WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tried to create a near $1.8 billion fund that could be funneled to his supporters as a means of settling a lawsuit he filed against his own government — even arguing that he “gave up a lot of money in allowing” it. After drawing outcry in Congress and the …
A historic donation to a historic home — the family of Betsy Ross is donating an important piece of history this month to the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia. CBS News Philadelphia caught up with Eric Conrad ahead of the unveiling in Old City. Last month, he started the “Original 13 Odyssey” bike journey. It’s …
The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a “screw scam,” Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the nozzle cradle of a gas pump. When you finish pumping gas and hang the nozzle up, the screw blocks the …
KINSHASA, June 2 (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has re-opened the airport in the capital city of the province hit hardest by the ongoing Ebola outbreak, a government statement said, reversing a move that some residents said had cut them off from critical supplies. The government in Kinshasa announced last month that it was …
Groups that don’t have to publicly reveal their donors are behind a significant chunk of campaign ads airing ahead of Nevada’s June primaries, led by one tied to Gov. Joe Lombardo’s (R) re-election campaign, a Nevada Independent analysis found. Advertisers have spent about $14 million on airtime so far this year, but more than one-third …
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the baseball players’ association insisted his union will fight management’s salary cap proposal as long as it takes as negotiations proceed with the threat of a lockout that could cancel games next season. “Our union has never been broken and never will be,” interim executive director Bruce Meyer …
NEW YORK (AP) — In a remarkable sign of the turmoil at CBS’s top-rated “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS News head Bari Weiss was “murdering the show” and accused its new producer of having “slender qualifications” for the job, according to reports. Pelley made his accusations in an introductory meeting Monday between the …
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Monday defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to protests despite a court order blocking the plan. President William Ruto on Monday night said the U.S. had a long-standing partnership with Kenya on health matters and that the quarantine facility …
BEIJING, June 2 (Reuters) – China accused the Philippine defence chief of having no gratitude for key Chinese commodities and of using issues about people’s livelihoods for political showmanship, after remarks about China being a threat. Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro told Reuters on Saturday that China remains a “severe threat” with no show of …
GENEVA, June 2 (Reuters) – The United Nations weather agency on Tuesday forecast a moderate or possibly strong El Nino that could drive up global temperatures and increase the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, which typically …