Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles on Tuesday announced criminal charges against the prominent leader and eight associates of the Indian organized criminal group known as “Bishnoi,” tying them to the 2023 assassination of a Sikh separatist leader in Canada. The indictment accuses Lawrence Bishnoi and another defendant of ordering the killing of “H.S.N.” — the…
The U.S. Postal Service on Sunday will raise the price of a first-class Forever stamp from 78 cents to 82 cents, the latest in a series of increases aimed at stemming the agency’s mounting financial losses. The USPS announced the increase in April, saying the higher price was intended to bolster its finances. Over the past five…
Washington — Senate GOP leaders said Tuesday they spoke with Sen. Mitch McConnell amid a weekslong hospitalization that has sparked growing speculation about his health. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the South Dakota Republican and McConnell spoke on Monday by phone and “had a lengthy and substantive conversation that covered a…
Mexico said Tuesday it is investigating whether its sovereignty was violated by the United States in the 2024 capture of drug lord Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, in the latest flareup of diplomatic tensions over Washington’s war on cartels. The inquiry comes after the FBI displayed in an exhibition the plane used to bring most-wanted Zambada,…
Latest news on New York City building at risk of collapse – CBS News Watch CBS News Bricks fell from a building on East 42nd Street in New York City, prompting evacuations on Tuesday. CBS News’ Lilia Luciano reports. Source link
Washington — Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Tuesday that he spoke with Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner and recommended that he exit the Senate race after a bombshell report Monday accusing Platner of sexual assault. Platner denied the allegation. “I have spoken with Graham Platner about the best path forward for Maine,”…
Rahm Emanuel, a potential Democratic presidential candidate and longtime defender of Israel, will denounce Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week and deliver a bracing message that the country’s relationship with the United States is “at a crossroads.” “It cannot stand or survive as it has been,” Emanuel will say at Tel Aviv…
Gotham FC’s club governor Carolyn Tisch Blodgett said Tuesday “there’s no better sports stage than New York City” — as the women’s soccer team announced they’re moving home games from New Jersey to the Etihad Park stadium in Queens. “When we came in as new owners two-and-a-half years ago, we set the vision to be…
London — British politician Nigel Farage, a one-time ally of President Trump who has led a surging far-right, populist movement in the U.K., resigned on Tuesday as a lawmaker to trigger a special election. It’s a high-risk political gamble to renew his mandate from voters as he faces mounting pressure over a financial scandal. Farage has…
Oprah’s Book Club pick Sophie Chen Keller reads “Little Wonder” excerpt – CBS News Watch CBS News Oprah Winfrey selected “Little Wonder” by acclaimed author Sophie Chen Keller as her latest book club pick. Keller reads an excerpt from her novel about an extraordinary journey of hope and love. Source link
