WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department filed a complaint Monday in federal court against the city of Washington, D.C., and its water and sewer authority, seeking financial penalties for their role in a leak that led to millions of gallons of raw sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The complaint stems from a massive leak …
Human rights around the world are under severe attack, creating a “global environment where primitive ferocity could flourish,” warns Amnesty International in its annual report released Monday, “The State of the World’s Human Rights.” The current “predatory world order,” says Amnesty International, normalizes and fosters social injustice, suppression of free speech, unprecedented military investment, cuts …
From the daughter of an incarcerated R&B singer to running one of the largest cities in the country, and now the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms chronicles her upbringing and political career in her new memoir, “The Rough Side of the Mountain.” Lance Bottoms joins “The …
65% of Americans blame Trump for high gas prices, poll finds – CBS News Watch CBS News A new Quinnipac poll shows a large majority of Americans are blaming President Trump for rising gas prices. Political strategists Chuck Rocha and Erin Maguire join with analysis.
A new book called “Screen People” argues that’s what society has become: a people defined by screens, what we do with those screens and how we present ourselves on those screens. Author Megan Garber joins “The Takeout” to discuss.
Bill Nye slams White House’s proposed NASA cuts as “tone-deaf” in wake of Artemis II mission – CBS News Watch CBS News Fresh off the successful Artemis II mission, the White House is looking to make a 23% cut to NASA’s budget. Bill Nye joins “The Takeout” to discuss.
FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic on Monday after a new piece in the magazine accused him of having “alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.” CBS News Department of Justice reporter Jake Rosen has the details.
By Mike Scarcella and Abhirup Roy WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit in Florida stemming from a 2018 high-speed crash that killed a teenager riding in one of the electric vehicle maker’s sedans, court records show. A trial in the lawsuit was set to begin …
The U.S. Department of Justice has demanded that Michigan’s Wayne County turn over all its ballots from the 2024 election just weeks after it made similar requests in Georgia and Arizona. The earlier requests were for ballots and other records from 2020, the presidential election President Donald Trump lost, while the fresh request is for …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge Monday ordered a man who was shot multiple times during an arrest by immigration officers in central California to remain in custody over concerns he could be a flight risk, a lawyer said. Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, who has dual citizenship from El Salvador and Mexico, is charged with …