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New Jersey’s Mikie Sherrill enters national political fray with first set of midterm endorsements, aimed at veterans

Washington — With three months to go until the critical midterm elections, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking her first major step onto the national political stage to help Democratic candidates with military service win in competitive frontline races.  The centrist Democrat, who won in a top battleground race last year, will use her…

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Ex-Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib’s home attacked after joining Hasina’s first public media event since ouster – World

Windows were smashed and petrol bombs hurled at former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan’s residence after he joined ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s first public media interaction since her 2024 removal from power, in which she vowed to return in December. Police said a group of people attacked Shakib’s ancestral home in Magura town,…

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Meta says its AI model breached a third-party company during testing

Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company.    In a statement provided to CBS News, Meta said that “a misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent testing company Meta uses, inadvertently…

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Record-low Danube River levels put Hungary’s only nuclear plant on brink of shutting down

As the Danube River breaks new record lows across much of its nearly 1,800-mile stretch through eastern Europe, curiosities of the past — including woolly mammoth bones in Bulgaria, sunken Nazi warships in Serbia and unexploded WWII artillery in Hungary’s capital — are emerging. But there’s also an energy crisis unfolding for Hungary’s nearly 10…

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Abdul El-Sayed projected to win Michigan Democratic Senate primary, defeating Haley Stevens

Washington — Former Michigan health official Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan, CBS News projects, in a closely watched contest that represented the latest test of the party’s divisions. El-Sayed, 41, ran on a leftist platform and secured the backing of prominent progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and…

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Abdul El-Sayed calls for unity amid tight Senate race: “There’s a lot of healing to do after a hard-fought primary like this”

Former Michigan health official Abdul El-Sayed, who is narrowly ahead in the state’s Democratic Senate primary, said Wednesday that “there’s a lot of healing to do after a hard-fought primary like this.” “But I have said that this is a big open movement. We welcome anybody and everybody who understands that we need a government…

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House Democrats targeting 12 new GOP-held districts, including Lauren Boebert and NRCC Chair Richard Hudson’s seats

With 90 days until the midterm elections, House Democrats are expanding the map of Republican-held congressional districts they believe they can potentially flip this fall. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, House Democrats’ political arm, announced the addition of 12 new Republican-held districts to its “Districts in Play” list Wednesday, bringing the total number of GOP-held…

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AJK elections: PML-N, PPP secure one seat each following delayed polls in Muzaffarabad constituencies – Pakistan

MUZAFFARABAD: The PML-N and PPP have secured one seat each in the two constituencies of Muzaffarabad division where polling was held on Tuesday after being fully or partially deferred due to landslides and adverse weather that blocked roads and prevented the timely dispatch of polling staff and election material. The contest was part of the…

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Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens in tight contest as Michigan counts Democratic Senate primary votes

Tuesday’s Michigan Democratic Senate primary race remains unsettled, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed holding onto a narrow lead over moderate Haley Stevens with votes still being counted. CBS News was describing the race overnight Wednesday as leaning toward El-Sayed. The race between the progressive former health official and Stevens, a moderate congresswomen, has served as an…

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