Magdeburg, Germany — At first glance, Magdeburg may seem an unlikely stage for a political upheaval of international significance. But this weekend, the city of only about 244,000 people will be at the center of an election that could leave a far-right party in control of a German state for the first time since World…
The U.S. military this week used a laser to shoot down three drones along the U.S.-Mexico border that were allegedly operated by drug cartels, the Pentagon said Thursday. The three unmanned aircraft systems were shot down late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning using an “Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system,” according to U.S. Northern…
President Trump appeared Thursday on the radio show of Michael Cohen, his fixer-turned-foe, in a stunning public reunion with the man who once called him a “Cheeto-dusted cartoon villain” and testified against him both in court and before Congress. For Cohen, who served prison time for his role in what he said was covering up…
The top Democrats on two congressional panels are demanding details and records about the training and vetting of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot and killed a Colombian immigrant in Maine earlier in July, according to a letter obtained by CBS News. California Rep. Robert Garcia and Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal posed a…
Houston — A federal judge on Monday ordered U.S. immigration authorities to release a key witness in the fatal shooting of a Mexican homebuilder by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison ordered the release of Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego from ICE custody within 48 hours, after the…
A substance found in the work van of a Mexican immigrant killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has tested negative for illicit drugs, the top prosecutor in Houston said Friday, refuting claims by federal officials that the vehicle likely contained meth. The revelation is a major development in the case of Lorenzo Salgado…
A federal judge in Texas this week temporarily barred immigration authorities from deporting one of the witnesses in the fatal shooting of Mexican immigrant Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this month in Houston. U.S. District Judge Keith Ellison issued an order Monday blocking ICE from deporting Jose Trinidad Rojas Pliego without…
This article was originally published on Feb. 18, 2022. It was updated on July 18, 2026. Maya Millete, a young wife and mother of three disappeared from her Southern California home in January 2021. From almost the beginning, Maya’s family and friends grew suspicious of her husband Larry. Investigators say the couple had been having…
