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The writer E. Jean Carroll triumphed over President Trump on Monday when the Supreme Court refused to consider overturning a jury’s verdict that he was liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. Carroll celebrated the victory in a brief note on her Substack blog, writing in all capital letters, “WE WON!” “THIS WIN IS FOR …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but arrive later, rejecting a GOP challenge to Mississippi law’s for late-arriving ballots. In the closely watched election dispute known as Watson v. Republican National Committee, the high court split 5 to 4 in finding …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission are unconstitutional and overturned a 90-year-old decision that allowed Congress to shield members of certain independent agencies from being fired by the president at will. The decision from the high court expands the president’s power over certain …
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether federal law bars Arizona from imposing tightened voting rules, including a measure that requires documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote on a state form. The case sets up a high-stakes dispute over the state’s efforts to tighten its voting requirements. It is …
Five people were killed in a shooting Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said. Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter. There were also injuries, police said, but they did not give a figure. Police said the shooting took place in the facility south of Stade’s …
Comcast said Monday it will split into two companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky into a separate media company, leaving its broadband and wireless businesses under Comcast. In a statement, the media company said the tax-free spinoff will allow each business to pursue its own strategy, invest for growth and create shareholder value. Shares of …
Colombian hard-right president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Friday named a former lawmaker whose father was killed by infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar as his future interior minister. From Espriella narrowly won Sunday’s runoff by less than a percentage point and has pledged to use a heavy hand on crime when he takes office in …
This is an updated version of a story first published on Dec. 17, 2023. The original video can be viewed here. The theft of Cambodia’s cultural treasures…thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across the country… might just be the greatest art heist in history. It began nearly a century ago when …
This week, 60 Minutes traveled to Cambodia to report on the looting of ancient artifacts from temples across the country and track their journey to prestigious museums. Correspondent Anderson Cooper and a team visited the world-famous Khmer temple Angkor Wat, as well as several other remote temples, to investigate how this decades-long art heist was …
Three firefighters were killed and two others were burned battling a wildfire along the Colorado-Utah border. Meanwhile, at least four people have died in flash flooding in Kentucky. Adam Yamaguchi reports and Andrew Kozak has a look at the forecast.