Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 18 days without holding a formal press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as of Thursday. Harris became essentially the de facto nominee after President Biden endorsed her on July 21 when he dropped out of the race and she officially clinched the nomination last week. She…
As Chicago prepares to host the Democratic National Convention, local business owners are divided as to how it will impact the city and their bottom line. Chicago will soon be in the national spotlight when it hosts the DNC on August 19-22, with an anticipated 50,000 visitors attending the event. Street and walkway upgrades are…
One of the suspects arrested in an alleged plot to attack now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Austria this week had chemical substances and technical devices at his home, officials have revealed. That individual, a 19-year-old Austrian with North Macedonian roots, was “clearly radicalized in the direction of the Islamic State and thinks it is right to…
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is ordering all votes for the 2024 presidential election to be cast by paper ballot. Youngkin issued Executive Order 35 on Wednesday, which codifies election security protocols established under his governance for all future elections. “The Virginia model for Election Security works. This isn’t a Democrat or Republican issue, it’s an…
CONTENT WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS: A 31-year-old man is charged with murder in the “gruesome” killing of his father that has shocked one of the oldest and otherwise safest towns in America. Steven James Uricchio of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was arrested Saturday and charged with murder after police responded to a domestic violence incident and found his…
Vice President Kamala Harris’ decision to tap Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as running mate over Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, the only Jewish candidate under consideration, sparked immediate speculation that the Keystone State’s governor was cast aside because of his pro-Israel politics. “This is a person who listened to the Hamas wing of her own party in…
A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s southern coast on Thursday, triggering a tsunami advisory. Residents were urged to stay away from the coastline, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake registered magnitude 7.1 and was centered in waters off the eastern coast of Japan’s…
From 1974, excerpts from 60 Minutes’ hour-long retrospective of former President Richard Nixon’s political career. Mike Wallace and Morley Safer reported on Nixon’s campaign, presidency, and the Watergate scandal that led to his historic resignation.
A CBS News analysis of satellite imagery one year after the devastating Lahaina wildfire shows signs of recovery, but widespread damage remains.
CBS News has obtained audio from 2020 of former President Donald Trump saying he fully agreed with how Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was handling the unrest in his state after George Floyd’s murder. Trump and Republicans have hammered Walz over the riots since he became Kamala Harris’ running mate, accusing him of inaction. CBS News…