The Pentagon has begun the long-anticipated release of government files related to what it calls “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” — UFOs or any potential signs of alien life. On Friday, May 8, it started posting declassified documents it said “have long fueled justified speculation,” after President Trump called for their release earlier this year. Questions about what the
Attorneys for accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooter Cole Allen asked a judge Thursday night to disqualify U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro and other senior Justice Department leaders from the case because they were present during the incident. In the motion, his lawyers led with a quote from FBI Director Kash Patel, who appeared
Handguns could be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service for the first time in nearly 100 years if a proposed rule under the Trump administration takes effect. Democratic attorneys general in two dozen states sent a letter this week in opposition. In 1927, Congress passed a law barring the USPS from mailing concealable firearms unless
In an exclusive interview, reality television star turned Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt compared his lack of political experience to where former President Barack Obama was when he first came on the national scene. “I mean, look at Obama,” the Republican told CBS News correspondent Adam Yamaguchi when asked if he has what
Tennessee became the latest state to redraw its congressional map, breaking up a majority-Black district and adding to a national controversy over mid-decade redistricting. The move came after last week’s Supreme Court ruling, which limited lawmakers’ ability to take race into account when drawing districts. Ed O’Keefe reports. Original CBS News Link
Three U.S. destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz fought off a swarm of Iranian fast-attack boats, the U.S. military said. U.S. forces also hit back, striking launch sites for Iranian missiles and drones, according to U.S. Central Command. Nancy Cordes reports. Original CBS News Link
Washington — Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came under attack on Thursday, and the U.S. carried out strikes on two Iranian ports abutting the strait, putting into question an increasingly fragile monthlong ceasefire between the two countries. The American destroyers USS Truxton, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta were attacked by