WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people. The justices granted the state’s emergency appeal to use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority-Black …
June 3 (Reuters) – Russia has downed 30 drones over the Leningrad region northwest of Moscow and continues to repel the attacks, Governor Alexander Drozdenko said, as a major annual economic forum was about to start. The Leningrad region, home to crucial energy export infrastructure and a major oil refinery, is hosting its fifth wartime …
NEW YORK (AP) — Jill Biden says she’s sorry she didn’t talk more about her son Hunter’s drug addiction during her time in the White House, explaining that she now realizes that being open about his substance abuse and his recovery can offer hope to others in the same situation. In a wide-ranging interview with …
CBS News has fired longtime “60 Minutes” correspondent and former “CBS Evening News” anchor Scott Pelley one day after he had a tense and confrontational exchange with new “60 Minutes” executive producer Nick Bilton during a staff meeting. Bilton informed Pelley of the termination in a letter Tuesday evening. “Yesterday’s performative display of hostility—enacted in …
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 …