HONOLULU (AP) — For residents of Puna, a remote and eclectic part of Hawaii’s Big Island, the killings of three men known for embracing the community’s off-grid, free-spirited lifestyle became a startling reminder of its struggles too. Nearly 24 hours after Jacob Baker was arrested, residents were struggling to understand what happened and were eager …
May 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday asked a federal judge to step aside from hearing its bid to force the state of Georgia to turn over a copy of its non-public voter registration list after she was linked to a judicial misconduct case. The Justice Department made the request a …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marcia Lucas, who won an Oscar as editor of the original 1977 “Star Wars” and was part of a group of women whose editing was essential to film’s New Hollywood era, has died, a lawyer for her family said Friday. She was 80. Lucas, who was married to “Star Wars” creator …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California air regulators updated the rules of a key climate program on Friday in a move widely protested by environmental groups who said the changes would weaken the program and undercut efforts to curb planet-warming emissions. The oil industry, meanwhile, said the program will still hinder efforts to bring down energy …
May 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday that it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men, in the latest such incident over the last few months. President Donald Trump’s administration has touted its success at taking out suspected drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean. U.S. …
Voters in Colombia will head to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. The winner could cause a dramatic shift in the country’s politics for the next four years, but the impact reaches far beyond its borders. CBS News national correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.
President Trump signed an executive order Friday that directs the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to align with a scientific assessment released earlier this year by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for fewer childhood vaccines. The move comes after Mr. Trump in December issued a memo directing HHS to …
The federal prosecutor who signed an indictment accusing former FBI Director James Comey of threatening President Trump by posting an image of seashells arranged as “86 47” is no longer on the case, according to court papers filed late Friday. Comey — a frequent Trump critic — was charged in North Carolina last month. The …
President Trump met with top advisers in the Situation Room on Friday to discuss the latest proposal with the Iranian regime. The Iranians are still not budging on the president’s red lines. CBS News’ Sam Vinograd discusses whether there’s any real progress.
The Wall Street Journal reports that this summer is expected to be the worst for teen jobs since 1948, when the federal government started tracking the data. Ray A. Smith, a reporter covering career and workplace issues at the Wall Street Journal, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss.