For years, the U.S. has lost more than two newspapers per week on average, thanks, in part, to growing consolidation. But this past year, the majority of closures were papers belonging to smaller chains and independent owners, according to a new report from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. Medill’s 2025 State of Local News…
Amazon said its cloud computing service was recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the world on Monday. The service provides remote computing services to many apps, websites, governments, universities and companies. Users reported issues with Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, online broker Robinhood, the McDonald’s app and many others, according to Downdetector, a…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether a federal law that prohibits unlawful drug users from having firearms violates the Second Amendment, adding a second high-stakes case involving gun rights to the docket for its current term. The Justice Department is urging the high court to uphold the prohibition, arguing…
Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, said on “CBS Mornings” that a guaranteed vote on Democrats’ health care priorities won’t be enough to reopen the government, and he expressed alarm over the “broken” and “dysfunctional” health care system. Along with the health insurance premiums that are set to rise without an extension of Affordable Care…
Authorities were investigating the death of a rail conductor who was hit by a passing train Sunday in Montana, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The conductor worked for BNSF Railway, the agency said in a post on social media. BNSF Railway operates one of the largest freight railway networks in the U.S. The incident…
Multiple users are reporting significant issues with a whole host of different websites and apps in a major internet outage. The internet issues started in the early morning of October 20 and many people have complained that their most reliable apps and websites are failing to work. Down detector, which tracks user complaints for web…
Updated on: Oct 20, 2025 08:27 am IST This comes after Donald Trump unveiled a 100% tariff on goods from China, along with new export controls on “any and all critical software” by November 1. US President Donald Trump on Sunday hinted at lowering tariffs on China if Beijing can do “things” for Washington as…
Farmers look to robots for field work as immigration raids upend labor – CBS News Watch CBS News Harvests are at risk in California. Part of the reason: immigration raids that have left as many as 70% of field workers too scared to show up. Itay Hod reports how some farmers are looking to technology…
Tear gas used on protesters outside Portland ICE facility as concerns grow over feds’ tactics – CBS News Watch CBS News Officers repeatedly used tear gas and pepper spray Saturday night on the crowd of hundreds outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon. Camilo Montoya-Galvez is there with the latest. Source link
For more than a century, a unique cross-border institution has straddled the line between Stanstead, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont: The Haskell Free Library & Opera House, where visitors from both countries can freely mix, sharing literacy, culture and friendship. But now, the Trump administration has instituted new rules, restricting access to visitors from Canada….