President Trump gave his 2026 State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, during which he addressed, among other topics, the economy — an urgent topic of concern for millions of Americans who say they’re worried about everything from the price of food to spiraling health care costs. The president touted his work during his…
Former FBI Director James Comey filed new motions late Tuesday in his effort to toss out federal charges accusing him of threatening President Trump’s by posting a photo of seashells arranged to form the numbers “86 47,” casting the indictment as the latest salvo in a yearslong effort to punish him for criticizing the president…
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, federal agencies have given states a green light to expand the use of civil commitment for homeless individuals with mental illness or substance abuse problems. Pending a court challenge, the primary system of funding for organizations combating…
American Airlines has lifted a national groundstop after a system outage, the airline confirmed Tuesday night. “A technology issue briefly impacted connectivity for some of our systems on Tuesday evening,” American Airlines said on X. “Systems are coming back online now and flights are departing again. We put a temporary ground stop in place while…
As he fiddled with ideas earlier this year for how to rejuvenate Washington Dulles International Airport, the capital’s aging federally owned airport, President Trump asked a handful of the design and engineering firms competing for the contract to create three-dimensional models so that he could better picture the designs, multiple sources told CBS News. The…
A strong earthquake hit southern Japan on Tuesday, registering a magnitude of 7.1 according to the Japan Meteorological Agency and 6.8 according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered near the city of Kumamoto, about 600 miles south of Tokyo. A tsunami alert was issued, for waves of about one yard in height,…
The son of Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with the shooting of his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia. The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that deputies responded late Sunday to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, where they found 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot…
Police have captured a fugitive who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering iconic singer-songwriter Victor Jara in 1973, during Chile’s military dictatorship, a Justice Department statement said Sunday. Author of songs such as “El derecho de vivir en paz” (The Right to Live in Peace), Jara was a major figure of New Chilean Song, a…
The suspect in the Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade attack, who officials said was known to have ties to ISIS, was about to be disqualified from a deradicalization program after staff saw red flags, one of the program’s leaders told CBS News on Monday. Officials said Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German-born citizen with Lebanese roots, plowed a…
Washington — Former FBI Director James Comey urged a federal judge on Monday to throw out an indictment alleging he threatened President Trump’s life, arguing that it targets speech protected by the First Amendment and that the phrase at the center of the charges, “86 47,” does not connote violence. Lawyers for Comey wrote in…
