While it remains unclear what prompted the fatal shooting of Jonathan Joss, a Native American voice actor best known for his work on the animated television series “King of the Hill,” police say they are looking into whether his sexual orientation played a role in his death. Joss’ husband has …

Steve Bannon on Friday called for the Trump administration to investigate Elon Musk, whose brewing feud with the president became public Thursday in a series of escalating tit-for-tat social media posts. Bannon, a former White House chief strategist and an ally of President Trump, told CBS News that he wants …

Washington — President Trump’s sweeping tariff plan would cut deficits by $2.8 trillion over a 10-year period while shrinking the economy, raising the inflation rate and reducing the purchasing power of households overall, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the Congressional Budget Office. The numbers were revealed in a …

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has processed over 2.5 million retroactive payments for teachers, firefighters, police officers and others with public pensions who were previously locked out of retirement benefits, the agency said last week.  Signed into law by President Biden in January 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act requires …

A fresh search effort has been launched for Madeleine McCann, a British toddler who disappeared from her family’s vacation rental in Portugal more than 18 years ago.  Police haven’t disclosed any evidence to explain why they decided to carry out a new search almost two decades later, but they were …

U.S. economic growth is likely to hit the brakes this year, with GDP dramatically slowing due to the impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs and uncertainty around its economic policies, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, said Tuesday. GDP growth is forecast to slide to 1.6% in …

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia on Friday, hours after a harsh storm hit a remote area of central Kentucky, killing one person and injuring at least 14 more, officials said. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media that …

President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on goods imported from almost every foreign nation have been ruled illegal by the U.S. Court of International Trade, marking a setback for the president’s trade agenda — and adding another level of uncertainty for U.S. consumers and businesses.  However, a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., …

Three more inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail earlier this month have been captured, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Monday. Two escapees remain at large. Inmate Lenton Vanburen was detained in Baton Rouge, Murrill said on social media. Leo Tate and Jermaine Donald were arrested in Walker …

The murders of two Mexico City officials, in a rush-hour shooting on a busy avenue, were meticulously planned by experienced gunmen, prosecutors said Wednesday, as more details emerged of the worst attack against public officials in the capital in recent years. At least four people were involved in the killing …