Biden says Ohio train derailment was “100% preventable” in visit to disaster site

Biden says Ohio train derailment was “100% preventable” in visit to disaster site – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, just over a year after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town. During a speech, the president vowed to hold the railway company Norfolk Southern

California Parents Sue AG for Undermining Petition That Bans Sex Change Surgeries for Minors

Parents’ group says Rob Bonta rebranded initiative to mislead and confuse voters California Attorney General Rob Bonta (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) California parents sued the state’s attorney general this week for allegedly spinning the language of their ballot initiative in a way that undercuts their effort to let voters weigh in on the state’s transgender policies

FedEx Founder Issues Dire Warning About ‘Unsustainable’ Government Debt

The founder of FedEx has added his voice to the chorus of views expressing concern about out-of-control spending in Washington. Fred Smith, the founder of executive chairman of shipping giant FedEx, is the latest business leader to sound the alarm that if America’s ballooning public debt is left unchecked, it will threaten to spiral into

Biden vows to continue to hold Norfolk Southern accountable for Ohio derailment

Washington — President Biden visited East Palestine, Ohio, on Friday, just over a year after a freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the small village near the Pennsylvania state line, and he vowed to hold the railway company Norfolk Southern accountable.  “There are acts of God,” Mr. Biden said. “This was an act of greed that was 100%

Judge Lays $354 Million Fine on Trump, Bans Him From Business in New York

Donald Trump must pay $354.9 million in penalties for fraudulently overstating his net worth to dupe lenders, a New York judge ruled on Friday, handing the former U.S. president another legal setback in a civil case that imperils his real estate empire. Justice Arthur Engoron, in a sharply worded decision issued after a contentious three-month

Scant Election Reforms Since 2020 Forebode a Repeat in November

Massive voter fraud allegations that marred the 2020 election spurred a political and grassroots movement from coast to coast to pursue an array of election reforms designed to increase election integrity. However, with just months left ahead of the 2024 election, Republicans say little was mended, especially in contested states where they thought fixes were