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U.S. citizens included on Justice Department list of 400 alleged noncitizens, Washington state says

Washington — Washington state’s chief election official told the Justice Department on Wednesday that a list of 400 people the federal government alleges are noncitizens who are registered to vote in the state is “not reliable” and contained “many” people who are U.S. citizens.  Steve Hobbs, the Washington secretary of state, was responding to a…

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Witkoff faces backlash for calling Putin a “humanitarian”: “Embarrassing and outrageous”

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is facing immediate backlash for praising Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” after he released 74-year-old Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned in Russia for four years and who had been determined to be wrongfully detained. “You talk so much about my president, President Trump, being a…

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U.S. citizen Stephen Hubbard released by Russia after years in jail, Witkoff confirms in meeting with Putin

Stephen Hubbard, a U.S. citizen who was jailed in Russia for more than four years after being accused of fighting for Ukraine, has been released from custody, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed Wednesday during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg.  Trump administration officials, including Witkoff, were in St. Petersburg Wednesday for talks…

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Curtis Flowers, Mississippi man wrongfully convicted after being tried for the same killings 6 times, dies at 56

Curtis Flowers, a Black man from Mississippi who was wrongfully convicted multiple times when he was tried six times for the same crime by the same prosecutor, has died. He was 56. Flowers’ family confirmed that he died Wednesday at his home in Winona,  Mississippi, attorney Rob McDuff told CBS News on Thursday. No cause of…

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Maduro expected to face new charges alleging torture of Americans in Venezuelan prisons, sources say

Federal prosecutors are expected to bring new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, for allegedly torturing Americans who were held in Venezuelan prisons, according to multiple sources familiar with the case. The sources said that additional people could be charged in their role for the torture of more than…

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Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill aimed at stopping abuse of Flock cameras and similar AI technology

Sen. Josh Hawley is unveiling legislation Wednesday to establish guardrails for Flock cameras and other artificial intelligence-powered surveillance technology, CBS News has learned.  The bill, dubbed the Stop Flock Abuse Act, would regulate automated license plate readers (ALPR) by imposing stricter limits on data, security and search functions. The cameras, which have become a popular…

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