California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach’s turquoise water and waves of “perfect little curls” — but Johnson and her two young children haven’t stepped foot on the sand in a year. “Every time we go by the beach they’re asking, ‘Is it going to be clean? When are they going to fix it?'” said Johnson, …

Washington — President Biden praised Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s speech that criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it “a good speech,” though he declined to elaborate. Mr. Biden said Friday the White House was given advance notice of Schumer’s speech, in which the New York Democrat and highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S. called Netanyahu a “major …

Boeing told lawmakers its planned fix for an engine issue on all 737 Max jets will take up to a year, delaying certification of the 737 Max 7 and Max 10 airliners. In written responses to questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, obtained exclusively by CBS News, Boeing says it has assembled a …

The U.S. has now tallied at least 64 confirmed or suspected measles cases investigated so far this year by authorities in 17 states — more than the 58 cases reported nationwide in all of 2023. It comes as health officials are grappling with multiple major outbreaks of the highly contagious virus around the world. Now with spring break travel picking …

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su is still waiting to be confirmed as labor secretary over a year after President Joe Biden first nominated her, and she remains hopeful that she’ll be confirmed, despite opposition that shows no sign of softening. On “The Takeout” podcast this week, Su told chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett she has no plans to withdraw and …

Federal prosecutors asked a New York judge on Friday to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.” Prosecutors made the request as they submitted their presentence recommendations to a federal judge who will sentence the man who at one time dazzled the cryptocurrency world with …

Washington — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he “cannot in good conscience” endorse former President Donald Trump. “It should come as no surprise, I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” he said in an interview with Fox News. Pence, who served as Trump’s vice president, said the former president “is pursuing and articulating an agenda that …

Federal agents have located a person of interest in over 100 swatting calls, which included calls targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure and Security Agency Director Jen Easterly and other senior Biden administration officials, according to law enforcement officials. Officials say the person of interest lives in Serbia; charges have not yet been filed, but sources say they …

Atlanta — Nathan Wade, a special prosecutor working with the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, resigned his post after a judge ruled Friday that District Attorney Fani Willis and her office may remain on the 2020 election case involving former President Donald Trump and his allies if Wade stepped aside. Wade’s resignation as special prosecutor came hours after Superior Court …

SpaceX’s huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built, blasted off on its third test flight Thursday morning, successfully boosting the unpiloted upper stage into space. While both stages broke apart during separate descents to ocean splashdowns, company officials hailed the flight as a major step forward. Spectacular live video from a camera mounted on one of the Starship’s …