Washington — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Friday continued to amplify President Trump’s assertion that more than a quarter of a million non-citizens were registered to vote in four states, though the administration has yet to provide details of how it arrived at that figure. In a news conference following Mr. Trump’s address to…
President Trump on Friday threatened additional tariffs on Canada for wildfires that have blanketed large parts of the Midwest and East Coast in smoke in recent days, blaming the U.S.’ northern neighbor for failing to contain the blazes. “We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and…
Jimothy the raccoon has a condition known as short-spine syndrome, but he has been embraced by a Seattle community and the internet alike. Source link
The man federal prosecutors are calling “one of the biggest fish” in the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme made his first court appearance Friday. Forty-two-year-old Abdikerm Eidleh appeared in federal court in St. Paul on Friday, just weeks after he was arrested in Mogadishu. The FBI says he fled the country four years ago after being indicted in…
Dangerous flooding in Texas leads to more than 230 water rescues – CBS News Watch CBS News More than 2 feet of rain slammed the Texas Hill Country in the past four days, causing dangerous floods. Jason Allen reports. Source link
Taylor Farms on Friday said it is “voluntarily removing” iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico after it was linked to one of the largest outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. in recent years. “While the FDA traceback is indicating a specific independent farm, which represents less than 1% of the U.S.’s iceberg lettuce supply, as the potential…
A man convicted of sexual assault and considered one of Rhode Island’s most wanted fugitives was arrested off the coast of New Jersey after over 20 years on the run, state officials said Thursday. Ronald L. Fischer fled Rhode Island during his criminal trial for first-degree sexual assault in 2005, CBS affiliate WPRI reported. He…
The Coca-Cola Co. said a cyberattack has forced it to temporarily halt its Fairlife milk operations in the U.S. An unauthorized third-party user accessed Chicago-based Fairlife milk’s production systems in what the beverage giant believes was a ransomware event, Coca-Cola said in a statement Thursday. It’s unclear when the breach occurred. As soon as it…
The so-called “great wealth transfer” — the passing of assets from the baby boomer generation to their heirs — will mostly benefit younger Americans who are already affluent, according to a July report from Visa Business and Economic Insights. And while the wealth transfer will be significant, the value of assets that are passed down…
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of his close relatives told The Associated Press. David Brouillette,…
