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This story originally aired on Aug. 11, 2017. It was updated on Aug. 2, 2025.David Berkowitz terrorized New York City by killing six people and wounding seven others in seemingly random shootings from July 1976 to July 1977. In 2017, in his first major TV interview in a decade and his only interview about the 40th anniversary of his arrest, Berkowitz, who is serving six consecutive life sentences, spoke out to CBS News’ Maurice DuBois about what led him to kill, his life before he turned into a murderer, and what his life is like in prison today.NEW YORK MAYOR…

Jon Wiener: From The Nation Magazine, this is Start Making Sense. I’m Jon Wiener. Later in the show: a suggestion for Summer Reading: ‘M: Son of the Century’ is a 750-page historical novel about the rise of Mussolini, by Antonio Scurati.  John Powers, critic-at-large for NPR’s Fresh Air, says the book suggests some parallels between 1920s Italy and Trump’s America. The book is out now, in paperback.  But first: 6 million Democrats who voted for Biden in 2020 did not vote in 2024. What’s wrong with them?  Pollster and strategist Celinda Lake has some answers–in a minute.[BREAK]Jon Wiener: Millions of…

Trump explains why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, outlines new tariff rates – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump explained why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday. Government data showed fewer jobs were added to the U.S. economy last month than expected. Source link

8/2: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump explains why he fired Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, outlines new tariff rates; Rare Grateful Dead photographs come to life 60 years after its formation Source link

Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference on tariffs, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Washington. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption toggle caption Mariam Zuhaib/AP WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees, calling it quits after days of contentious bipartisan negotiations and Trump posting on social media that Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer can “GO TO HELL!” Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up…

Washington – The Senate on Saturday approved the nomination of Jeanine Pirro, an ardent loyalist of President Trump and a Fox News fixture, confirming the cable news personality to a top prosecutor post in Washington, D.C.Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed in a 50-45 vote. She has been in the job as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia on an acting basis since May. Before then, she co-hosted “The Five” on Fox News on weekday evenings, where she frequently interviewed Mr. Trump.The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia is a powerful position with a…

The former Tonight Show host thinks a dose of bothsidesism will punch up the late-night scene. Ad Policy Jay Leno at the 2021 Britweek Luxury Car Rally in Los Angeles(Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images) Why is it that every time a great late night host loses a job, Jay Leno appears? Back in the 1990s, when David Letterman lost out on hosting The Tonight Show, Leno was there to claim victory. When Conan O’Brien briefly replaced Leno and then got fired from The Tonight Show, Leno was there to take his old job back. This month, CBS fired arch–Trump critic…

This story was originally posted in Aug. 11, 2017. It was updated on Aug. 2, 2025.Shayna Glassman knows her family does not want her to write and visit with David Berkowitz, the infamous “Son of Sam” serial killer. “My family told me, ‘Shayna — don’t pursue this,'” she said.And she certainly knows how her deceased father would feel. “A relative told me, ‘Your dad would be so mad at you,'” Shayna Glassman said.But more than anything, she is painfully aware that she’s Berkowitz’ “type.” “I would have been his prime target,” she told CBS News in 2017. “I’m a young,…

Appeals court mostly keeps restrictions on Southern California ICE patrols – CBS News Watch CBS News Los Angeles officials are praising an appeals court ruling limiting immigration stops, but the decision may only escalate a battle over transparency and control. Elise Preston has the latest information. Source link

Ad Policy Donald Trump speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Saturday, July 27, 2024. (Brett Carlsen / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Paris Marx is joined by Jacob Silverman to discuss Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire’s Islamophobic attack on Zohran Mamdani, what it tells us about the state of tech’s politics, and how Donald Trump is enriching himself through crypto scams. Jacob Silverman is a journalist and the author of the forthcoming book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Subscribe to The Nation to support all of our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe. Subscribe to The…