Republican Congressman Tom Reed of New York announced Tuesday that he will resign his seat, effective at the end of the day, cutting his last term a few months short. Reed announced his retirement from Congress in March 2021 after being accused of sexual misconduct. “It has been an honor […]
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New effort underway to find ship torched by colonists in 1772
A new effort is underway to find the remains of a British ship that Rhode Island colonists burned 250 years ago, marine archaeologists and state officials announced Tuesday. The June 10, 1772, burning of the HMS Gaspee was an act of rebellion that some proud Rhode Islanders maintain was just […]
Senate set for vote on abortion rights bill: CBS News Flash May 11, 2022
Senate set for vote on abortion rights bill: CBS News Flash May 11, 2022 – CBS News Watch CBS News The Senate is slated to hold a procedural vote to begin debate on guaranteeing abortion rights, in the wake of the leaked Supreme Court majority draft ruling that would overturn […]
5/10: Red and Blue
5/10: Red and Blue – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden speaks on combating inflation; House hearing on “unidentified aerial vehicles” View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Free America Network Articles
Senate narrowly OK’s Lisa Cook as first Black woman to Fed post
Lisa Cook, nominated to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on February 3, 2022. KEN CEDENO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Washington — The Senate confirmed economist Lisa Cook on Tuesday to serve […]
Palestinian-American reporter killed covering Israeli raid in West Bank
Journalists surround the body of Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist for Al Jazeera network, into the morgue inside the Hospital in the West Bank town of Jenin, May 11, 2022. Majdi Mohammed/AP Jerusalem — A journalist for Al Jazeera was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied […]
Parents of kidnapped American Austin Tice “100% certain” he’s alive
Parents of kidnapped American Austin Tice “100% certain” he’s alive – CBS News Watch CBS News Marc and Debra Tice said they were encouraged by their meeting with President Biden and his advisers last week. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, […]
London Calling: What’s next for Northern Ireland?
London Calling: What’s next for Northern Ireland? – CBS News Watch CBS News Northern Ireland’s nationalist party, Sinn Fein, is calling for unification with Ireland after winning the largest number of seats in recent parliamentary elections. CBS News contributor Simon Bates has more in this edition of “London Calling.” View […]
U.S. Customs and Border Protection disbands secretive investigative teams
U.S. Customs and Border Protection disbands secretive investigative teams – CBS News Watch CBS News The Biden administration is eliminating secretive units within the U.S. Border Patrol after months of criticism. CBS News correspondent Enrique Acevedo joins Elaine Quijano to discuss the role of these “critical incident teams.” View CBS […]
Alabama fugitive’s accused accomplice shot herself to death, coroner says
Vicky White, the Alabama corrections official accused of helping capital murder suspect Casey White escape custody, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, the Vanderburgh County Coroners Office said Tuesday night. Vicky White, 56, died Monday night, hours after she and Casey White were apprehended in Evansville, Indiana, […]