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Marc Maron, who wasn’t invited to perform at the Riyadh Comedy Festival, has spoken out against participation in the event, owing to Saudi Arabia’s appalling human rights record. Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Amy Sussman/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Saudi Arabia is not known as a center for comedy. But through Oct. 9, the country’s capital, Riyadh, is hosting dozens of A-list comedians — many of them American — at the first ever Riyadh Comedy Festival. The participation of big-name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Kevin Hart and Jimmy Carr, has provoked criticism from…

U.S. farmers in a bind as crop prices crash and tariffs drive higher equipment costs – CBS News Watch CBS News America’s farmers are caught in a crisis between a combination of high operating costs, low commodity prices and lost markets. Lana Zak reports. Source link

Police in Grand Blanc, Michigan, say the gunman who killed at least four people and injured eight others at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday morning died after “exchanging gunfire” with police.The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, Michigan, Grand Blanc Township Police Chief William Renye said. Sanford served in the U.S. Marines for three-and-a-half years from 2004 to 2008, CBS News has confirmed. He was deployed from August 2007 to March 2008 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, which led to the fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.According to Renye, calls about the shooting…

Relatives of people who were killed in a stampede during a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician, mourn outside a hospital, in Karur, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. Uncredited/AP hide caption toggle caption Uncredited/AP NEW DELHI — A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and injured 40 others, the state’s health minister said late Saturday. Ma Subramanian told The Associated Press that the victims were dead by the time they were taken to a hospital…

The state of Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the president said he will send troops to Portland, state Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Sunday.It comes after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth sent a memo to Gov. Tina Kotek authorizing 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to the city of Portland, Rayfield said in a news release. The troops are to be deployed for 60 days to protect federal property “where protests are occurring or likely to occur,” he said.The lawsuit argued that Mr. Trump lacks authority to federalize the National Guard. California filed a…

Don’t let JD Vance silence our independent journalism On September 15, Vice President JD Vance attacked The Nation while hosting The Charlie Kirk Show. In a clip seen millions of times, Vance singled out The Nation in a dog whistle to his far-right followers. Predictably, a torrent of abuse followed. Throughout our 160 years of publishing fierce, independent journalism, we’ve operated with the belief that dissent is the highest form of patriotism. We’ve been criticized by both Democratic and Republican officeholders—and we’re pleased that the White House is reading The Nation. As long as Vance is free to criticize us…

America pride on display for Ryder Cup Day 1 America pride on display for Ryder Cup Day 1 03:29 Team Europe is taking the Ryder Cup back across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving the Americans to search for answers in what is becoming a lopsided series.The Americans at least showed a pulse Sunday and made Europe sweat, storming back from the largest Sunday deficit ever against Europe with real hope.Shane Lowry, who contended with the unruly New York crowds all week, had the last word. He birdied three of the last four holes, and his final putt will be part of Ryder…

Washington — President Trump said Sunday that a government shutdown is likely unless top Democrats back down from their negotiating position.”I just don’t know how we are going to solve this issue,” Mr. Trump said in a phone interview with CBS News. Mr. Trump also expressed confidence that the American people will side with him if government funding expires in the coming days, and he believes Democrats will pay a political price for not working with him, on his terms, to further cut spending. “They’re not interested in fraud, waste and abuse,” Mr. Trump said of the Democrats. Mr. Trump will meet Monday…

People walk near apartment buildings damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv on Sunday. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP Russia launched its first major wave of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in nearly a month, pounding sites across the country on Sunday and leaving Kyiv hardest hit as rescue workers scrambled to pull people from the rubble. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired nearly 600 drones and dozens of missiles in the assault, which killed at least four people nationwide and injured at least 70 others. At least four of the dead were in Kyiv, including…

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Robert Costa, CBS Sunday Morning national correspondent and CBS News Washington analyst Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of KentuckySen. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat of MinneostaRep. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of VirginiaTy Cobb, President Trump’s former attorneyClick here to browse full transcripts from 2025 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”   MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m Margaret Brennan in Washington.And this week on Face the Nation: President Trump says another blue city needs federal protection. Plus, his opponents say he’s stepping up a campaign of political retribution.President Trump now says…