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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — US Rep. Barry Moore and former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson advanced to a runoff on Wednesday for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama. Moore is a three-term congressman endorsed by President Donald Trump and Hudson is a political newcomer. Moore said the state deserves a “Trump …
CANNES, France, May 20 (Reuters) – Oscar-winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar urged artists to speak out about the crises facing society on Wednesday, describing it as their moral duty against “monsters” like U.S. President Donald Trump. “The creator, from their small platform, each from their own, must speak without mincing words,” said Almodovar at the …
May 20 (Reuters) – Harvard University faculty have imposed a limit on the number of “A” grades that can be given to undergraduate students in an effort to end a growing trend of grade inflation at the elite U.S. university. In hundreds of votes cast over the past week, more than two-thirds of the voting …
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Neptune’s far-flung moon Nereid may be the last of the planet’s original companions that managed to survive a cosmic crash, scientists reported Wednesday. Sixteen known moons circle Neptune, our solar system’s eighth and most distant planet. Neptune’s biggest moon, Triton, barged in from the solar system’s frigid outskirts billions of …
Watch: Blanche announces indictment against Raúl Castro, 5 others over 1996 downing of planes – CBS News Watch CBS News Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced murder and conspiracy charges Wednesday against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others over the downing of two planes in 1996.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Wednesday announced the indictment of former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others in connection with the Cuban military’s fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago. After Blanche answered some questions about the charges, CBS News’ Cristian Benavides joined with additional reporting.
Ahead of the premiere of “The Late Show” in August 1993, host David Letterman sat down with “CBS This Morning” to discuss his break from his previous late night show, what viewers could expect from his CBS debut and more.
Rising Treasury yields are sending a warning signal: Investors are worried that higher inflation could keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates anytime soon. Treasurys, or bonds issued by the U.S. government, are considered among the safest investments in the world. Their yields move with investor demand and expectations for inflation, economic growth and …
OTTAWA, May 20 (Reuters) – Israel’s treatment of detained Gaza flotilla activists is “abominable,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, using unusually harsh language to condemn a close ally. Ottawa earlier said it would summon the Israeli ambassador to protest after National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir shared a video in which he taunted the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic senators plan to force a vote this week on President Donald Trump’s new $1.776 billion settlement fund to compensate political allies, testing Republican unity as Trump lashes out at lawmakers in his own party. Republicans are expected to vote on a roughly $72 billion bill to restore funding to U.S. Immigration …