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Chief Justice Roberts says impeaching judges “not an appropriate response” to disagreement, rebuking Trump

March 19, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts issued a rare statement Tuesday defending federal judges who have issued decisions against the Trump administration, saying that “impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement” with a court’s decision. “For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning

Trump and Putin stress improving U.S.-Russia relations in phone call, White House says

March 19, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Washington — President Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to an “immediate ceasefire on all energy and infrastructure” in Ukraine when the two spoke Tuesday in a lengthy phone call, but Russia has not agreed to a full 30-day ceasefire like Ukraine has. Hours after the call, air raid sirens sounded and explosions

Google parent Alphabet to buy Wiz cybersecurity firm for $32 billion

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Google owner Alphabet will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion — in a deal set to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth. If closed, the cash transaction, announced Tuesday, would become Google’s most expensive acquisition in the company’s 25-year history. Wiz rejected a reported $23 billion buyout proposal

Israel resumes strikes in Gaza after 2-month ceasefire, reportedly killing hundreds and promising increased force against Hamas

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israel has launched new strikes in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 400 people, according to the Palestinian territory’s Hamas-run Health Ministry, and promising to wield “increasing military force” after talks on further hostage releases stalled, according to officials on both sides of the war. The resumption of Israel’s war

Missing student Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana on spring break. Here’s what we know about the case.

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Search efforts pressed on into their second week for Sudiksha Konanki, a college student at the University of Pittsburgh who went missing earlier this month during a trip to the Dominican Republic resort town Punta Cana. Details surrounding Konanki’s disappearance have begun to emerge as the international investigation continues. Here’s what we know so far

Starliner astronauts head for home after being stuck in space for 286 days

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

With a fresh crew now aboard the International Space Station, the four fliers they are replacing — including long-delayed Starliner astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams — undocked early Tuesday for a long-awaited return to Earth, finally closing out an extended 286-day space odyssey. Launched last June aboard Boeing’s problem-plagued Starliner capsule, Wilmore and

Ukrainians express concern over Putin as President Trump is set to speak with Russia’s leader

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Ukrainians express concern over Putin as President Trump is set to speak with Russia’s leader – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is expected to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday by phone regarding a potential ceasefire in Ukraine. Putin has said concessions should be made in exchange for a ceasefire while

Prince Harry immigration documents to be released to public

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Prince Harry immigration documents to be released to public – CBS News Watch CBS News A judge has ordered that the paperwork Prince Harry submitted to live in the U.S. must be released to the public on Tuesday. It’s been five years since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in the U.S. A conservative

Starliner astronauts head back to Earth after more than 9-month space stay

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Starliner astronauts head back to Earth after more than 9-month space stay – CBS News Watch CBS News After more than nine months in space, a SpaceX capsule carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams undocked from the International Space Station early Tuesday. They’re scheduled to splash down off the Florida coast Tuesday evening.

Reporter’s Notebook: Economic turbulence

March 18, 2025 Benjamin Hughes

Reporter’s Notebook: Economic turbulence – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump has promised a little light turbulence. “A little bit of an adjustment period,” is what he called it in the joint address to Congress. Consumers are feeling something different. John Dickerson explains. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser