“People are still traumatized by January 6. Not just the officers. Everyone who watched it. That hasn’t changed,” said former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who responded to the assault on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Dunn and some of the other victims of the U.S. Capitol …
Read More »Supreme Court halts lower court orders requiring DOGE to hand over information about work and personnel
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday halted lower court orders that required the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency to turn over information to a government watchdog group as part of a lawsuit that tests whether President Trump’s cost-cutting task force has to comply with federal public records law. …
Read More »Flight hit by violent turbulence, forcing emergency landing in Germany and injuring 9 people
Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said in a statement Thursday. The flight, traveling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, encountered turbulence so intense around …
Read More »Climber dies after falling 3,000 feet on Mount McKinley in Alaska’s Denali National Park
The body of a climber who was ascending Alaska’s Mount McKinley, also known as Denali, has been found two days after he fell approximately 3,000 feet, the National Park Service said. Alex Chiu, 41, was ascending the West Buttress climbing route of Mount McKinley — the tallest mountain in North …
Read More »Boulder suspect’s family detained by ICE, set for expedited removal, Kristi Noem says
Family members of the man charged with Sunday’s attack in Boulder, Colorado, have been taken into custody, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday. Noem made the announcement on X, calling the suspect, Mohamed Soliman, an “illegal alien” and “terrorist.” He is facing multiple counts of attempted murder and a federal …
Read More »Hotel security officer testifies Sean “Diddy” Combs paid $100,000 for video showing assault of Cassie Ventura
Jurors in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy trial heard from a man Tuesday who worked at the Los Angeles hotel where Combs was seen on video attacking his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Eddy Garcia testified Combs paid him $100,000 for that video because he feared if it got …
Read More »Concern grows over whether Hollywood’s film and TV industry can survive in California
Los Angeles — For years, Phil Mangano made a good living as a film and television editor in Los Angeles. “It was just job after job after job,” Mangano told CBS News. “…Very consistent work.” But after Hollywood writers and actors went on monthslong strikes in 2023, production ground to …
Read More »Traces of cannabis found in Haribo Cola candy in the Netherlands
Haribo is recalling packs of sweets in the Netherlands after some were found to contain traces of cannabis. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Agency warned any potential customers of the 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) bags of Happy Cola F!ZZ not to eat the sweets because they may cause …
Read More »Trump’s pardons this term include these convicted fraudsters and supporters
Washington — President Trump this week has issued pardons and commutations for several convicted fraudsters, the latest in a series of pardons for white-collar criminals in his second term, claiming in many cases that they were unfairly targeted for being his supporters. Here are some of the people Mr. Trump …
Read More »Trump wants to block funding for California over trans athlete participation
President Trump is pressuring California officials to prevent a transgender student from competing in the girls’ state track and field finals there, threatening to withhold funding if they don’t comply. Without naming the student, Mr. Trump took to Truth Social on Tuesday, advising that federal funding “will be held back, …
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