Washington — A group of Senate Democrats is pressing Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for more information about the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and whether the Justice Department violated its own rules when it agreed to create the controversial program as part of a settlement with President Trump. Led by Sen. Cory Booker of New…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national minimum tax on billionaires and a federal fund that would give every American a stake in the wealth created by artificial intelligence, laying out a populist economic agenda in an essay published Friday on Substack. At the same time, Newsom, who is mulling a 2028 White…
Gdańsk, Poland — Ukraine has launched one of its heaviest drone assaults on Russia since the war began, targeting 12 regions in the neighboring nation as well as its own Crimean Peninsula, which has been occupied by Russia since 2014. Russia’s Tass state news agency said Ukraine fired more drones in the attack than it…
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Jane Pauley hosts a special program celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial: “These United States – America at 250.” Essential American songs of the last…
A University of Kentucky project using artificial intelligence to help decode an ancient Roman mystery has led to a major discovery, researchers announced Thursday. In 79 A.D., the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the Roman city of Pompeii and the nearby town of Herculaneum. During a dig in Herculaneum in the 18th century, archaeologists found…
Former Trump national security adviser John Bolton is expected to plead guilty Friday to one count of retaining classified information and will agree to pay a $2.25 million fine. Bolton, now a staunch critic of Mr. Trump, was indicted last year on 18 counts related to his handling of sensitive government information that prosecutors said…
The British royal family started paying income tax in 1992, but this year they revealed how much they actually paid. Meanwhile, King Charles is also upending royal tradition, saying he and Queen Camilla won’t live at Buckingham Palace after its nearly 10-year renovation is completed. Source link
Luigi Mangione’s attorneys and federal prosecutors were discussing a possible plea deal in his federal case, but talks fell apart. Mangione is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024 and has pleaded not guilty. Source link
9m ago Lebanese president welcomes French, Italian efforts to form coalition to replace U.N. peacekeepers Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed Friday France and Italy’s efforts to set up a multinational coalition to succeed the United Nations peacekeeping force in his country, whose mandate expires at the end of the year. The peacekeeping force in…
The widow and the daughter of Maurice Pierce, one of the four men wrongfully accused in the 1991 Texas yogurt shop murders, have confirmed they signed a multimillion-dollar settlement with the city of Austin. Kimberli and Marisa Pierce spoke with correspondent Erin Moriarty in a new episode of the podcast “48 Hours: Case by Case.”…
