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WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – A federal immigration detention center in Texas erected by the Trump administration failed to issue use-of-force reports, did not give medicine to seriously ill detainees and wasted tens of millions in taxpayer dollars through rushed contracts, a U.S. government watchdog report published on Tuesday said. The report, issued by the …
Borrowers will need to take a strategic approach in today’s elevated mortgage interest rate climate. sakchai vongsasiripat/Getty Images The mortgage interest rate environment is constantly changing, and it’s doing so in noticeable ways. Case in point: Mortgage rates dropped by around a full percentage point in 2025, down from the approximate 7% they started the …
By Nicole Jao and Tom Polansek NEW YORK/CHICAGO, June 9 (Reuters) – High energy costs are squeezing grain and soybean growers across the U.S. farm belt, as the Iran war chokes fuel supplies through the Strait of Hormuz and pushes diesel prices to record highs in key agricultural states. Many farmers were already under pressure …
Kyiv — Several retired U.S. generals and the former director of a U.S. intelligence agency told CBS News they believe Ukraine now has the upper hand in the war with Russia. They gave that assessment to CBS News as Ukraine’s top general Oleksandr Syrski said this week that his army has retaken 600 square kilometers …
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stadium workers near Los Angeles say they have reached a tentative contract deal, averting a strike ahead of the U.S. men’s soccer team’s opening World Cup match Friday. The union announced the deal at a news conference Tuesday and said workers will vote on whether to ratify the agreement on Wednesday. …
NASA has announced the four astronauts who will take part in the Artemis III moon mission. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer for the Franklin Institute, joined CBS News to discuss what we know about the mission so far.
Decarlos Brown Jr, the man accused of fatally stabbing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light rail train, has been ruled incompetent for trial “at this time.” CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul has more.
Voters in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada and North Dakota are heading to the polls Tuesday for key primaries, including the race in Maine involving controversial Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner.
Many Americans spend decades saving for retirement. But far fewer have a plan for the equally important task of spending that money once they stop working. That financial challenge, known as “decumulation,” refers to how retirees draw down their assets to fund their lifestyles while ensuring they don’t run out of money. Only 31% of …
An $8,000 deposit will grow differently in a CD than it will in a high-yield savings account over the next year. Getty Images/iStockphoto Whether you have tens of thousands of dollars saved right now – or a smaller amount such as $8,000 – you’ll want to make sure that it’s being kept in a secure …