The federal government plans to start excavation over the next two weeks on a massive triumphal arch across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said Thursday, launching a controversial project championed by President Trump. Construction at the site is expected to take two to three years, with an intense…
Washington — President Trump said he will not be in New York City next month to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because he’s going to the Pentagon instead. Asked by a reporter Friday why he won’t commemorate the event in his hometown of New York, Mr. Trump said, “Because I’m…
The Pro Bowl is no more, the NFL announced Wednesday, ending an exhibition of the league’s top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951. The game wasn’t played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that was the only pause in the postseason event. The league said 88 players…
Many country singers have shared their remembrances of meeting Dolly Parton after they became stars. But few were actually working at Dollywood when they met the legend. Country star Carly Pearce met Parton when she was just 16 and performing as part of Dollywood’s Country Crossroads show. “I remember just staring at her because I…
Reo, Indonesia — Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country marked its 81st Independence Day on Monday, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings. Many residents on Flores island in…
Four paintings of “extraordinary value” which date back to the Renaissance have been stolen from a museum late Saturday in Sicily, Italy. Three panels of the San Gregorio Polyptych and a double-sided panel of The Madonna and Child, all attributed to Antonello da Messina dating back to the 15th century, were stolen from the Regional…
Washington — The top federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., said a woman has been arrested and faces two felony charges related to vandalism of the World War II Memorial in the capital. Melissa Farris has been charged with depredation against property of the United States and destruction of veterans’ memorials, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said…
The funeral of five members of the same family who were killed in a Russian airstrike last week was held in central Ukraine on Monday, as Moscow again pounded the region. According to the Ukrainian authorities, a direct hit by an Iskander ballistic missile struck the family’s house in Kryvyi Rih — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…
Bryan Kohberger, the man serving multiple life sentences for the murders of four University of Idaho students, is challenging his conviction. Kohberger, a former criminal justice doctoral student, filed a petition for post-conviction relief Monday, court records show. CBS News has requested a copy of the petition. Kohberger is representing himself. Kohberger first revealed…
A fourth firefighter died from burn injuries battling Colorado’s Knowles wildfire in the western part of the state at the end of June. Nathan Matthews, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died from injuries sustained while battling the blaze, the U.S. Department of the Interior said in a statement. “This is another heartbreaking loss for our wildland fire…
