Washington — Graham Platner’s move to suspend his Senate campaign this week after a woman accused him of sexual assault has prompted a mad dash in Maine, as Democrats position themselves as possible replacements to take on GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November. After Platner officially files paperwork to withdraw, the Maine Democratic Party…
Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country’s east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days. Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a reservoir dam sent torrents…
Millions of Americans may be due a refund from the IRS but face a July 10 deadline to claim the money, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate, a division of the agency that oversees taxpayer rights. The deadline stems from a federal judge’s November ruling that the IRS should have suspended tax filing and payment deadlines during…
For eight years, Chinese online retailer Alibaba and its U.S. payment processing company failed to prevent dangerous drugs, chemicals and pill presses from being sold to American customers — even after employees warned of compliance problems, public records show. Prosecutors at the Justice Department believed they had enough evidence to prove that the companies had…
Family members of a 31-year-old American tourist who was killed while on vacation in Hungary’s capital mourned their loss while a 37-year-old suspect was in custody Saturday. The victim, Mackenzie Michalski from Portland, Oregon, was reported missing Nov. 5 after she was last seen at a nightclub in central Budapest. Police launched a missing person…
With a landmark housing affordability bill in political limbo, U.S. home prices have hit an all-time high. The median price of existing homes in June was $440,660, up 1.8% from $432,700 a year ago, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Home prices have risen for 36 straight months. “Housing affordability remains…
President Trump’s 250-foot proposed Triumphal Arch would require structural revisions to earn final approval, the National Planning Commission said Thursday. The proposed Memorial Circle monument has a 166-foot mezzanine and 24-foot observation level, with a 60-foot statue of Lady Liberty on top. This would violate the 1910 Heights of Buildings Act, which seeks to preserve…
A Palestinian aid worker who organized World Cup watch parties across the Gaza Strip was killed in an Israeli missile strike shortly before soccer fans gathered to watch the Egypt-Argentina game on Tuesday evening, according to a local hospital director. Mohamed Al-Wahidi was the public relations director of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza, which…
Tyler Robinson, the college student accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk during an event at Utah Valley University in September 2025, acted erratically after the shooting and told his roommate he wished “he hadn’t done it,” according to an interview played in court Thursday. Robinson is charged with aggravated murder and has not entered…
Washington — California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff is launching a congressional inquiry into why the Justice Department shuttered a long-running criminal investigation into Cronobacter bacterial contamination at an Abbott Laboratories plant that made baby formula. In a July 8 letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reviewed by CBS News, Schiff said he is seeking…
