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Virginia AG candidate faces bipartisan backlash over violent, inflammatory text messages
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (484+ words) Updated on: October 6, 2025 / 3: 08 PM EDT / CBS News Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee for attorney general of Virginia, faced condemnation from Republicans and Democrats on Friday after text messages from 2022 resurfaced in which he said he would "piss on graves" of…...
CIA director brought paramilitary leader involved in Maduro capture to Cuba meeting, sources say
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (514+ words) Updated on: May 22, 2026 / 6: 04 PM EDT / CBS News When CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, he brought along one of the operators involved in the U. S. mission to capture then-Venezuelan leader Nicol's…...
Epstein island trespasser says he was hog-tied, thrown into 'dungeon'. ..
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (26+ words) (Third column, 9th story, link) Related stories: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor investigated over potential sex crimes. .....
University of Michigan program pairs college students, older adults to combat loneliness
2+ week, 3+ day ago (364+ words) May 8, 2026 / 10: 28 AM EDT / CBS Detroit Perfect Pair was founded by a University of Michigan student in 2020 to curb social isolation during the pandemic." Emily Lerner came up with the idea to pair students with older adults living in assisted living…...
Army survivors of deadly attack in Kuwait dispute Pentagon's account, say unit "was unprepared" to defend itself
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1199+ words) Updated on: April 9, 2026 / 8: 52 PM EDT / CBS News Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack on U. S. forces since the war began have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service members'were…...
Endangered orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross public road in Indonesia: "A world first"
3+ week, 6+ day ago (645+ words) April 27, 2026 / 1: 37 PM EDT / CBS/AP A Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a human-made canopy bridge to cross a public road on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, conservationists said Monday. Rapid development has been shrinking the…...
Justice Department charges Southern Poverty Law Center with fraud over investigations into extremist groups, Blanche says
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (650+ words) Updated on: April 21, 2026 / 6: 48 PM EDT / CBS News Washington " A federal grand jury in Alabama indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center on 11 counts of wire and bank fraud-related charges on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced, accusing the group of paying members…...
FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over story on alleged drinking, absences
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (221+ words) Updated on: April 20, 2026 / 10: 32 AM EDT / CBS News Washington " FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic magazine on Monday, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims. The…...
Wife of active-duty U. S. Army sergeant detained by ICE in Texas at immigration appointment
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (628+ words) April 20, 2026 / 6: 01 AM EDT / CBS News An active-duty U. S. Army sergeant who has served in the military for 27 years, including in Afghanistan, said he still does not "understand why" his wife was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week in Texas....
How dangerous trucking companies escape their past, change names and get back on the road.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (18+ words) How dangerous trucking companies escape their past -- change names, get back on road. .. (First column, 18th story, link)...