May 31, 2017

Scott Pelley out as 'CBS Evening News' anchor

Source: USA Today

1:44 a.m. ET May 31, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Pelley is out as CBS Evening News anchor, and he'll be returning to full-time work at the network's flagship newsmagazine 60 Minutes.

Two people familiar with the situation confirmed reports on Wednesday that CBS is expected to announce Pelley's departure shortly. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter.

The CBS show is a distant third to ABC and NBC in the evening news rankings, and despite some critical success, has not been able to close the gap.

Reports of Pelley's departure first surfaced in the New York Post, which said Pelley's office at the evening news was being cleaned out on Tuesday. Pelley did not anchor the broadcast Tuesday, as it was announced he was on assignment for 60 Minutes.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/05/31/pelley-out-cbs-evening-news-anchor/102338356/

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May 31, 2017

"Covfefe" is the Russian word for "Santorum"

Unsurprisingly, Trump got it from Putin.