Dolly Parton's estate in feud with her nephew
Dolly Parton’s estate has accused her nephew, Bryan Seaver, of extortion. Seaver, who announced the singer’s death last month, was also fired as her head of security. Adriana Diaz reports. Source link
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Zelenskyy rejects wartime elections citing “huge risk” and “split” for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected the idea of holding elections during the war with Russia, four days after the former defense minister publicly called for them. “I believe that in a war like this, elections as such are a huge risk. Elections right now are a tsunami for the country that will split Ukraine,” Zelenskyy…
Pair of lifeguards keep young swimmer from being swept out to sea in California
Pair of lifeguards keep young swimmer from being swept out to sea in California – CBS News Watch CBS News A pair of lifeguards stood their ground against ferocious waves to keep a young swimmer from being swept out to sea amid dangerous rip currents that affected parts of the California coast over the weekend….
Americans on health insurance: "I pay a lot of money for and it covers very little"
In the 1800s, Hartford, Connecticut, picked up the nickname, “The Insurance Capital of the World.” Tony Dokoupil visits the city to ask people about rising insurance and healthcare costs. Source link
Pentagon upgrades awards of 3 Marines for “combat heroism” after Abbey Gate attack in Kabul
Five years after the attack at Abbey Gate in Kabul that killed 13 U.S. service members, the Pentagon upgraded the awards of three Marines for their actions in the wake of the blast. Service members were in the final days of the U.S. military’s 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, and were helping to process evacuees at…
Trump lashes out at judges ruling against his priorities, pet projects
After a federal judge ruled once again that the Kennedy Center could not also bear the name of President Trump, unless Congress directed it, the president’s hand-picked board voted to shut the whole thing down. Ed O’Keefe reports from the White House. Source link
Bernie Sanders, Steve Bannon call for more AI guardrails
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon both called for tighter AI regulation at Tuesday’s “pro-human” AI summit in Washington, D.C. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports. Source link
Growing U.S. inequality is worsening Social Security’s financial crunch, group says
Social Security’s looming funding crisis is usually blamed on demographics, with an aging U.S. population and declining birth rates leaving fewer workers to support retirees. But another force is also draining the program’s finances: widening income inequality. In the last few decades, incomes of higher-paid Americans have soared, far outpacing those of low- and middle-class workers. That’s…
“The Brink of War” stars Jeff Daniels and Jared Harris on Reagan and Gorbachev’s fateful meeting
Emmy-winner Jeff Daniels stars as President Ronald Reagan and Jared Harris portrays Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in “The Brink of War,” a film that portrays the two leaders at the 1986 Reykjavik Summit. Daniels and Harris share their experiences playing these two historical figures amid a period of high political tension. Source link
F-16 fighter jet intercepts civilian plane in restricted airspace over Maryland
An F-16 fighter jet intercepted a civilian plane that was flying through restricted airspace over Hagerstown, Maryland, on Saturday afternoon, military officials said. The plane had violated a VIP Temporary Flight Restriction in the region, said the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The restriction is effectively a no-fly zone declared by the FAA, often in…