The White House is considering ending funding for a longtime civil rights election program aimed at protecting the rights of minority populations to vote, sources familiar with the matter tell CBS News. The federal observer program, authorized under the Voting Rights Act and launched in 1966, is an Office of Personnel Management operation that partners …
By Laila Bassam, Ahmed Rasheed, Pesha Magid and Tom Perry BEIRUT/BAGHDAD/JERUSALEM, March 12 (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim armed groups in Lebanon and Iraq are stepping up their role in the war with the U.S. and Israel, showing the Iran-backed “Axis of Resistance” can still wage attacks despite damage inflicted on the alliance during the Gaza …
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The decision to leave Tampa Bay wasn’t easy for Mike Evans after he and his family built strong relationships with the Buccaneers and the community over 12 seasons. Picking a new spot once he decided to leave was far easier for the star receiver. Evans dove into possible destinations before …
The FBI has closed a politically charged voter fraud inquiry sought by Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, after finding only 38 non-citizens may have voted in the 2020 presidential election, sources with direct knowledge of the probe told CBS News. The FBI ended the inquiry in late January, after Signal Chattahthe first assistant U.S. attorney in …
Michigan synagogue attacker had mortar-type explosives in car – CBS News Watch CBS News Security at a Michigan synagogue killed an attacker on Thursday after he rammed a car into the building, sources say. CBS News’ Anna Schecter has the latest.
One-third of Americans are cutting back on everyday living expenses — even skipping meals — and stretching their prescription medications so they can afford health care, according to new polling from the West Health-Gallup Center on Healthcare in America. About 82 million Americans across low-, middle- and high-income brackets say they are spending less on utilities, driving …
You rarely hear a hopeful story coming from Haiti. Sunday, Anderson Cooper reports on an orphanage caring for the country’s most vulnerable children, giving them safety, stability, and a path to college.
Before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, an average of 100 vessels per day would safely traverse the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday, only one or two ships crossed the narrow waterway, according to MarineTraffic, a ship tracking website. Reopening the strait, which ordinarily handles some 20% of daily global oil shipments, …
The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it would release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. James Bikales, energy reporter for Politico, joins CBS News to discuss what impact that may have on gas prices.
Spoiler alert! “Survivor” contestant talks dramatic elimination – CBS News Watch CBS News The fourth contestant eliminated from “Survivor: In the Hands of the Fans” joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss being voted off and playing the game again.