Washington — The Supreme Court just over a month ago expanded presidential power when it struck down removal protections for members of the Federal Trade Commission, clearing the way for the president to fire members of certain independent boards and commissions at-will. But as the high court considered the legality of Congress’ efforts to shield…
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon asked a federal judge in Minnesota to dismiss criminal civil rights charges against him on Friday, saying he is being unlawfully targeted for vindictive prosecution. His attorneys wrote that President Trump’s animosity toward Lemon “is well documented, stretching back over a decade.” They argued that the Justice Department charged Lemon…
In a back room behind a colorful facade in northern Manhattan, drug users are smoking crack while nearby cubicles stand ready for heroin users to wrap tourniquets around their arms and inject themselves with new, sterilized needles. It’s all part of a 5-year-old experiment sanctioned by the city of New York, but not by the…
A wave of cyberattacks targeting U.S. public water systems is heightening concerns about security gaps at utilities, with government officials warning that hackers are exploiting a particularly vulnerable industrial computer, according to security experts. U.S. water systems in at least a dozen states have been targeted by the attacks, which officials suspect may be linked…
An American Marine Corps veteran detained in Russia since 2022 is now hospitalized in serious condition, according to an advocate for his family, who is urging the Trump administration to push for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Robert Gilman, 32, is being held at a Russian hospital in what his advocate, Eric Lebson of…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration is moving quickly to crack down on criminal enterprises, cartels and undocumented immigrants using the U.S. financial system for their payroll schemes, illicit financing and other fraud. In remarks to Arizona bankers Thursday, Bessent said, “This administration will not tolerate blatant abuse of our financial system, nor…
Washington — President Trump’s administration has mounted efforts in nearly all 50 states to obtain their complete voter rolls containing sensitive information about registered voters in their states. The Justice Department has argued that the information is needed to ensure states are complying with two federal voting laws, the Help America Vote Act and the…
Bodies of five more international climbers, including world-renowned British-Nepali Nirmal Purja, have been airlifted to Skardu after they were killed in an avalanche on Broad Peak, the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said on Thursday. The avalanche struck on July 30, cutting off contact with the 10-member international expedition led by 43-year-old Purja on Broad…
The massive food warehouse fire that blanketed parts of Los Angeles in smoke in June was not an isolated event, but one in a long run of fires at properties tied to one of the world’s largest cold storage companies, a CBS News investigation has found. Federal records show that in the past decade there…
The military and civilian leadership on Wednesday said just and lasting peace in South Asia was closely linked to the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute as the country marked Youm-i-Istehsal (Exploitation Day) to mark the anniversary of India revoking the occupied region’s special autonomy in 2019. President Asif Ali Zardari said that Youm-i-Istehsal was…
