Scuffles broke out Saturday in Paris between police and small groups of protesters joining a march as part of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students’ grievances. Police used tear gas to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks and other objects at officers in the…
Berlin — German police have seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl in an indecent manner and made sexually suggestive gestures toward her. Investigators were trying to determine Wednesday whether the robot’s actions were deliberately controlled by two young men who apparently livestreamed the incident in the western city of Cologne on…
Noah Kahan is right where he always thought he’d be. “My high school prediction was Most Likely to Be a Regionally-Known Musician,” he said. “I think it was supposed to be an insult, but I’m happy to have found my niche.” He’s somewhere in the woods of Vermont, talking about his favorite place. “I think…
Former President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection campaign, releasing a video endorsement Friday as the former president steps up his involvement in key Senate and gubernatorial races in the final stretch before the midterm elections. “Pennsylvania, Governor Shapiro has your back — and in this election, I’m…
A statement by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani that recognized three years since Hamas’ “horrific” attack on Israel — and extensively criticized Israel’s “ongoing genocide” in the Gaza Strip — has drawn fury from some Democrats. Mamdani is a longstanding and vehement critic of Israel’s actions during its war with Hamas in Gaza, and…
Author Michael Lewis believes most Americans do not know that civil servants in the federal government take an oath of office. “I didn’t know,” he said. “I don’t think I knew even after I’d written a whole book about them. So, I assume not.” “I, ___, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support…
A former senior budget official for Connecticut’s Democratic governor is now a fugitive in Greece after fleeing the U.S. by boat and plane ahead of his sentencing for corruption, his lawyer and prosecutors told a federal judge on Thursday. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, also sent his attorney a 10-page email accusing Gov. Ned Lamont of…
A day after President Trump unveiled the idea of sending a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every American citizen after the midterm elections if Republicans hold the House and Senate, he’s sharing more details about the plan in an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink. Mr. Trump says he doesn’t think Congress would need…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and President Trump’s adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner met recently, a source familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News. The private discussion comes less than three months before the midterms. Democrats are aiming to take control of the House in the November elections, with Jeffries in line to possibly…
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…
