Public servants going into government to clean things up? Sounds cliché! But at the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that’s job number one (and number two). As our guide Bill Graffin explains, this 101-year-old pioneering feat of engineering treats as much as 400 million gallons of wastewater each day. So, before the…
Athens — As the United States wages a costly war with Iran and Europe struggles with the grinding conflict in Ukraine, Secretary of State Marco Rubio stood before the Acropolis on Wednesday and reached back more than two millennia to argue that the answer to the West’s current problems can be found, at least in…
The following is the full transcript of the interview with Brett McGurk, who served as a top Middle East adviser to former Preident Joe Biden, a portion of which aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Oct. 4, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: So, October 6th, 2023, Saudi Princess Reema Bandar shakes hands with you…
A surrogate carrying a child for Chinese billionaire Xu Bo — a man reported to have over 100 children — said she trusted her agency to “protect surrogates.” Now, the business practices of California-based Patriot Conceptions and its CEO are facing fresh scrutiny. Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where the company’s CEO Haotian Bai formerly served…
Angela Duckworth, a psychologist and author, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her new book, “Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best.” Duckworth reflects on her philosophy shift about the power of grit and shares ways that people can maximize their personal success. Source link
Legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie is known for his glamorous designs, dressing stars such as Cher, Tina Turner and Madonna for everything from red carpets to concerts. Recently, Taylor Swift wore one of Mackie’s creations in several of her photos for her album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” “It was kind of a…
Bob Mackie, the legendary fashion designer whose exuberant style defined Hollywood glamour for decades, died Monday. He was 87. He died in Palm Springs, California, from pneumonia, his publicist Jenelle Hamilton confirmed to CBS News. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today,” a post…
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.’s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American’s son who wanted to donate to the party….
Washington — The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the publisher and the editor in chief of Stars and Stripes, the U.S. military news outlet partly funded by American taxpayers, as well as a reporter who covers the Middle East, according to people familiar with the matter. The separation notices, delivered Friday, gave Publisher Max…
Washington — Pentagon officials have discussed firing the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes before his scheduled retirement, U.S. officials told CBS News, as the Trump administration strategizes an overhaul of the military news outlet partly funded by American taxpayers. Max Lederer, who has served as the publisher of Stars and Stripes for 19 years,…
