Congressional Democrats held a shadow hearing Tuesday to heap scorn on President Trump’s construction projects around Washington. Republicans did not participate. Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports. They focused their ire on what one congressman called the president’s “vanity…
Amman, Jordan — When an Iranian missile hits its intended target, it’s because U.S. air defenses either failed to intercept it, or failed to even see it coming in the first place. “One leaked through,” is how Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan that killed two U.S….
The Justice Department, in trying to uncover confidential sources who spoke to the New York Times for its reporting on the security systems on the Qatar-donated Air Force One plane, attempted to gain access to phone records of several Times reporters and their family members. The Times said earlier this month that several journalists at the…
ʻAIEA, Hawai’i — Christian Alameda used a cane to push himself up out of bed in his cell at the Halawa Correctional Facility in Honolulu. He has been recovering in the prison’s medical infirmary since a January stroke left the right side of his body mostly paralyzed. In February, Hawai’i’s parole board granted the now-52-year-old…
A recent survey by an identity verification company found that Americans’ ability to distinguish real images from AI-generated deepfakes was about as accurate as a coin flip. CBS LA Consumer Investigator Kristine Lazar put that finding to the test and scored just three out of 12 on an AI detection quiz before learning what to…
Every year, as the sugarcane crushing season approaches, Pakistan finds itself trapped in the same debate. Farmers demand higher cane prices to offset rising production costs. Sugar mills argue that increased procurement prices make sugar commercially unviable. Governments intervene to broker settlements, while consumers brace for higher retail prices. By the end of the season,…
The FBI will no longer participate in investigations into cases involving alleged assaults on immigration agents, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The federal law enforcement agency would instead be deferring such investigations to Homeland Security Investigations, the sources said. The FBI field offices were informed of the change on Thursday, according to the…
A month of shocks, controversy, and record chases ends with Argentina and Spain fighting for the trophy in New Jersey. There is a version of this tournament that exists only in press releases: 104 games, three countries, a halftime show with more headline acts than most music festivals manage in a weekend, a Peace Prize…
WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has finalised a sweeping overhaul of US visa rules for foreign journalists, ending the decades-old “duration of status” system and replacing it with fixed-term admissions that will require reporters to undergo periodic government review to continue working in the United States. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the changes in…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she will attend Sunday’s World Cup final after an invitation from President Trump, their first meeting since December, following months of verbal sparring. Sheinbaum did not attend the World Cup’s opening match in Mexico City, when her national team beat South Africa 2-0. Instead, she gave her ticket to a…
