In a roughly 30-minute phone call Sunday afternoon, President Biden delivered difficult news to the families of three Americans held by the Taliban. He did not have a deal with the Taliban to free their loved ones from captivity, despite what U.S. officials described to CBS News as a significant offer the U.S. had extended … Read more
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Before Jack Nader started posting beauty videos on TikTok in 2023, he was working as a Starbucks barista in Chicago and living at home with his parents. But after Nader, who’s now 21, started taking his videos seriously in April of that year, his TikTok account blew up. … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The sky’s the limit when it comes to Dubai property giant Damac’s investment in the United States, the company’s chairman told CNBC on Thursday. Two days prior, President-elect Donald Trump announced a $20 billion foreign investment by the Emirati company to build new data centers across the U.S. — adding that its … Read more
Iran’s military forces were four days into extensive drills on Wednesday that many believe are essentially preparations for how the country could react to a U.S., Israeli or combined attack on its nuclear facilities. Brigadier Gen. Mohammad-Nazar Azimi, commander of the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Najaf Ashraf West Headquarters, has touted the nationwide drills … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump, during a long news conference on Tuesday, spoke about his interest in securing U.S. control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, and said he would not rule out the use of military force. Below is a look at where the two places are and why Trump might want the U.S. to control … Read more
Trump says he won’t rule out military force to take Greenland – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump held a wide-ranging news conference Monday in which he reiterated his insistence that the U.S. should take control of the Panama Canal and Greenland, adding that he wouldn’t rule out the use of military force … Read more
Meta on Tuesday announced it will eliminate its third-party fact-checking program to “restore free expression” and move to a “Community Notes” model, similar to the system that exists on Elon Musk‘s platform X. The company said Community Notes will be written and rated by contributing users to provide more context to posts across its platforms, … Read more
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion foreign investment to build new data centers across the United States. Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a Trump associate and founder of the property development company DAMAC … Read more
Giuliani has been under pressure to turn over assets to pay a $148m penalty to Georgia election workers he allegedly defamed. A judge in the United States has found Rudy Giuliani, an ally of President-elect Donald Trump, in contempt of court for his failure to fully respond to requests about his assets. Monday was the … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom during his hush money trial at Manhattan criminal court on April 26, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images A New York judge on Monday denied a request by President-elect Donald Trump to delay his scheduled sentencing Friday in his New York … Read more