Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ’50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. Morgan, who was still working on new books and poems, died Saturday in New York after suffering a series of health problems in…
A Florida company that was established in May won an unusual and potentially lucrative deal to be the only business permitted to stock the commissaries of the Bureau of Prisons’ 118 institutions with flavored nicotine pouches. Undated photo of mindSHFT nicotine pouches Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News The brand of 6-mg pouches being sold…
With just two months to go before the midterm elections, President Trump is sitting on a $400 million war chest, according to Federal Election Commission filings, and fellow Republicans are wondering how he’s going to start spending all that money. This week, Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit with ties to Mr. Trump’s super PAC, MAGA…
Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Researchers who studied milk from cockroaches and analyzed soil health using underwear received Ig Nobel prizes celebrating unusual and imaginative contributions to science. The awards, organized by a digital…
Boston — A federal judge on Thursday pressed the Justice Department on the Trump administration’s plans to impose new regulations for mail voting just weeks before the November midterms and echoed concerns that the measures could result in the disenfranchisement of voters. Lawyers for the government and a group of Democratic-led states, joined by voting…
Washington — An Air Force email from August and obtained by CBS News shows the Pentagon was instructing personnel to stop referring to ongoing U.S. military operations in Iran as “Operation Epic Fury” — three months after the Trump administration declared it had ended. In response to questions from CBS News, the Pentagon said Wednesday…
Elon Musk’s super PAC disclosed Wednesday that it spent over $800,000 last month to help Republican Senate and House candidates in competitive races, the bulk of it in Texas and Maine, where Republicans are defending Senate seats. The August spending by America PAC is likely just the opening salvo for the world’s wealthiest person, who spent hundreds…
Tiger Woods changed his plea on Wednesday to guilty of reckless driving in his Florida DUI case, months after pleading not guilty to two misdemeanor charges. The golf legend agreed to a five-year suspension of his driver’s license and a $1,000 fine. He was seen smiling during the hearing at Martin County Courthouse. Woods previously…
Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in Florida, according to court documents filed Tuesday. In March, Woods’ Land Rover clipped a truck, rolled onto its side and the legendary golfer was arrested, officials said. Woods pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence…
Washington — The House on Tuesday adopted a resolution to denounce socialism “in all its forms” in a political messaging exercise ahead of the November elections. The House adopted the resolution in a 220 to 192 to 2 vote, with eight Democrats voting with all Republicans in favor. Two Democrats voted present. The Democrats who supported…
