Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command, told Sen. Jack Reed that Iran is a “significantly degraded threat” but the country still retains some capabilities. Cooper appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that a man maimed in a tractor-trailer crash could sue the broker who arranged the load, a major win for highway safety advocates who have sounded alarms about record numbers of deaths and injuries in collisions with unsafe trucks. A CBS News investigation last month revealed the widespread scope …
Christopher Nolan, the filmmaker behind “Oppenheimer,” “Interstellar,” “The Dark Knight” and “The Odyssey,” sits down with Scott Pelley. Sunday on 60 Minutes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau’s Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement. Left out of the FBI’s news releases was an exclusive excursion that Patel took days later when …
NEW YORK (AP) — Clarence Carter, the blues and soul musician and singer-songwriter with the raspy, emotional vocals whose hits included the sentimental “Patches” and the salacious “Strokin,’” has died at age 90. Carter’s death was confirmed by Bill Carpenter, a spokesman for his former wife and fellow singer, Candi Staton. Carter died Wednesday of …
Trump Mobile said it is beginning to ship its gold-toned mobile phone, almost a year after the company first unveiled plans for the device. “The T1 Phone has arrived!! Those who pre-ordered the T1 Phone will be receiving an update email. Phones start shipping this week!!!,” the company said in a social media post on …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A top California Democratic political aide agreed to plead guilty Thursday to charges including conspiracy to commit bank fraud related to a scheme to steal campaign funds from Xavier Becerra when he served as the federal health secretary. The case has drawn attention to Becerra in his bid for California governor, …
LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities on Thursday unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of Luxor that date back to the New Kingdom and contain scenes of daily life and funerary rituals. The tombs are those of Rabuya and his son Samut from the 18th Dynasty, the first of the …
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The State Department’s top aid official said on Thursday that $1.8 billion in new humanitarian aid to be provided by the U.S. through the United Nations would be used in line with the Trump administration’s foreign policy interests. The new funding pledge came on …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday proposed a revised budget proposal without a deficit for his last year of office and the next, laying out a $350 billion plan that includes little new spending but also avoids major cuts. Newsom is eager to safeguard programs that have defined his tenure as …