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5/31: CBS Weekend News – CBS News Watch CBS News West bakes under blistering heat, Midwest contends with wildfire smoke; 14 million honeybees escape after truck rollover in Washington state Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Trump’s tariff hike on steel causes fresh uncertainty – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Friday announced a doubling of tariffs on foreign imports of steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, which could threaten to impact the prices of cars, appliances and even construction supplies. Taurean Small has details. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents execute a criminal search warrant on Friday, at the Buona Forchetta Italian restaurant in San Diego. Lara McCaffrey/KPBS hide caption toggle caption Lara McCaffrey/KPBS A chaotic scene from a federal immigration raid on a popular San Diego restaurant is drawing new attention to government tactics in the push to fulfill President Trump’s promise to deport millions in a historic crackdown. Video shared on social media and local news shows armed and masked agents in full tactical gear swarming the area near a popular Italian restaurant called Buona Forchetta late Friday afternoon. A crowd of…

Matchmaking service helps San Francisco homeowners cut costs – CBS News Watch CBS News In the middle of a housing crisis, a San Francisco startup is zeroing in on an untapped market with a surprising matchmaking app that is helping both college students and homeowners cut costs. Itay Hod explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

The White House is pulling the nomination for billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, President Trump’s pick to lead NASA, just days before a Senate confirmation vote was set to take place, CBS News confirmed on Saturday.White House spokeswoman Elizabeth Huston told CBS News in a statement that the next administrator for NASA will “help lead humanity into space and execute President Trump’s bold mission of planting the American flag on the planet Mars.””It’s essential that the next leader of NASA is in complete alignment with President Trump’s America First agenda and a replacement will be announced directly by President Trump soon,”…

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks to reporters as she walks to a Senate luncheons at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 19, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst faced intense questioning from her constituents during a Friday town hall, eliciting shouts and boos from community members over her support for President Trump’s contentious One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The first speaker offered Ernst a softball question, telling the National Guard veteran that his sole request was for her to be the guest speaker at the American Legion for Memorial Day…

The former CEO of Granite Recovery Centers, a network of drug and alcohol treatment centers in New Hampshire, was arrested Friday for allegedly orchestrating a conspiracy to stalk journalists, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Eric Spofford, 40, was accused of targeting journalists employed by New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) in retaliation for publishing an investigation that allegedly revealed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him while he was the CEO of the recovery centers. Spofford opened the Granite Recovery Centers after struggling with heroin addiction and turned the business into the largest addiction treatment network in New Hampshire.The NHPR article…

New Yorkers deserve better than Andrew Cuomo. Ad Policy Zohran Mamdani and Brad Lander at the United Federation of Teachers’ New York City Mayoral Forum in 2025.(Michael Nagle / Getty Images) Though the City of New York has been operating under that name since 1664, it has been electing mayors only since 1834. Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, winner of that first election, was a Democrat; so was Robert Anderson Van Wyck, the first man elected by voters in all five boroughs. So were most of the others, though the greatest man (regrettably, so far they have all been men) to…

Germany’s Merz elected chancellor Germany’s Friedrich Merz wins second vote to become chancellor 02:40 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda, the German government said Saturday.Merz’s office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe’s biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump at the White House on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.It said that the meeting will address bilateral relations and international issues such as Russia’s war in Ukraine,…

The popular Mexican regional music band Grupo Firme announced on Friday that it was canceling a performance in a music festival in California over the weekend after the United States government suspended the musicians’ visas.It comes after the U.S. State Department has revoked visas of a number of Mexican musicians for playing a genre of music that it says glorifies cartel violence. The announcement also came just two days after the bodies of five Mexican musicians were found in Reynosa along the Texas border.Grupo Firme, which has soared to international fame playing Mexican regional music, said in a statement posted on…