FBI Director Kash Patel says a “potential terrorist attack,” allegedly targeting Halloween weekend in Michigan, was thwarted by the FBI on Friday morning. In a social media post, Patel said multiple people were arrested. Additional details were not immediately available. “Thanks to the men and women of FBI and law enforcement everywhere standing guard 24/7…
Some federal workers going unpaid during the U.S. government shutdown are resorting to taking out bank loans to tide them over financially. A San Antonio, Texas, woman whose husband works for the Department of Defense, told CBS News her family is relying on a no-interest loan from the United Services Automobile Association (USAA) to pay the…
President Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government. “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE ‘NUCLEAR OPTION,’ GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER,” Trump posted Thursday night on his social media site, Truth Social. The filibuster is a long-standing tactic…
Teacher shot by 6-year-old student testifies at civil trial: “I thought I was dying” – CBS News Watch CBS News Nearly three years after she was shot by her own 6-year-old student, Abby Zwerner still remembers the instant just before the shooting. Scott MacFarlane reports on her courtroom testimony. Source link
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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted star athletes, princesses, dinosaurs and at least one Trump impersonator at the White House’s annual Halloween event Thursday. Hours after the president returned from a days-long trip to Asia, the first couple — sans costumes — spent just under an hour handing out full-size chocolate bars to…
Moms express concern after elevated lead levels found in some baby formulas – CBS News Watch CBS News A Consumer Reports investigation found that about half of 41 samples of infant formula contained potentially harmful levels of at least one contaminant, including lead and arsenic. Meg Oliver reports. Source link
Key West, Florida — Across the U.S., there are furious efforts to get aid into the Caribbean nation of Jamaica following the trail of destruction and devastation left by Hurricane Melissa. Tens of thousands remain in shelters, and about 490,000 homes and businesses were still without power as of Thursday, or about 72% of the…
Carlos Gomez, a federal employee based in San Antonio, Texas, has been relying on a local food bank to feed his family during the government shutdown. “I have a very large family, so it’s getting kind of hard. Whether the government is shut down or not, bills need to get paid,” Gomez said. “I tell…
An attorney for Abby Zwerner, the first-grade teacher shot and wounded by a 6-year-old student earlier this month in Newport News, Virginia, said that the administrators of Richneck Elementary School had multiple warnings that the unidentified boy was armed, but “failed to act” on those reports. In a news conference on Wednesday, Diane Toscano, a defense…