and unleash a four-vote flood including a standalone vote on tens of billions in American taxpayer aid to Ukraine.

    • WLS-AM

    Where Is Mayor Brandon Johnson?

    Retired CPD Lt. John Garrido, founder of the Garrido Stray Rescue Foundation, joins the Steve Cochran Show to delve into the message Mayor Brandon Johnson’s absence at Officer Luis Huesca’s press conference sent to Chicago police officers, highlighting solidarity within the Chicago Police Department in times of loss, and partnering with Joe’s on Higgins to […]

  • Scott D. Johnson

    July 18, 1960-April 15, 2024 Scott D. Johnson, 63, passed away from natural causes unexpectedly on April 15, 2024, at his home in Ivins, Utah. He was born on July 18, 1960, in Mitchell, South Dakota to Earl and Audrey Johnson. He married Karen Mast in Columbus, Ohio, on June 6, 1987. Scott worked 35 […]

  • Updates on the effort to oust Johnson

    Rep. Thomas Massie said conservatives would "probably not" start the clock on Saturday on a vote to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership. "Maybe," he added, as he got onto an elevator in the Capitol, less than an hour before the House is set to vote on foreign aid bills. The Kentucky Republican is one of three hardliners who have endorsed a push to boot Johnson, but the timing of when they will try to force a vote is unclear. Once they trigger it, the GOP leader will need help from Democrats...

  • Speaker Johnson's Ignominious Betrayal

    Speaker Johnson's Ignominious Betrayal Authored by David Stockman via David Stockman's Contra Corner, Speaker Johnson’s ignominious betrayal of fiscal sanity might well be the death knell for the GOP. He is apparently risking his speakership on behalf of $95 billion of foreign aid boondoggles that Uncle Sam cannot remotely afford, and which actually provide zero benefit to the homeland security of America. And we do mean zero, as in nothing, nichts, nada, nyet and nugatory, as we...

  • Nora Johnson - The smallest timeshare

    Imagine owning a holiday home, but only for half the year, with someone else taking over the rest! Sounds strange, right? Well, that’s the peculiar reality of Pheasant Island, a minuscule piece of land sandwiched between Spain and France that switches countries every six months. It’s the tiniest patch of jointly ruled land on the […]

    • GQ

    Randy Johnson Steps Behind the Camera

    Picture Randy Johnson. What do you see? The mullet, the mustache, the electric arm. A snarling oak tree planted atop a mound. Lefthanded batters would sooner take the day off than risk a 100-mph gust of wind behind the ear. Even righties never dug in too deep. He was an icon at the last moment baseball players could be icons. But here comes Randy Johnson, 15 minutes early, striding towards the double doors of the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. He wears a short-sleeved button down,...

  • Cody Johnson October 11, 2024

    Platinum recording artist and ACM Entertainer of the Year nominee, Cody