About 1,100 soldiers will move out of more than a dozen mold-infested barracks at Fort Bragg in the coming weeks, but several current and former soldiers told CBS News those are not the only barracks with mold — and not all soldiers are getting the chance to move out of …
Read More »U.S. conducts missile launch after postponing due to China tensions
The Pentagon conducted an intercontinental ballistic missile launch less than two weeks after postponing the planned test due to tensions with China over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. The Air Force said Tuesday it had launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile with a re-entry vehicle from …
Read More »Former Vice President Dick Cheney calls Donald Trump a “coward” in latest campaign ad for daughter Liz
Former Vice President Dick Cheney blasted former President Donald Trump, calling him a “coward” and labeling him a “threat” to the country in a new campaign ad for his daughter U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney. “In our nation’s 246-year history, there has never been an individual that was a greater threat …
Read More »Law enforcement officers’ death by firearms rising this year, compared to 2021
Thirty-three law enforcement officers died in the line of duty as a result of shootings in the first half of this year, representing an 18% increase in firearms-related fatalities, compared with the first six months of 2021, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Yet, so far in …
Read More »Rudy Giuliani slapped while campaigning for son at Staten Island supermarket
Police say former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was slapped inside a supermarket in the New York City borough of Staten Island Sunday while campaigning for his son, Andrew, CBS New York reports. Giuliani told the station that the man, a store employee, was angry over the Supreme Court’s …
Read More »Biden administration proposes overhaul to campus sexual assault rules, replacing Trump
The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges’ responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. The proposal, announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law, is intended …
Read More »Barack Obama catches up with the boy who asked to touch his hair in Pete Souza’s iconic Oval Office photo
Former President Barack Obama has had a virtual reunion with a young man whose innocent question in the Oval Office yielded a photo that hung for years in the White House, and for many, touched the heart of the American dream. “Is that Jacob? It’s Barack Obama. Do you remember …
Read More »White House warns U.S. will lose first place in global line without more COVID funding
Washington — For much of the past two years, America has been first in line for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Now, as drugmakers develop the next generation of therapies, the White House is warning that if Congress doesn’t act urgently the U.S. will have to take a number. Already the …
Read More »Biden administration to change the way it deals with protesters near White House, Lafayette Square Park
The Biden administration on Wednesday partially settled lawsuits filed by demonstrators who were forcefully cleared from Lafayette Square Park in June 2020 after George Floyd’s death. As a result, some federal law enforcement agencies will be changing how they deal with demonstrators. Black Lives Matter D.C. and dozens of …
Read More »Navy recovers F
The U.S. Navy has retrieved the F-35C Lightning II plane that crashed in January in the South China Sea. A team made up of divers from the 7th Fleet’s Task Force and a Navy salvage and diving team recovered the wreckage from the bottom of the South China Sea, about …
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