More than 6,000 flights were canceled or delayed coast to coast because a construction crew accidentally severed a backup data cable from a radar facility near Philadelphia. The first line had already failed. Kris Van Cleave has more details. Source link
President Trump plans to award the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, CBS News has learned. A White House official confirmed the award will be presented Friday, Aug. 28, at Joint Reserve Base Ellington in Houston. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian…
The United States Park Police have arrested multiple people for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, President Trump said Saturday, days after algae turned the water a fluorescent green hue and rips appeared in an “American Flag Blue” surface handpicked by the president. “The United States Park Police have arrested multiple individuals for vandalizing…
JPMorgan Chase said on Monday it will invest $750 billion through 2035 to boost the U.S. housing supply, including financing for 1 million affordable housing units and assisting 500,000 people in buying homes. The investment is part of JPMorgan Chase’s American Dream Initiative, announced in March to boost economic mobility at a time when many…
Two weeks after losing a bid to avoid paying the writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages for sexual abuse and defamation, President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment she won against him. The two judgments against Mr. Trump came in civil federal trials in…
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning Chicago rapper Lil Durk in a murder-for-hire plot targeting another rapper. Durk, whose real name is Durk Devontay Banks, had faced multiple felony counts, including charges of murder, stalking and conspiracy. Five other people associated with Lil Durk’s Chicago-based rap collective, “Only the Family” or “OTF,”…
Supreme Court issues two big wins for Trump’s immigration policy – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court handed down rulings in a pair of immigration cases on Thursday. Jan Crawford is following the decisions. Source link
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump’s call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a “top grade Military Complex” equipped with snipers and with the capability to store, launch and land drones while in the flight path of Washington’s Ronald Reagan National…
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…
The Justice Department moved Monday to dismiss a class action lawsuit brought by Jan. 6 defendants under the Federal Tort Claims Act, arguing that the claims brought by the rioters are prohibited because they were filed after the statute of limitations had expired. “All the claims in the Complaint are ‘forever barred’ due to the…
