U.S. men’s hockey team to appear at Trump’s State of the Union with their gold medals, Johnson says

Washington — The gold-medal winning U.S. men’s hockey team is expected to appear at President Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson said ahead of the speech. In an exclusive interview with “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil, Johnson said the team “will be there with their gold medals.” “Logistics … Read more

Former SF homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds

SAN FRANCISCO — The former CEO of a San Francisco homeless services charity will be arraigned Tuesday on nine felony charges after prosecutors said she stole more than $1.2 million in public funds meant to keep people off the streets. Gwendolyn Westbrook, 71, raided the accounts of the United Council for Human Services while she … Read more

Rubio, Ratcliffe to deliver classified Iran briefing to ‘Gang of Eight’ ahead of Trump’s State of the Union

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe will brief top congressional leaders on rising tensions in Iran on Tuesday ahead of President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address.  Ratcliffe and Rubio, who also serves as Trump’s national security advisor, will brief the … Read more

Woman’s family says stepbrother was charged with homicide in her cruise ship death, documents show

The family of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old who was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship in November, says her 16-year-old stepbrother has been charged with homicide in her death, court documents show. CBS News’ Shanelle Kaul has the latest. Source link

Utah judge in Charlie Kirk shooting case rejects bid to disqualify prosecutors

A Utah judge on Tuesday rejected a motion to disqualify the prosecutors handling the case against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus last September.  Robinson’s attorneys had sought to disqualify the prosecutors assigned to his case because the 18-year-old daughter of one of the deputy county attorney … Read more

Trump ignites culture war around U.S. hockey gold medal winners

The champagne was still spraying in Team USA’s locker room after clinching its first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal in almost five decades when President Donald Trump called into the celebration, kickstarting the nation’s latest culture war that has pitted some of the sport’s top stars against each other. After defeating Canada 2-1 on Sunday, … Read more

Alaska Airlines flight forced to turn around after passenger’s battery pack catches fire

An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to the airport on Sunday afternoon after a passenger’s power bank device overheated and caught fire, the airline and federal authorities said.  The flight, operated by Horizon, was traveling from Wichita, Kansas to Seattle, Washington.  The flight crew used a fire extinguisher to put out the blaze, the … Read more

Johnson calls it “detestable” that some Democrats are boycotting Trump’s State of the Union

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he thinks it’s “detestable” that some Democrats are boycotting President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, adding that “we’re all for America.”  “I think it’s detestable that members would boycott the speech,” Johnson told “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil in an exclusive interview ahead of the speech. … Read more