At least 11 people were injured Saturday when a truck packed with explosives detonated next to a Colombian police station near the border with Venezuela, six days before President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s inauguration. AFP reporters saw the vehicle in flames, damaged building facades and police, and soldiers and residents gathering around the scene of…
President Trump delivered an ultimatum to Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn on Saturday, telling them to stop stalling on confirming Todd Blanche as attorney general or he would push again to make his “anti-weaponization fund” a reality. Tillis and Cornyn have refused to vote for Blanche as the full-time attorney general unless it is…
Investigators are probing whether Iranian hackers are behind the malicious cyber activity this week that targeted water systems in seven states, including Minnesota. If they are found to be the culprits, it would not be the first time Iranian actors have been linked to cyberattacks against the U.S. For more than a decade, Iranian-linked operators…
7/31: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Sources say the U.S. and Israel are planning major attacks on Iran; the Pima County Sheriff’s Office reveals Nancy Guthrie ransom notes. Source link
President Trump took his Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David on Friday, where he downplayed cyberattacks on Minnesota water systems that U.S. officials suspect were linked to Iran. Nancy Cordes reports. Source link
DOJ drops case against former Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. government dismissed the felony indictment against David Hearn, the former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool of the National Mall. Source link
Federal prosecutors on Friday asked a judge to dismiss an indictment charging former U.S. Olympic canoeist David Hearn with ripping up the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, citing new information that the damage was caused by a “botched installation” by a contractor, not vandalism. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in D.C. had charged Hearn…
Washington — The United States and Israel are planning what would be one of the harshest bombing campaigns to date against energy infrastructure targets in Iran, multiple sources told CBS News, with strikes possible throughout the weekend. There was some discussion about trying to conclude by the time financial markets open Monday because of concern…
The ex-wife of Republican Rep. Max Miller asked a court Thursday to issue a restraining order blocking the two-term Ohio congressman from contacting her lawyer, as her allegations that he assaulted her — which Miller denies — continue to plague his contentious reelection campaign. In court filings, ex-wife Emily Moreno alleged that Miller has repeatedly…
An international boycott movement is growing after FIFA’s Gianni Infantino announced plans to sell off the World Cup and other competitions to private equity investors, including Josh Kushner, the younger brother of President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Source link
