Washington — The House Ethics Committee announced on Tuesday that it is opening a probe into allegations that Rep. Max Miller may have engaged in domestic violence or drug use, as the Ohio Republican has faced swirling abuse claims and calls for his resignation in recent days. Allegations that Miller abused his ex-wife and their…
Amid the Trump administration infighting over a decision to move to dismiss a felony criminal charge against a former Olympian who was accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prosecutors in Washington dropped charges against three other defendants who were similarly accused of damaging the pool, court filings reviewed by CBS News in D.C….
Washington — President Trump on Monday publicly rebuked Jeanine Pirro, his handpicked U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, for dropping the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool vandalism case, and ignored questions about whether he intends to fire her. The Justice Department submitted a court filing Friday moving to dismiss vandalism charges against 67-year-old former Olympian…
Two weeks after losing a bid to avoid paying the writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million in damages for sexual abuse and defamation, President Trump has asked the Supreme Court to throw out a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment she won against him. The two judgments against Mr. Trump came in civil federal trials in…
London — Four women speaking to CBS News’ partner network the BBC have accused actor and band frontman Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers. One woman said the Oscar-winning actor and “Thirty Seconds to Mars” band frontman sexually assaulted her in a motel when she was 17, while another told the BBC…
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…
Video shows arrest of Tate brothers in Miami – CBS News Watch CBS News Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on Saturday after prosecutors in the U.K. announced dozens of new charges against the brothers. The two have denied any wrongdoing. Cristian Benavides reports. Source link
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate in Miami on Monday after they were arrested to face rape and sex trafficking charges in the United Kingdom. The Tates are being held in federal detention following their arrest on Saturday. In the coming weeks, a U.S. district judge will…
