LONDON — A lawyer says a Russian businessman who has associated with a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin has died in London. Andrei Borovkov told Russian media outlets on Tuesday that his client, Nikolai Gushkov, has died, but said he was unaware of the time and circumstances. Reports […]
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Trump fires his personal assistant, then Trump campaign hires him
President Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, was fired Monday, because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for financial crimes, CBS News’ Jacqueline Alemany confirmed Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, the Trump reelection campaign announced that McEntee had just been hired as a senior adviser for campaign […]
Video shows marshal shooting gang member who rushed witness stand
SALT LAKE CITY — Dramatic video released Monday shows a U.S. marshal firing four times at close range at a defendant inside a Utah federal courthouse after he rushed the witness stand, jumped and swung with a pen at a shackled witness who barely backed out of the way. The […]
Driver killed, students injured as bus plunges into Alabama ravine
Last Updated Mar 13, 2018 11:27 AM EDT LOXLEY, Ala. — A charter bus carrying students home to Texas from a high school band trip to Disney World plunged 50 feet down an Alabama ravine early Tuesday, and numerous children were being carried by helicopters to emergency rooms. According to […]
Bus carrying dozens of students plunges into Alabama ravine
Last Updated Mar 13, 2018 9:44 AM EDT LOXLEY, Ala. — A charter bus carrying students home to Texas from a high school band trip to Disney World plunged into an Alabama ravine early Tuesday, and numerous children were being carried by helicopters to emergency rooms. According to CBS News […]
CIA’s new deputy director is first female spy to hold position
Gina Haspel, the newly named director of the CIA, and the first woman named to the position, is a career spymaster who once ran a CIA prison in Thailand where terror suspects were waterboarded — a harsh interrogation technique President Donald Trump has supported. President Trump announced Haspel’s promotion Tuesday […]
Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson after clashes, taps Pompeo
President Donald Trump has removed Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaced him with current CIA Director Mike Pompeo, after months of speculation surrounding Tillerson’s role in the Trump administration, a fact that Tillerson found out at the same time as the public. President Trump announced the news of […]
Trump ousts Rex Tillerson, replaces him with Mike Pompeo — live updates
President Donald Trump has replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director Mike Pomeo, after months of speculation surrounding Tillerson’s role in the Trump administration. The Washington Post first reported news of the latest staff shakeup for the Trump White house. Mr. Trump tweeted the news of Tillerson’s […]
Trump says he and Tillerson disagreed on Iran deal
Last Updated Mar 13, 2018 9:49 AM EDT President Trump indicated that one of the main reasons he fired Rex Tillerson as secretary of state was his support for keeping the U.S. in the Iran nuclear deal, he told reporters Tuesday morning. “Rex and I have been talking about this […]
Trump on Tillerson exit: “Rex will be much happier now”
Last Updated Mar 13, 2018 9:49 AM EDT President Trump said he thinks Secretetary of State Rex Tillerson will be “much happier now” after he announced his removal from leading the State Department on social media Tuesday morning. He made the remarks while departing for California — his first trip […]