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The massive tax and spending cut bill that Congress passed Thursday ends federal tax incentives for electric vehicles. Buyers have until Sept. 30 to qualify for the federal tax credits on EVs before they are terminated. But experts say there are still strong financial reasons to consider buying the vehicles even without those incentives. Before…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. over alleged cartel ties, the Department of Homeland Security said Thursday. He is “being processed for expedited removal from the United States,” DHS said on social media. He was arrested Wednesday in Studio City, California, the department said. Chávez, who recently lost…
From the archives: The infamous 1916 shark attacks that inspired “Jaws” – CBS News Watch CBS News The scariest word at any beach has to be the warning: “SHARK!” Although attacks by the sea predator are rare, they nonetheless create fear among beachgoers. Correspondent Anna Werner looked back at a fateful string of shark encounters…
A wildfire broke out in California Wednesday and rapidly spread to burn over 35,000 acres, making it the largest in the state this year, according to state fire officials. “With the current weather, terrain, and fuels conditions this fire has seen exponential growth in less than 24 hours,” the U.S. Forest Service said in…
A Tennessee man pardoned by President Trump in January for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol will nevertheless serve a life sentence for plotting to attack FBI agents and seeking to incite a “civil war,” according to prosecutors. Edward Kelley, who was the fourth U.S. Capitol rioter to enter…
Michael Madsen, the actor known for appearances in several Quentin Tarantino films, including “Reservoir Dogs,” “Kill Bill Vol. 2” and “The Hateful Eight,” has died, his manager told CBS News. He was 67. Madsen apparently went into cardiac arrest and was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday morning, manager Ron Smith said….
ALBANY, N.Y. – A man from El Salvador admitted Thursday to threatening U.S. Attorney John Sarcone with a knife outside the Hilton Albany hotel. A judge sentenced him to 90 days in the Albany County jail. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in a case that stems…
Top-ranking Food and Drug Administration officials picked by the Trump administration under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overrode career staff at the agency to limit the approvals of COVID-19 shots from Novavax and Moderna, according to records released by the FDA. In a memorandum following Novavax’s approval in May, which narrowed…
The Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence arm plans to cut nearly three-quarters of its full-time employees, shaving its Office of Intelligence & Analysis down from about 1,000 staff to just 275, according to four sources briefed on the matter. The exact timing of the cuts remains unclear; sources tell CBS News the staff reductions have…
Congress seeking more security funds Congressional members seek $1 billion for security after deadly lawmaker shootings 05:28 Washington — A Maryland man has been charged with trying to bring a “ghost gun” into a House office building last week, CBS News has learned, the latest arrest involving firearms on Capitol Hill. Jason White, 35, allegedly…