The Supreme Court has weakened a key tool of the Voting Rights Act that has helped root out racial discrimination in voting for more than half a century in a case concerning a Black majority congressional district in Louisiana. The court’s conservative majority found that the district, represented by Democrat Cleo Fields, relied too heavily … Read more
Latest news on Iran war as Strait of Hormuz standoff continues – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran and the U.S. are still at odds over Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz and the American blockade of Iranian ports. CBS News’ Charlie D’Agata reports. Source link
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will weigh arguments Wednesday over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians as migrants fleeing war and natural disaster. Haitians and Syrians were among those from 17 countries with Temporary Protected Status, which allows migrants already in the U.S. to stay with work permits in … Read more
The brutal killings of University of South Florida graduate students Nahida Bristy and Zamil Limon, allegedly plotted in part using ChatGPT, is the latest example of a suspect using an artificial intelligence tool as research prior to committing a crime. Hisham Abugharbieh, 26, the roommate of Limon, was arrested over the weekend and charged with … Read more
The head of Israel’s Mossad has praised the spy agency’s “groundbreaking” operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence “from the heart of the enemy’s secrets.” “In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defense and offense,” David Barnea said, referring to the Israeli … Read more
WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials are evaluating how to proceed with a number of high-profile public events featuring President Donald Trump after the attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. The third violent assault in the vicinity of Trump in less than two years is renewing the central tension confronting the Republican president’s defenders: … Read more
WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday, according to a social media post by U.S. Southern Command. The Trump administration’s campaign of blowing up alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters has gone on since early September and killed … Read more
Tony Dokoupil, Nancy Cordes, Matt Gutman and Weijia Jiang lay out what we know about Saturday night’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Source link
The ceasefire with Iran was still in place on Saturday, but shots were still fired in the Middle East. Charlie D’Agata reports on Israel and Lebanon. Source link
U.S. President Donald Trump is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan to take part in a second round of ceasefire negotiations with Iran, the White House said Friday. Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met late Friday with Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir shortly after arriving … Read more