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May 28 (Reuters) – A Ukrainian drone attack killed three utility workers in a Russian-controlled part of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region on Thursday, the Kremlin-installed head of the region said. Denis Pushilin, posting on the Telegram messaging app, said the workers, a repair crew for the water supply company, were in a car in Vuhlehirsk, …
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) — Rescuers are trying to reach four climbers who fell on Alaska’s Mount McKinley, North America’s tallest peak, the National Park Service said Thursday. The climbers’ conditions weren’t immediately known following the fall, which was reported to Denali National Park and Preserve rangers overnight, and rangers were seeking …
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Big 12 coaches unanimously agreed Thursday on their preference for a 24-team College Football Playoff, a scenario in which the conference would have had five playoff teams last season instead of only league champion Texas Tech like it did in the current 12-team playoff format. “They should ask coaches for more …
SAO PAULO (AP) — The U.S. State Department designated two Brazilian criminal groups as foreign terrorist organizations on Thursday. With Brazil’s presidential election set to take place in October, supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro have called for the designation as they target President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s public security policies. The two gangs …
May 28 (Reuters) – The United States intends to designate Brazilian gangs PCC and Comando Vermelho as “Foreign Terrorist Organizations” from June 5, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. The Lula administration in Brazil has tried to avoid such designations because it could open a path for military action by the U.S. …
Sources tell CBS News the Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation into a nonprofit with ties to E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually abusing her and won two lawsuits against him. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more details.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for reelection as polls show a close mayoral primary. Tia Mitchell, Washington bureau chief for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Dave Levinthal, senior editor at NOTUS, join to discuss.
A new biography titled “An Inconvenient Widow” by veteran journalist Lois Romano looks at the crucial influence Mary Todd Lincoln had in her husband’s rise to the presidency, and the failures of those around her following President Lincoln’s assassination. Romano joins “The Takeout” to dispel misconceptions about the former first lady.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators are working to extend their current ceasefire and begin negotiations on a long-term agreement, but neither President Trump nor Iranian leaders have given final approval on a deal. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan has more.
WASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday told reporters that Washington was “not there yet” with Iran on an agreement but that the parties were close, adding that the U.S. was in a position where it could substantially set back Tehran’s nuclear program. The United States and Iran reached an agreement …