American journalist speaks out from inside notorious Iranian prison

American journalist speaks out from inside notorious Iranian prison – CBS News Watch CBS News An Iranian-American journalist being held in Iran’s notorious Evin Prison made a plea for help in a CBS News-obtained recording. “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan reports.

DOJ asks court to reject lawsuits against “anti-weaponization fund” because Blanche said program isn’t going forward

Washington — The Justice Department on Friday urged a pair of federal judges to reject efforts to block its $1.7 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” arguing that the cases challenging the program are moot because of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s assertions that the fund is not going forward. In two filings with federal courts in Alexandria, …

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Carlos ‘Indio’ Solari, a Legend of Argentina’s Rock Scene, Dies at 77

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Carlos Alberto Solari, the Argentine singer-songwriter known as “the Indio” who led Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, one of the country’s most popular and influential rock groups, died Friday. He was 77. Solari, who had struggled with was Parkinson’s disease for at least a decade, was found dead …

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Witkoff, Kushner Meet Nuclear Experts at National Lab in Tennessee, Source Says

WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump’s ⁠special envoy Steve Witkoff ​and son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to ‌the Oak Ridge National ‌Laboratory in Tennessee ⁠on ⁠Thursday to consult with experts that could play ​a role in nuclear negotiations with Iran, a source familiar ​with the trip said on Friday. The ⁠source, confirming ⁠an …

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