By Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Rep. Bennie Thompson, who chairs the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, told reporters that he has signed about 20 subpoenas and that they are going out “soon,” possibly by Friday. Thompson would not confirm if former Trump lawyer John Eastman, who
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden is OK with the Justice Department settling with families separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday, but not for a reported $450,000 each. “If it saves taxpayer dollars and puts the disastrous
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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — The trial of a former longshot Idaho gubernatorial candidate charged in the killing a 12-year-old Colorado girl has ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts on the most serious charges against him. Jurors on Thursday found Steve Pankey guilty of false reporting but could not reach agreement on murder and kidnapping
Continue Reading ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — Skeletal remains found in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man from West Germany who disappeared during a mountaineering trip nearly 40 years ago. Park officials said Thursday a hiker found human remains in the Skeleton Gulch area in August 2020,
Continue Reading By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is to hold a snap election for a new parliament and government on Jan. 30. Portugal’s president on Thursday announced he is dissolving parliament, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on the country’s spending plans. The announcement was widely expected. The
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By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is to hold a snap election for a new parliament and government on Jan. 30. Portugal’s president on Thursday announced he is dissolving parliament, following the minority Socialist government’s defeat in a key vote on the country’s spending plans. The announcement was widely expected. The
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says it fired the two senior officers of a nuclear-powered attack submarine that was damaged in an underwater collision last month in the South China Sea. Also removed from his position was the sailor who served as a senior enlisted adviser to the commander and the executive officer. The actions
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By CBSLA Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST HOLLYWOOD, California (KCBS, KCAL) — The West Hollywood City Council early Thursday morning approved what will be the highest minimum wage in the nation. In a unanimous vote just after 12 a.m., the city council unanimously approved a $17.64 minimum wage. The measure will
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FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Two teenagers are charged in the death of a Fairfield High School teacher. Jefferson County authorities say Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale are charged with first-degree homicide and conspiracy to commit first-degree homicide. They are both 16 but have been charged as adults in the death of 66-year-old
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Qualcomm, Electronic Arts rise; Moderna, Roku fall.
Continue Reading By CBS4 Political Specialist Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Police typically use arrest affidavits to simply state the circumstances surrounding an arrest. Last week, a Denver police officer used an arrest affidavit to warn the court not to give a defendant bail. Robert Avila had been arrested three
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova and Gerardo Lemos, CNN The International Criminal Court (ICC) will formally investigate allegations of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, the court announced Wednesday. ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan and Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro signed a “‘Letter of Understanding’ to facilitate cooperation and mutual assistance to advance accountability for atrocity crimes,” the
Continue Reading By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — They risked their lives for U.S. troops overseas, only to be victimized when they relocated to North Texas. An Iraqi family is dejected and in serious need of help after a crime wiped out their life savings. Ahmed Alnajjar has commendation
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN During the final Virginia gubernatorial debate in late September, Republican Glenn Youngkin’s aides knew they had struck campaign gold. “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” Democrat Terry McAuliffe said in a line that would soon be taken out of context and spliced into stump speeches
Continue Reading By Maeve Reston, CNN During the final Virginia gubernatorial debate in late September, Republican Glenn Youngkin’s aides knew they had struck campaign gold. “I don’t think parents should be telling schools what they should teach,” Democrat Terry McAuliffe said in a line that would soon be taken out of context and spliced into stump speeches
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks wound up a mixed bag on Wall Street Thursday, but big gains in several technology giants helped push the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes to more record highs. The S&P 500 added 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.8%, but the Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By Doug Dunbar Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — “Sixteen days from coming home, a month away from his 30th birthday when we got notification that he’d been killed in Afghanistan,” said Gold Star father Terry Burgess. On March 29, 2011, the world stood still for father Terry and stepmother
Continue Reading By Jim Williams Click here for updates on this story CALUMET CITY, Illinois (WBBM) — A 72-year-old woman in Calumet City was worried she would be forced out of her home because someone took out a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan in her name. As CBS 2’s Jim Williams reported Wednesday evening, great-grandmother Helen Byrd’s
Continue Reading By CBSBoston.com Staff Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A tiny home in Newton went for a bit smaller price tag than anticipated. The 251-square foot home was initially listed for $450,000. But Monday, someone bought the property on Boylston Street for $315,000. It’s an open concept dwelling with one
Continue Reading OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Three people are suing Oklahoma County jail employees who investigators found forced them to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children’s song “Baby Shark” on repeat. The Oklahoman reports attorneys for three former inmates filed the civil rights lawsuit Monday in Oklahoma City federal court, describing the tactics as
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