Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have subpoenaed Anthony Bernal, a senior aide to former first lady Jill Biden, as part of their rapidly expanding investigation into former President Joe Biden’s mental fitness while in office. The subpoena — signed Thursday by Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the Republican Oversight …
Read More »R. Kelly hospitalized for overdose, claims he is target of murder plot in prison, lawyer says
R. Kelly was hospitalized for an overdose after prison staff gave him “an amount of medicine that could have killed him” and was later forcibly removed from a hospital against medical advice, his lawyer alleged in a statement to CBS News and a federal court filing. The disgraced singer’s lawyer, …
Read More »“No Kings” protests draw crowds in cities across U.S.
Demonstrators crowded into streets, parks and plazas across the U.S. on Saturday to protest President Trump, marching through downtowns and blaring anti-authoritarian chants mixed with support for protecting democracy and immigrant rights. Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. …
Read More »Trump administration told U.S. allies in Middle East about Israel’s Iran strikes in advance
The State Department on Thursday informed multiple U.S.-allied governments in the Middle East in advance of Israel’s strikes on Iran, four sources told CBS News. Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally reached out to a number of allies, the sources said. The main message conveyed by the Trump administration in …
Read More »Meta files lawsuit against maker of “nudify” app technology
Meta said Thursday that it’s suing an app maker that uses artificial intelligence to simulate nude images of real people who appear clothed in pictures. Meta said it filed a lawsuit in Hong Kong against Joy Timeline HK Limited, the entity behind app CrushAI, to prevent it from advertising CrushAI …
Read More »Why are people protesting in Los Angeles? Here are key events leading up to President Trump’s crackdown
Protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Los Angeles have continued for several days, with the Trump administration deploying National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines in response. The protests began on Friday, when immigration raids took place in the Los Angeles area. Video from Friday afternoon showed protesters …
Read More »Trump administration and China agree on “framework” to ease trade war disputes
Senior U.S. and Chinese negotiators have agreed on a “framework” to move forward on trade talks after a series of disputes had threatened to derail them, representatives from both sides said. The disputes — over visas, minerals and microchips — had shaken a fragile truce reached in Geneva last month …
Read More »Salvage crew headed to site of cargo ship fire in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain
A salvage team is expected to arrive early next week at the scene of a cargo ship that was carrying about 3,000 vehicles to Mexico when it caught fire in waters off Alaska’s Aleutian island chain. A tug carrying salvage specialists and special equipment is expected to arrive at the …
Read More »Unemployment claims rise to highest level in 8 months, signaling slowdown in job market
Initial claims for U.S. unemployment benefits last week rose to their highest level in eight months, a sign the labor market might be losing steam as concerns over tariffs take hold of U.S. businesses and consumers. New applications for jobless benefits in the week ending May 31 reached 247,000, up …
Read More »An innovative “ice battery” system is being used to cool buildings and lower energy costs
New York — In the heart of Manhattan, four stories below ground, the iconic Eleven Madison skyscraper is being air-conditioned using ice. “There’s about 500,000 pounds of ice created every night,” said Holly Paeper, president of Trane Technologies Commercial HVAC Americas business, the company responsible for installing the system it calls …
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