Children found in ‘deplorable’ Ohio home were part of same family
According to AP, the 16 children found living in “deplorable” conditions inside a small, dilapidated rural Ohio home are part of the same family, officials said Wednesday...
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2 people hang banner about ‘the power of love’ on Empire State Building antenna
AP reports that two people got to the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about “the power of love” at midday Tuesday, before starting to descend, embracing and taking selfies, news helicopter video showed...
Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People and co-wrote ‘Y.M.C.A.,’ dies at 74
Associated Press reports that Victor Willis, who co-founded the Village People, co-wrote the disco group’s classic hits “Y.M.C.A.,” ″Macho Man” and “In the Navy,” and delighted crowds while dressed as the band’s helmeted and mustachioed police officer, has died. He was 74...
What to know about fireworks and the risk of wildfires this July 4th
Sources from AP say, with wildfires raging across the Western U.S., cities and states are restricting fireworks just as the nation gears up for one of its biggest Fourth of July celebrations in decades...
Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here’s what to know
According to Associated Press, changes to federal student loans expected to affect millions of borrowers are taking effect July 1. A part of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” these changes mean the end of some payment plans and new limits for graduate loans...
MSU, USM partner to offer Adapted Swim Camp for individuals with special needs
According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State’s Department of Kinesiology is partnering with the University of Southern Mississippi to teach children and adults with special needs the foundations of swimming and water safety...
9 MS sites being added to National Register of Historic Places
CBS affiliate, WJTV, reports that nine Mississippi sites are being added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History...
Supreme Court rejects legal battle over New York's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
Sources from CBS say that the Supreme Court on Monday turned away a legal battle involving New York's now-repealed mandate for healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic...
What the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Cook case means for Federal Reserve independence
According to Associated Press, the Supreme Court on Monday said the Federal Reserve, unlike any other agency in Washington, has a measure of independence from the presidency and day-to-day politics. But the court didn’t define to what extent...
Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing postponed until January
According to CBS, Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson will now begin in January, a judge said Monday, delaying it from the fall...
Medicare to cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss for the first time starting July 1. Here's what to know.
CBS News reports that some Medicare patients will be able to access to GLP-1 medication for weight loss for the first time starting July 1, paying a $50 monthly copay through a new program designed to make the drugs more affordable....
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses misconduct complaint against Gallego
Sources from CBS News say that the Senate Ethics Committee informed Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego that it dismissed a complaint against him in which GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna accused him of misconduct, Gallego's office said Monday...
Iran war has cost Americans $1,000 per household, economist estimates
According to CBS News, the Iran war has cost Americans roughly $1,000 per household in higher fuel, food and other expenses since the start of the conflict in February, according to an estimate shared last week by Moody's Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi...
3 firefighters killed in blazes along Colorado-Utah border are identified
According to AP, the three firefighters killed over the weekend in wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border were part of a crew that goes into remote areas to quickly put out new fires, federal officials said Monday...
UC Berkeley is establishing the Nancy Pelosi Institute to address democracy’s challenges
According to Associated Press, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pointing to a busy retirement next year...
Supreme Court says Fed’s Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings
Associated Press reports that the Supreme Court on Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding President Donald Trump’s firings of the heads of independent federal agencies with one important exception: the Federal Reserve...
House Republicans are looking to get their agenda on track after a chaotic week
Sources from Associated Press say, with a social media assist from President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson is looking this week to ease the divisions in his Republican ranks and make progress on key legislative priorities before this fall’s elections...
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
According to AP, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump...
Gadget prices have fallen for decades. Then AI happened.
Sources from CBS News say that after decades of declining costs, consumer electronics ranging from computers to video game consoles are jumping in price as the artificial intelligence boom drives a global shortage of memory and storage chips...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes federal billionaire tax and AI "public equity" fund
Sources from CBS News say that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national minimum tax on billionaires and a federal fund that would give every American a stake in the wealth created by artificial intelligence...
Epstein's longtime assistant grilled by U.S. lawmakers over Amex travel booked for women or girls
Sources from CBS say that U.S. lawmakers recently grilled Jeffrey Epstein's longtime assistant Lesley Groff about Epstein's use of American Express to book travel for multiple women or girls...
Two more arrested in Jackson impound lot theft case
Sources from CBS affiliate WJTV Jackson police announced two additional suspects were arrested in connection to thefts that occurred at the city’s impound lot...
Crash on Highway 24 claims life of Centreville man
According to CBS affiliate WJTV, a Centreville man was killed during a crash, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP)...