The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general on Thursday as bipartisan concerns remain about his recent leadership under President Trump. Taurean Small shares what to expect and dives into the failed Senate effort to direct Mr. Trump to end the Iran war.
Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department’s Special Victims Unit. The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals. “The surprise was …
Vance Boelter, the man who admitted in court to shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses, is set to learn his sentence Thursday morning. Boelter, who turns 59 Thursday, pleaded guilty to six federal charges against him in June. As part of his plea, he confessed to killing former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her …
Before the war in Iran, roughly 15 million barrels of Persian Gulf oil were shipped each day through the Strait of Hormuz. Within a few years, much of that oil could bypass the strait. As Iran’s chokehold on the strait drags on and oil prices surge — to over $100 per barrel for Brent Crude …
Washington — The House on Thursday voted to direct President Trump to end the war with Iranwith four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the president over his handling of the conflict as fighting ramps up. The chamber voted 214 to 208 to adopt a war powers resolution introduced by Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington. It would …
Global oil prices hit $100 a barrel on Thursday as the conflict in the Middle East escalated, with Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen targeting shipping in the Red Sea. Brent crude, the international standard, briefly topped $100 before retreating to $99.48 at 9:30 a.m. ET, data from FactSet showed. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, …
One year after the death of actor and director Malcolm-Jamal Warnerhis widow, Tenisha Warnerreflected on what she calls the worst day of her life, saying it’s difficult to relive. “All I could think about was my daughter and what I needed to do to continue to be her mother and be her only parent,” Warner …
Jill and Mark discuss a $50 million Ponzi scheme that ensnared dozens of investors with promises of big, risk-free returns. Then, they break down the emotional manipulation tactics scammers use to gain your trust and how to protect yourself as AI makes fraud more sophisticated and harder to spot than ever. Plus, a burned-out caller …
Longtime CBS News photographer Derek Williams has died. In June 1989, Williams and CBS News correspondent Richard Roth were detained by Chinese authorities during the Tiananmen Square massacre. They would eventually be released, relatively unharmed. These were the reports they filed through the chaos.
Washington — President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Wednesday honoring the four U.S. Army soldiers killed in the Middle East in recent days during the ongoing war with Iran. The Trump administration is investigating attacks at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan …