Akron, Ohio — A police officer in Akron, Ohio, is under investigation after firing more than a dozen shots last week at a man he suspected of having a gun, officials say. The city’s mayor said this week that it appears the man, who has not been publicly identified, was not armed at the time of…
The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday offloaded a nearly 50,000-pound haul of cocaine worth more than $360 million, bringing it onshore at Port Everglades in southern Florida.. “It’s the most cocaine ever seized by a single cutter in one deployment. So business is good,” Adm. Nathan Moore, the commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, said…
Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account, the Justice Department said in a statement. The Justice Department alleged that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a health…
Watch CBS News Congress set a 30-day deadline for the Epstein files release; Nearly 50,000 pounds of cocaine were seized in a multimillion-dollar drug bust Source link
President Trump said Wednesday he has signed a bill that requires the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, after months of controversy that ended with the House and Senate passing the bill by nearly-unanimous margins this week. Mr. Trump announced the bill-signing in a Truth Social…
Washington — The House blocked an effort to formally censure Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida and strip him of his committee assignments over allegations related to federal contracting violations, stolen valor and assault. GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina introduced the censure resolution earlier Wednesday, citing troubling allegations against the congressman. She introduced…
One day after a Trump-appointed federal judge helped toss out Texas’ redistricting effort, a Reagan-appointed judge penned a heated and invective-filled dissent accusing his fellow jurist of “cherry-picking of the highest order.” A three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Tuesday that Texas must set aside the new congressional maps that it drew earlier this year, with…
Greystar, the nation’s largest landlord, has reached a $7 million settlement with nine states, including North Carolina, that sued the property management giant for using rent-setting algorithms that officials have blamed for driving up housing costs. What You Need To Know Real estate giant Greystar has reached a $7 million settlement with nine states over…
New PSA asks flyers to show some manners this holiday season – CBS News Watch CBS News A new campaign from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy seeks to get air passengers to treat each other with a bit more civility during the holiday travel season. Kris Van Cleave has more. Source link
Washington — President Trump said the U.S. is getting involved in efforts to strike peace in Sudan amid an ongoing civil war there, at the request of his “very good friend” Mohammad bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Trump made the announcement Wednesday as he spoke at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at…