A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a U.S. strike on Wednesday, the U.S. military said. “[U.S.] forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on U.S. service members, killing a Kataib Hezbollah commander responsible for directly planning and
The court is considering Attorney General Ashley Moody’s challenge that the amendment is too vague. The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Feb. 7 both for and against placing a constitutional amendment on the ballot that would grant a right to abortion through fetal “viability,” and in some cases, through birth. The amendment’s sponsor,
Washington — A federal contractor working for the FBI has been arrested after allegedly stealing an FBI vehicle from bureau headquarters Tuesday afternoon. Later, a handgun magazine belonging to the agent who drove the car was found inside the vehicle, charging documents filed Wednesday revealed. John Worrell, of Virginia, worked for an outside government contracting
President Joe Biden saw his worst approval rating in an NBC News poll released Sunday. Among the poll’s respondents, 37 percent approved of Biden while 60 percent disapproved, representing his worst approval rating in an NBC poll since taking office. Similarly, the poll represented his lowest favorability rating in a survey from the network, with
Joe Lockhart, Bill Clinton’s former press secretary, once referred to Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman as “one of the most ruthless killers in the world.” That could prove awkward for the Democratic operative, who this week registered as a foreign agent of a sovereign wealth fund controlled by the Saudi leader. Lockhart, a managing
On Feb. 6, U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon ordered the unsealing of some names and information about government officials, granting in part a motion by former President Donald Trump to unseal a partially redacted version of his motion to compel prosecutors to hand over evidence. “The parties are reminded of the strong presumption of
The U.S. killed a senior leader of the Iran-backed group Kataib Hezbollah in a strike in Iraq Wednesday, a senior official confirmed to CBS News. The individual targeted was a commander who was in charge of operations in Syria. Kataib Hezbollah is one of the Iran-backed groups the U.S. holds responsible for a series of