CBS News fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, a day after he allegedly said Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job. The move deepened the turmoil at the nation’s most influential TV news program and the news unit that oversees …
June 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday it has proposed additional duties on imports from 60 economies after determining their failures to curb trade in goods made with forced labor are unreasonable and restrict U.S. commerce. (Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.
(Corrects location of Shizuoka Prefecture to west of Tokyo, not east, in final paragraph) TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) – Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday morning, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes. The storm’s centre lay off the …
The Justice Department said Tuesday it obtained a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center that contained new allegations about how its donations were purportedly used to pay informants inside hate groups. The superseding indictment, which the DOJ said was returned by a grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama, alleges that $4.1 …
Iowa Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson privately acknowledged that the ongoing U.S. conflict with Iran could become a “political liability” if it stretches beyond the next few weeks, according to audio of a campaign event exchange obtained by CBS News. Hinson made the remarks during a conversation with a voter at a campaign stop …
CANBERRA, June 3 (Reuters) – Australia and the Solomon Islands have agreed to negotiate a comprehensive treaty, the two countries’ leaders said on Wednesday, a victory for Australia as it vies with China for influence among Pacific Island nations. The announcement was made during a visit to Canberra by Matthew Wale, who was elected Solomon …
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – Iowa State Representative Josh Turek, who describes himself as a “common-sense prairie populist,” won the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday and a chance in November to become the party’s first senator from the farm-belt state since 2008. Turek, backed by national Democrats and former Democratic Senator Tom …
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – CBS News has terminated the contract of 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, two sources at the network said on Tuesday. “Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you.,” the show’s executive producer Nick Bilton wrote to Pelley. “I therefore …
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide. …
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her party’s renomination in Iowa’s first congressional district on Tuesday, positioning the incumbent congresswoman for her third general election contest against Democrat Christina Bohannan. Miller-Meeks, a 70-year-old physician and three-term House Republican, defeated MAGA Republican challenger David Pautsch, according to U.S. media reports. Democrat Bohannan …