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Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop, a death that sparked nationwide protests and prompted renewed calls for police reforms in the U.S.A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis. After the jury’s verdict was read, the defendants hugged their lawyers as relatives of the former officers cried. One relative yelled, “Thank you, Jesus!”The…

Ad Policy Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. arrives at the 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California. (CBS via Getty Images) This week on Edge of Sports, we speak to Jeanne Theoharis, author of the groundbreaking new book, King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life of Struggle Outside the South. It is a deep dive into the remarkable political work that King accomplished north of the Mason-Dixon Line and in Southern California. Theoharis has uncovered a treasure trove of information that has gobsmacked even serious historians of King’s life and legacy. Also, I talked to Hoops Savant…

Six months after his party lost the presidential election, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is stepping back into the public spotlight with a scathing condemnation of his successor and his handling of international affairs.In his first broadcast interview since leaving the White House, Mr. Biden attacked President Trump’s management of the war in Ukraine and his dealings with global allies. Speaking to the BBC, Mr. Biden also defended the timing of his own withdrawal from the 2024 presidential campaign.The former president singled out some of Mr. Trump’s actions on foreign policy — including his combative meeting in the Oval…

Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens detained in the Southern District of New York under President Trump’s proclamation invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act. Another judge in Colorado issued a similar order later in the day.In New York, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in a 22-page decision that the president’s March proclamation ordering the summary removal of Venezuelan migrants exceeded the scope of the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law that the Trump administration has relied on to deport noncitizens that his administration claims are part of the gang Tren de…

A six-month battle over a North Carolina Supreme Court seat ended on Wednesday when the Republican challenger, who had embarked on an extraordinary effort to throw out thousands of votes, conceded the race.The challenger, Judge Jefferson Griffin, said in a statement that he would not appeal a federal court ruling issued on Monday that ordered the state elections board to certify the victory of the Democratic incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs.“While I do not fully agree with the District Court’s analysis, I respect the court’s holding — just as I have respected every judicial tribunal that has heard this case,” Mr.…

Speaker Mike Johnson has dropped one of the most aggressive options the G.O.P. was considering to cut Medicaid costs to help pay for President Trump’s domestic agenda, bowing to pressure from politically vulnerable Republicans and underscoring the deep party divisions imperiling the plan.Leaving his office on Tuesday night after meeting with a group of more moderate members, Mr. Johnson told reporters that House Republicans had ruled out lowering the amount the federal government pays states to care for working-age adults who became eligible for the program through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.Mr. Johnson also suggested he was leaning against…

The humble penny, once a pocket staple, has long since lost its shine in American commerce, but it retains devoted fans who see value beyond its monetary worth. In North Carolina’s Copper Penny Grille, owner Shelly Gref has transformed thousands of pennies into bar tops and artwork, giving Lincoln’s likeness new purpose.”It grew into a little bit of an obsession with me. And then everybody just started donating pennies,” Gref said. “People just come by and they say, I want to be a part of something.”Gref said she appreciates the historical significance of the coins. “I like the older ones because they…

Senior Trump adviser Kari Lake, shown above at a conservative conference earlier this year, announced Tuesday night that Voice of America would rely on coverage from the far-right television network OAN. Voice of America employees that Lake put on indefinite leave are suing to be restored to their jobs. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle caption Jose Luis Magana/AP Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake appears to have resolved any doubts about what she wants to do with the Voice of America. Lake seeks for it to look and sound a lot like the far-right One America News Network: on Tuesday…

A bill to restore more than $1 billion in funding for Washington, D.C., that Congress blocked earlier this year has stalled in the House, where Republican resistance to the measure has left its fate in doubt.G.O.P. leaders say they still intend to bring up the bill, blaming the delay on the competing priorities of passing President Trump’s agenda. But some ultraconservative Republicans are opposing it outright, arguing that Washington — a Democratically run city that is home to a significant number of federal workers and Black residents — should not get to spend its own money unless it abides by…

For the second time in just over a week, an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. The two pilots aboard the aircraft sustained minor injuries in the ordeal.  The official said in a statement that the Super Hornet was attempting to land on the flight deck of the Truman Tuesday “when an arrestment failed, causing the aircraft to go overboard.”An arrestment is the mechanism that includes an arresting cable to catch a fighter jet and safely slow it down as…