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Watch: NASA gives update ahead of Artemis II’s Friday splashdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Officials with NASA gave an update Thursday on the re-entry process for the Artemis II mission ahead of Friday’s planned splashdown.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a pause in some of the hostilities to observe the holiday. Putin’s decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting at 4 p.m. …
While tax filing extensions are often positioned as a simple fallback, they’re not always the right move. Muhammad Aqib/Getty Images The tax filing season is reaching its peak, and for many taxpayers, the pressure to meet this year’s April deadline is colliding with incomplete paperwork, shifting income totals and lingering questions about what’s actually owed …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana’s Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in. Calvin Duncan won 68% …
In early 2026, then-Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department took an unusually rapid approach to animal welfare enforcement, as part of her push to use the criminal justice system to crack down on animal cruelty. Around New Year’s Eve, Bondi received a voicemail and a text from her friend Lauree Simmons, the founder of the …
A 14-year-old high school freshman is on Vermont’s gubernatorial ballot. The Iran War’s supply-chain disruptions mean less fluoride in drinking water for millions in the D.C. area. Iowa House Republicans consider using artificial intelligence to find government savings. A billboard backlash in Washington. As we mention here regularly, Decision Points primarily focuses on national and …
Property taxes across the U.S. are rising faster than inflation, with the average homeowner last year paying $4,427, up 3.7% from 2024, according to a new analysis from real estate data firm ATTOM. By comparison, the Consumer Price Index — a basket of commonly purchased goods and services — rose 2.7% last year. Homeowners in some states have …
NEW YORK (AP) — Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a major geopolitical event hours before it occurred. On Wednesday, The Associated Press reported that at least 50 brand new accounts on Polymarket placed …
Melania Trump denies relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell – CBS News Watch CBS News First lady Melania Trump slammed “baseless lies” tying her to Jeffrey Epstein in a statement Thursday at the White House.
Washington — The U.S. is convening hastily arranged diplomatic talks next week in Washington, D.C., in an effort to craft a ceasefire in Lebanonwhere Israeli troops have been pounding Iranian-backed Hezbollah targets with airstrikes and also killing Lebanese civilians. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s office is planning the three-way talks, which will be led by …