The Biden administration announced new tailpipe emission standards for new passenger cars that aim to cut over 7 billion tons of carbon emissions, as well as other harmful air pollutants. The standards will apply to new passenger cars and light-duty trucks, beginning with model year 2027 through 2032. The Environmental Protection Agency, in announcing the tougher standards, said the reduction …
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At El Portal, a Mexican restaurant in Phoenix, President Joe Biden made a direct plea to Latino voters. “I need you badly. I need the help,” he told the crowd, as he launched his campaign’s Latino voter outreach organization Tuesday. “You’re the reason why — in large part — I beat Donald Trump.” Earlier in the day, he sought to …
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Washington — The Fulton County superior court judge overseeing the 2020 election case involving former President Donald Trump will allow the former president and a group of his co-defendants to appeal his decision allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to continue prosecuting the case if special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigned. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision granting the request from Trump …
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The deal on a massive appropriations bill reached between Congress and the White House will include a ban on all direct U.S. funding for the main humanitarian agency operating in Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, until March 2025, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed to CBS News. The White House did not …
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London —A 2023 photo of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, credited to Catherine, the Princess of Wales, has been flagged as “digitally enhanced at source” by international photo agency, Getty. The move came after a more recent image, a British Mother’s Day photo released by Kensington Palace in March, was found to have been digitally …
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Today’s high-rate environment has put a lot of pressure on borrowers, and that’s especially true for credit card users. Right now, the average credit card rate hovers above 21%, which means that if you’re carrying a balance from month to month, you’re paying a lot of money in interest on what you owe. That type of interest can cause your …
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Tokyo — Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control equipment and misshapen materials but leave many questions unanswered, underscoring the daunting task of decommissioning the plant. The 12 photos released by the plant’s operator are the first from inside the main structural support called the pedestal in …
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SACRAMENTO – Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg cleared the City Council chambers over outbursts during a debate over his proposed Gaza cease-fire resolution Tuesday night. Twelve people were arrested, police say. The decision to clear the chamber of members of the public came after he delivered several warnings from the dias. The Sacramento Police Department said that happened at around 9 …
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Washington — Former President Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that former presidents are entitled to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution for acts taken while in office, arguing that the “long history of not prosecuting” his predecessors demonstrates that the power to do so does not exist. “From 1789 to 2023, no former, or current, president …
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Four accusers of a military doctor at the center of a massive sexual abuse prosecution say they were “severely and irreparably harmed” by the Army and the Defense Department whose negligence failed to protect them from abuse, according to new federal civil complaints filed Tuesday. The physician, Maj. Michael Stockin, is facing charges from Army prosecutors who allege the misconduct …
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