Britney Spears encouraged by people close to her to get help after arrest, source says

Britney Spears voluntarily checked herself into a treatment facility after being encouraged by several people close to her to do so, according to a source familiar with the situation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 44-year-old pop star was arrested in March on suspicion of … Read more

Justice Department investigating the NFL over subscription fee concerns, source says

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the National Football League is forcing football fans to pay too much in subscription fees, according to a person familiar with the investigation. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In years past, football fans watched … Read more

CIA World Factbook, trusted source of knowledge about nations, shuttered by Trump administration

If you attended school any time after the Nixon administration, you likely beheld at some point the CIA World Factbook, a map and reference manual of Planet Earth and its inhabitants nearly everyone could agree on. Maybe you read parts of it from a floppy disk or a CD-ROM for that social studies project due … Read more

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likely to change plea to guilty, source says

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is likely to change his plea to guilty when he next appears in court, a source with knowledge of the case tells CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff. Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, previously pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of seven women between 1993 and … Read more

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann likely to change plea to guilty, source says

Accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann is likely to change his plea to guilty when he next appears in court, a source with knowledge of the case tells CBS News New York’s Carolyn Gusoff. Heuermann, of Massapequa Park, previously pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of seven women between 1993 and … Read more

Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source

Some journalists at Voice of America charged in a lawsuit Monday that the Trump administration — while largely shutting down the government-run outlet that provides news around the world — has turned what remains into a voice for propaganda. The lawsuit alleges that VOA transmissions to populations in Iran, China, North Korea and to Kurdish … Read more