Coming up on 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks, the effort to bring to justice the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has hit a major obstacle. CBS News has learned a military judge ruled this week that his confessions made to FBI agents at Guantanamo Bay were not voluntary and cannot be used…
The Aspen Acres Fire burning in southern Colorado has destroyed 55 homes in Custer County and more than 100 structures in Pueblo County, authorities said. The wildfire has grown to 28,314 acres as of Tuesday afternoon and is 0% contained so far, although Pueblo County Sheriff David J. Lucero said in a news conference that…
Most of the 60,000 North African migrants who entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta had been returned to Morocco by Sunday, officials said, but a cloud remains over the tiny enclave. Shops in Ceuta reopened, and the usual blend of residents and tourists in the city of 84,000 were filling the open-air terraces, restaurants and…
The Canadian province of Alberta, a major supplier of oil and natural gas to the U.S., will vote next month on a possible referendum that could break up the country. Ian Lee reports from Raymond, Alberta. Source link
The Justice Department released a new legal opinion Thursday that civil rights experts said represents a significant attack against people with mental, physical and intellectual disabilities who receive state-funded services. The Office of Legal Counsel opinion said states are not actually required by law to integrate mentally disabled patients with their peers by providing community…
The Justice Department is suing two Chinese companies to force a mandatory recall of immersion water heaters, alleging that the products can overheat and catch fire “within minutes” after they’re turned on, according to court filings obtained by CBS News. The heaters can be used in bathtubs and pools. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal…
Shortly after taking off from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, an American Airlines flight was forced to turn around Monday after flames erupted from the plane’s left engine. “In the middle of the runway, everybody heard a big bang, and then the next thing that we know, was making a lot of noise,” said John Richter,…
At least seven tornadoes broke out Wednesday night across the Midwest and Southeast, as severe weather descended on a large swath of the country, destroying homes and businesses in the process. According to the National Weather Service, a confirmed tornado was reported near the small northeast Iowa community of Harpers Ferry at 5:10 p.m., while…
London — Many Europeans have long seen air conditioning as an unnecessary, costly, carbon emissions-heavy indulgence. But as the continent’s summers get hotter, claiming more lives as they do, that appears to be changing. Over the last week, 40 people died in France from drowning as they sought relief from extreme heat. In Spain, temperatures hit…
This report is published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Giving birth to her fourth child in January of 2021 was life-changing, says Nicole Hamann, but not in the way she ever imagined. While still at the hospital, Hamann was informed that both she and…
