Category: INTERNATIONAL

Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial

[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump took the witness stand for roughly four minutes on Thursday in the defamation trial brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, who alleges he sexually assaulted her in a dressing room in the 1990s. Trump, who denies Carroll’s claims, had planned to testify earlier in the week, but trial proceedings… Continue reading Trump briefly testifies in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial

Your tax refund may be higher this year. Here’s how to get it early.

[ad_1] By filing your taxes with a top preparation service now, you’ll boost your chances of getting your refund earlier. Getty Images January is a great time for Americans to review their finances and work toward improving them for the new year. It’s also a time for many to begin gathering their tax documents ahead… Continue reading Your tax refund may be higher this year. Here’s how to get it early.

Alabama prepares to carry out first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

[ad_1] Alabama prepares to carry out first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation – CBS News Watch CBS News An Alabama inmate is due to be put to death today after a federal appeals court allowed the state to carry out a first-of-its-kind execution using nitrogen gas. The condemned man faces this untested method after a botched… Continue reading Alabama prepares to carry out first execution by nitrogen asphyxiation

Alaska charter company pays $900,000 after guide likely caused wildfire by failing to properly extinguish campfire

[ad_1] An Alaska fishing guide company has paid $900,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by the U.S. government alleging one of its guides caused a wildfire in 2019, the U.S. attorney’s office for Alaska said in a statement Wednesday. Court documents said the Groves Salmon Charters’ guide, Joshua McDonald, started a campfire on July 8,… Continue reading Alaska charter company pays $900,000 after guide likely caused wildfire by failing to properly extinguish campfire

Peter Navarro, former Trump White House official, to be sentenced for contempt of Congress

[ad_1] Washington — Peter Navarro, a former Trump White House official who oversaw much of the administration’s trade policy, is set to be sentenced Thursday on two charges of contempt of Congress stemming from his refusal to comply with a subpoena related to his actions after the 2020 election. In 2022, Navarro defied a subpoena… Continue reading Peter Navarro, former Trump White House official, to be sentenced for contempt of Congress

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” lunar lander made pinpoint touchdown and end to battery woes may be near, space agency says

[ad_1] Japan’s “Moon Sniper” craft made a pinpoint lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission. A photo taken by a mini-rover showed the boxy yellow lander sitting intact at a slight angle on the rocky grey surface, lunar slopes rising in the… Continue reading Japan’s “Moon Sniper” lunar lander made pinpoint touchdown and end to battery woes may be near, space agency says

Maine’s supreme court declines to hear Trump ballot eligibility case

[ad_1] Maine’s top court Wednesday evening declined to weigh in on whether former President Donald Trump can stay on the state’s ballot, keeping intact a judge’s decision that the U.S. Supreme Court must first rule on a similar case in Colorado. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, concluded that Trump didn’t meet ballot… Continue reading Maine’s supreme court declines to hear Trump ballot eligibility case

Senator calls on FAA to reject Boeing’s request for safety waiver for the 737 Max 7

[ad_1] In a letter obtained exclusively by CBS News, Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, demanded that the Federal Aviation Administration reject Boeing’s request for a safety waiver on the so far uncertified 737 Max 7, the smallest of the four 737 Max variants.  “Boeing forfeited the… Continue reading Senator calls on FAA to reject Boeing’s request for safety waiver for the 737 Max 7

U.S. Capitol rioter tells judge “you could give me 100 years and I would still do it all over again”

[ad_1] A Proud Boys member who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday after he told the judge “you could give me 100 years.”  Marc Bru, 44, was found guilty in October of two felonies, including obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder, and… Continue reading U.S. Capitol rioter tells judge “you could give me 100 years and I would still do it all over again”