Bobby J. Brown,

Bobby J. Brown, who was best known for playing a Baltimore police officer in HBO’s “The Wire,” has died at 62. His agent, Albert Bramante, confirmed the news of Brown’s passing in a statement to CBS News. He did not give a cause of death. “Bobby J. Brown was an actor of incredible depth and … Read more

Tennessee’s felony law when local officials vote for ‘sanctuary’ policies is ruled unconstitutional

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee law that threatens local officials with felony charges and possible imprisonment if they vote for so-called “sanctuary policies” on immigration has been ruled unconstitutional after the state declined to defend it in court. On Wednesday, Nashville Chancellor Russell Perkins signed an agreed order involving the Tennessee attorney general’s office, the … Read more

Surprise birth of a boy brings hope for Amazon tribe facing extinction with just 3 women left

Sao Paulo — Pugapia and her daughters Aiga and Babawru lived for years as the only surviving members of the Akuntsu, an Indigenous people decimated by a government-backed push to develop parts of the Amazon rainforest. As they advanced in age without a child to carry on the line, many expected the Akuntsu to vanish when … Read more

Scouting America will alter policies to maintain support from US military: Pentagon

WASHINGTON — Scouting America will alter several policies at the urging of the Pentagon, including a requirement that members use “biological sex at birth and not gender identity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday. Some of the changes mirror what the organization suggested to the Defense Department in January, which included discontinuing its Citizenship in … Read more

Mortgage rates dip below 6% for the first time in years. Here’s what it means for home buyers.

Mortgage rates dip below 6% for the first time in years. Here’s what it means for home buyers. – CBS News Watch CBS News For the first time since 2022, 30-year mortgage rates dropped below 6%. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger explains what it means for home buyers and those looking to refinance. Source … Read more

A chief judge warns Minnesota’s top prosecutor and ICE: Obey court orders or face contempt

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The chief federal judge for Minnesota issued a stern warning Thursday to the chief federal prosecutor for the state, as well as to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, warning them that they must comply with court orders or they risk criminal contempt charges. Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz, who was appointed to … Read more

Netflix drops bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, paving the way for Paramount Skydance deal

Netflix announced it is dropping its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which paves the way for Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, to acquire it instead. The merger would require approval from Warner Bros. shareholders and federal regulators. Source link

US offers $10 million for capture of brothers said to lead Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in Tijuana

The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana SAN DIEGO — The U.S. State Department said Thursday that it would pay up to $10 … Read more

Hillary Clinton says she didn’t know about Epstein’s crimes

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified under oath for more than six hours on Thursday to a House panel. Afterward she said she and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, “did not know what he [Epstein] was doing, and I think that that is exactly what my husband will testify to.” Bill Clinton is … Read more

US moves to legally control tanker and 2M barrels of oil seized off Venezuela’s coast in December

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December, another step by President Donald Trump’s administration to assert power over the country’s oil sector after capturing leader Nicolás Maduro. It’s the first … Read more