Washington — GOP leaders in Congress appeared undeterred Wednesday as Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” with a barrage of posts slamming the measure, raising questions about whether Republicans can remain united around the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda. In a post …
Read More »Teen TikTok star shot dead after “repeated rejections” of man, police say
Pakistani police on Tuesday said a 17-year-old TikTok star was shot dead by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online. Sana Yousaf, who turned 17 last week and had more than a million followers across her social media accounts, was killed at her home in the capital Islamabad Monday …
Read More »Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” continues GOP efforts to roll back Obamacare
Millions would lose Medicaid coverage. Millions would be left without health insurance. Signing up for health plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces would be harder and more expensive. President Trump’s domestic policy legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that cleared the House in May and now moves to …
Read More »Stock market futures jump after court halts most Trump’s tariffs
Stock futures are jumping after a federal court late Wednesday froze most of the tariffs the Trump administration has imposed on U.S. trading partners. The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled President Trump had overstepped his legal authority in assessing a 10% levy in an April 2 barrage of tariffs …
Read More »Bear attacks and critically injures woman walking her dog in Slovenia forest
A woman was in critical condition on Wednesday after a bear attack in a forested area outside Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, police said. The attack on Tuesday occurred at the edge of the forest in Skofljica, some 6 miles southeast of the capital, as the woman was walking her dog, police …
Read More »The crash of WWII bomber “Heaven Can Wait” killed 11 U.S. airmen. Now 4 are finally being laid to rest.
As the World War II bomber “Heaven Can Wait” was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New Guinea on March 11, 1944, the co-pilot managed a final salute to flyers in an adjacent plane before crashing into the water. All 11 men aboard were killed. Their remains, …
Read More »Michigan woman sentenced again to life for death of husband nearly 20 years ago
A Michigan woman accused of setting her husband on fire then driving a van over his burning body was sentenced to life in prison Monday for murder after failing to convince a jury for the second time that she wasn’t responsible. Since Todd Stermer’s death nearly 20 years ago, Linda …
Read More »4 arraigned in 5
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged four people in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber explosion in Troy, Michigan. The four were arrested Monday morning and arraigned Tuesday afternoon. Tami Peterson, 58, of Brighton, the CEO and founder of the Oxford …
Read More »What is measles immune amnesia? Doctor explains how the virus infects immune cells
Measles is a serious, potentially deadly virus, but it can also impact someone’s immunity long after the infection is gone. The virus can damage the immune system in a process called “immune amnesia,” raising the risk of other infections even after the person has recovered, explained Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS …
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Signs luring customers to pop-up auctions with the possibility of getting fancy cars and fine jewelry at bargain prices have been showing up across the U.S., but the goods aren’t always what they seem. At one auction in Northbrook, Illinois, last summer, CBS News saw a bustling room with what …
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