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A coalition of civil rights groups on Tuesday asked a state judge to order one of New York’s largest suburban counties to stop its deployment of nearly 600 license plate readers, calling it a warrantless and “indiscriminate surveillance system” that violates the state constitution. The class action lawsuit also alleged that Westchester County never got …
U.S. Central Command says it began launching self-defense strikes Tuesday in response to Iran’s shoot-down of a U.S. military helicopter patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson and Natalie Brand have more.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman speaks with CBS News’ Mark Strassmann about the upcoming Artemis III mission, its complexity, NASA’s plans for an eventual moon base and more.
NEW YORK (AP) — A former Taliban commander was sentenced to 42 years in prison on Tuesday for crimes including kidnapping a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. Haji Najibullah’s sentencing capped a daylong proceeding in Manhattan federal court that featured a dramatic few moments when the reporter, David Rohde, faced Najibullah and described how Najibullah took part …
NEW YORK (AP) — The prediction market platform Kalshi will start collecting customer employment information for trading in certain markets that are at heightened risk of insider trading, the company said. Kalshi will now assign a score to new markets, and the score will determine how much Kalshi believes that particular market is at risk …
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – For the first time since the war on Iran began on February 28, the Republican-led U.S. Congress has backed resolutions that could block Republican President Donald Trump from continuing hostilities, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-long conflict. The House of Representatives voted in favor of …
Responding to a lawsuit by an Alabama death row inmate, a federal appeals court says the state’s use of nitrogen gas to put people to death needs more study to determine whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The appeals court sent the lawsuit filed by death row inmate Jeffery Lee …
June 9 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it launched new strikes against Iran on Tuesday after President Donald Trump vowed to respond to the downing of a U.S. Apache attack helicopter overnight, in the latest escalation between Washington and Tehran threatening a fragile ceasefire. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement that …
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuters) – Staff at the office of the top U.S. spy have been told by managers to expect extensive cuts in the coming months following comments by President Donald Trump that he wants the new interim director to shrink the agency’s ranks, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Trump …
U.S. launches self-sefense strikes against Iran in response to chopper downing, CENTCOM says – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. military says it began retaliatory strikes on Iran in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson has more.