Washington — A federal judge on Friday said the Trump administration is required by law to use contingency funds to pay at least partial benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the government shutdown, and gave the government until Monday to tell the court whether it plans to do so. In a 15-page order,…
Diane Reynolds said she was caught off guard when someone contacted the Maryland retiree online and said access to her computer had been blocked for safety reasons. “There was a voice message that was coming on with this that said, ‘Don’t turn your computer on, don’t turn your computer off,’” she told CBS News. Reynolds…
Similarly, six states have or are considering grants and fellowships to support local journalism by placing more journalists in newsrooms and on beats. New Jersey, for example, passed legislation in 2018 to create the New Jersey Civic Information Consortium, a grantmaking body that distributes $1 million in state funds annually to train journalists and support…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in New Jersey following his conviction and sentencing on prostitution-related charges in New York, online prison records show. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the disgraced music mogul has been moved to the federal correctional institution in New Jersey known as FCI Fort Dix….
With the Senate out of town, the government shutdown is almost certain to extend through at least Monday, as millions of Americans begin to feel its effects. Among them are those who rely on Head Start, a free early childhood development program for low-income families. The Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program is shuttering nine Head…
New York – Several of the 34 defendants arrested in a sweeping FBI crackdown on alleged illegal gambling rings appeared in Brooklyn court this week, as prosecutors began to reveal facets of the complex case that ensnared alleged members of crime families and NBA mainstays. The attorney for Zhen Hu had one question for the…
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Hosted by Jane Pauley COVER STORY: Ken Burns on America’s continuing revolutionDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a chronicler…
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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol took the helm in September 2024, inheriting a company facing its first revenue decline in four years amid customer complaints about high prices and long wait times. A year later, the coffee giant has halted the slide but faces fresh pressures, from surging coffee bean costs to store closures. Coffee prices jumped…
Updated 1m ago Trump calls on Republicans to “Get rid of the Filibuster” In a series of Truth Social posts late Thursday night, the president called on Republican lawmakers to do away with the filibuster. “It is now time for the Republicans to play their ‘TRUMP CARD,’ and go for what is called the…