The military service academies saw the highest level of estimated instances of sexual assault or harassment since at least 2006, according to an annual Defense Department report, while one in five female students reported experiencing unwanted sexual contact, an anonymous survey found. “Our numbers indicate that this is the highest …
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President Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections through Congress and a conservative Supreme Court has undermined a landmark …
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The Commerce Department is opening the application process for computer chip manufacturers to access $39 billion in government support to build new factories and expand production. All companies seeking the funds will need to show how they plan to develop a local workforce, with firms getting $150 million or more …
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Physical attacks on the U.S. power grid rose last year by 71%, compared to 2021 and surpassed 2020 figures by 20%. The industry’s preeminent clearinghouse predicts the number of serious incidents will continue to rise this year. CBS News has obtained a confidential analysis of physical attacks on the U.S. …
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The chairman of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Matt Schlapp, is being sued by a man who says he is a former staff member of 2022 Georgia Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker. The man, called “John Doe” in the lawsuit, is accusing Schlapp of unwanted sexual contact that he …
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Washington — The Justice Department’s review of documents with classified markings that were found at President Biden’s home in Delaware and at an office established after his vice presidency has included interviews with multiple witnesses who may have knowledge of how the classified documents were handled, according to sources familiar …
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Meta is considering letting former President Donald Trump back on Facebook after banning him for two years following the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. He could be back on the social media platform in a few weeks, if approved. Facebook initially banned Trump from the platform on Jan. …
Read More »Vietnam War veteran Col. Paris Davis (ret.) has been waiting for his Medal of Honor nomination to be approved for nearly 60 years, after the award packet of recommendations for him vanished at the height of the civil rights movement — twice. But it has now finally reached Defense Secretary …
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Former President Donald Trump had dinner Tuesday at his Mar-a-Lago estate with white nationalist Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West, a Trump adviser confirmed to CBS News on Friday. The former president said in a statement to CBS News that he did not know who Fuentes was, nor that he …
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President Biden believes everyone who participated in a racist conversation among Los Angeles City Council members should resign, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Tuesday. L.A. City Council president Nury Martinez announced her resignation as president Monday, after she was heard making racist comments about the Black son …
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