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Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced in a U.S. court Monday to life in prison, seven years after his Sinaloa cartel co-founder Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán was handed the same sentence. Zambada’s sentencing in Brooklyn federal court was the culmination of the U.S. government’s yearslong fight to bring the long-elusive cartel …
An incendiary device went off outside a federal building in Lower Manhattan Monday morning and a suspect has been taken into custody, police sources said. The incident happened outside 26 Federal Plaza, a building that houses dozens of agencies including the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Preliminary information indicates …
Police are searching for at least two suspects after a home invasion at the residence of Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley. The NFL running back was home at the time of the break-in, police say. Tom Hanson reports.
At least three U.S. servicemembers were killed over the weekend in Iranian attacks, A third American soldier in northern Iraq died following “a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” CENTCOM said in a statement. The first two were killed in a strike on a U.S. air base in Jordan. …
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, on Sunday, according to a statement they posted on X. “We are excited to announce that our baby boy, Alec Neel Vance, was born this morning. Usha and the baby are happy and healthy, and our kids are overjoyed to …
Defaults on student loans have surged across the United States, reaching record levels as borrowers struggle to keep up with payments. The numbers have spiked since payments came due again following a lengthy pause intended to provide relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, around 9.5 million people – 1 in 5 federal student loan borrowers …
A U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, CENTCOM announced. Separately, unidentified remains were found in Jordan at the location where a U.S. service member went missing and two others were killed following an Iranian strike. Taurean Small reports.
Gas prices on the rise again as Iran war reignites – CBS News Watch CBS News Gas prices are on their way up again as the U.S. and Iran continue to launch strikes at each other and ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz dries up. Lindsey Reiser has more.
U.S. Marshals arrested social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami on Saturday due to recent developments in the U.K. Authorities there, who already had a case against the duo, say four more alleged victims of the brothers came forward with accusations including rape, sex trafficking, assault and child pornography. Cristian Benavides reports.
This past week, Los Angeles County renewed a $41 million contract to keep two aerial water bombers available for fighting wildfires. The so-called “Super Scoopers,” of which there are only about 160 in operation, are world-renowned for their decades of fire-fighting. Ian Lee reports.