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Scary concert malfunction for Beyoncé Beyoncé has scary technical malfunction at “Cowboy Carter” concert 00:24 Beyoncé powered through a scary technical malfunction at her first of two “Cowboy Carter” tour shows in her hometown of Houston on Saturday night.The 43-year-old singer was performing her song “16 Carriages” in a suspended red car when the vehicle started to tilt in the air, according to video from the scary moment shared by fans on social media. Her publicist confirmed the incident to CBS News on Sunday.The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer was sitting on top of a red convertible as it began to slant.…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The Senate is currently deliberating the sweeping Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump wants Congress to send to him by Friday. GOP leaders have little room for error as key issues are being negotiated right up until the final vote. The Republicans can only lose three votes, and two already voted no to start the debate on the bill Saturday night. One of two who…

Toronto — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said late Sunday trade talks with U.S. have resumed after Canada rescinded its plan to tax U.S. technology firms.President Trump said Friday that he was suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack on our country.” The Canadian government said “in anticipation” of a trade deal “Canada would rescind” the Digital Serves Tax. The tax was set to go into effect Monday. Carney and Mr. Trump spoke on the phone Sunday, and Carney’s office said they agreed…

Every day, The Nation exposes the administration’s unchecked and reckless abuses of power through clear-eyed, uncompromising independent journalism—the kind of journalism that holds the powerful to account and helps build alternatives to the world we live in now.  We have just the right people to confront this moment. Speaking on Democracy Now!, Nation DC Bureau chief Chris Lehmann translated the complex terms of the budget bill into the plain truth, describing it as “the single largest upward redistribution of wealth effectuated by any piece of legislation in our history.” In the pages of the June print issue and on The…

An alliance of leading national Democratic groups is preparing a new effort this summer focused on driving voter engagement as the party tries to regain support following its defeats in 2024.The plans, first obtained by CBS News, fall under the label of what these groups have dubbed “Organizing Summer.” While this year has relatively few major statewide elections,  such as gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, the 2026 midterms will be a crucial test for a party that is trying to respond to the lessons learned from Republicans’ wins in last year’s campaigns, including the presidential race. The groups…

Iran’s nuclear capabilities suffered “severe damage” in last week’s U.S. airstrikes but not “total damage,” said the man in charge of the world’s global nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency. “One cannot claim that everything has disappeared and there is nothing there.” “It is clear that there has been severe damage, but it’s not total damage, first of all,” IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “And secondly, Iran has the capacities there; industrial and technological capacities. So if they so wish, they will be able to start doing this again.”The U.S. launched…

The Trump administration has, for the first time ever, built a searchable national citizenship data system. The tool, which is being rolled out in phases, is designed to be used by state and local election officials to give them an easier way to ensure only citizens are voting. But it was developed rapidly without a public process, and some of those officials are already worrying about what else it could be used for. NPR is the first news organization to report the details of the new system. For decades, voting officials have noted that there was no national citizenship list…

6/29: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News GOP Sen. Thom Tillis says he won’t seek reelection after clash with Trump on budget bill; Pair of owls become San Francisco celebrities Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

June 24, 2025 A new documentary about the 1975 fiscal crisis, Drop Dead City, is entertaining to watch but dangerously misleading as history—or politics. Ad Policy Sins of the father: Drop Dead City, a documentary about the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, is an entertaining watch, but codirector Michael Rohatyn’s determination to burnish the myth of his father, Felix, (right) as the “man who saved New York City” leaves it a long way from reliable history.(NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images; UPI / Bettmann Archive / Getty Images) Drop Dead City, a documentary about the 1975 New York…

Washington — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday that he won’t seek reelection in 2026, hours after President Trump threatened to back a primary challenge against him when he refused to support his massive spending and tax bill which he dubbed the “big, beautiful bill.””It’s not a hard choice, and I will not be seeking re-election,” Tillis said in a statement Sunday. He noted that he hasn’t “been excited about running for another term,” citing the choice between “spending another six years navigating the political theatre and partisan gridlock in Washington” or spending time with his family.The…