Defense attorneys for Luigi Mangionefacing charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and federal prosecutors in New York discussed a possible plea deal in the case ahead of a hearing Monday, but talks fell apart, according to two sources familiar with the matter. It is unclear how close the two sides came to …
Emergency crews are searching for survivors amongst the rubble after deadly back-to-back earthquakes in Venezuela. Martin Hudson, a geo-technical engineering expert, joins CBS News to discuss the rarity of the event.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards attacked a Singapore-flagged commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz with a drone on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed to CBS News, posing a challenge to President Trump’s efforts to reopen the critical shipping corridor. The ship’s bridge was damaged after it was struck on its starboard side off the coast of …
Attorneys for Luigi Mangione are accusing federal prosecutors of manipulating public opinion against the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and denying him his right to a fair trial. Mangione is facing both state and federal charges for Thompson’s murder in December 2024. He has pleaded not guilty in both cases. On Thursday, NBC …
A jury remains deadlocked in the trial of Jonathan Rinderknechtthe man accused of starting the blaze that turned into the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire in 2025. After announcing earlier on Thursday that they had reached a verdict, the jury sent a note to the judge saying they were deadlocked, according to the U.S. Department …
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge climbed to 4.1% in May, its highest level in more than three years. Josh Schafer, Barron’s Investor Circle Newsletter editor, joins with analysis.
The two candidates in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, mayor’s race are separated by only two votes, a county official confirmed to CBS News. A recount is likely after the city is able to canvas the votes and certify the results. Christine Erickson is two votes ahead of Jamie Smith, the Minnehaha County Auditors and …
Washington — President Trump and House conservatives are holding Congress hostage over Senate Republicans’ inability to pass a voting regulations bill known as the SAVE America Act. Mr. Trump abruptly canceled a signing ceremony Wednesday for a landmark housing affordability bill that has overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers, seeking once again to use unrelated …
This week’s selloff in technology stocks underscores a gnawing anxiety among investors: What happens if you throw a big party and few people show up? The Nasdaq Composite Index has slipped nearly 3% this week as Wall Street frets over whether the trillions of dollars going into artificial intelligence will deliver the revenue and profit …
Washington — GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana on Wednesday dropped his support for a Democrat-led effort to restrict President Trump’s war powers in Iran after receiving a briefing at the White House — a briefing he said he secured with a note slipped to the president’s envoy to the Middle East following a heated …