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 …
In the months after Alyssa Burkett was murdered, she appeared to her mother, Teresa Collard, in a dream. Teresa Collard: I see her across the room and in my dream — I knew she was gone but I was hysterically happy that I was seeing her and I was thinking “you’re back.” Teresa Collard: She …
6/2: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Hostage situation, bomb threat reported at California Chase Bank; President Trump names controversial new acting director of national intelligence.
Tuesday marked Primary Day in six U.S. states, with key races in California, including the governor’s race and LA’s mayoral race. CBS News’ Julie Watts and Fin Gómez report.
Christina Bohannan won the Democrat primary in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News projects, giving her a third chance at trying to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state representative, beat political newcomer and healthcare worker Travis Terrell to advance to the November general election. …
Trump pick of Bill Pulte for acting DNI draws heavy criticism – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump announced that he is tapping Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
The sci-fi horror flick “Backrooms” was the number one movie in the U.S. as of Tuesday. The filmmaker behind the movie, 20-year-old YouTuber Kane Parsons, is now the youngest director with a number one film globally. Brooks Barnes, The New York Times’ chief Hollywood correspondent, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.