Trump wants a loyalist. Senators want independence. Backlash to a Justice Department probe highlights how those goals are in conflict. Source link
With the Fed under pressure to cut interest rates more, its counterpart in Australia is facing a different dynamic with implications for global currency and fixed-income markets. Source link
Reporters in Boston and New Orleans bought the agriculture secretary’s suggested meal. Source link
The Soviet Union was Cuba’s benefactor for decades. Venezuela took up the slack, and Mexico has supplied “humanitarian aid.” But the world is changing rapidly, our columnist says. Source link
65-year-old Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah has been a prominent voice calling for protests to continue in the country. Human rights groups say at least around 2,500 people have been killed in two weeks, as the authoritarian regime attempts to quash the demonstrations. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has not ruled…
Winter weather brings whiteout conditions to parts of Pennsylvania and New York – CBS News Watch CBS News Snow-covered roads and poor visibility led to several crashes and traffic jams on interstates throughout the Northeast. The dangerous winter weather brought whiteouts to parts of Pennsylvania and New York. Rob Marciano reports. Source link
Kaden Rummler, a California protester, is speaking out after he was seriously injured at a demonstration last week. Rummler says he’s permanently blind in his left eye after a federal agent shot him in the eye with a less-lethal round at close range. Warning: some images in this report may be disturbing. Source link
A Pennsylvania man says a freak accident led to the fatal shooting of his wife in 2013. Years later, investigators found surveillance footage of her final moments that challenged his account. Anne-Marie Green reports for “48 Hours.” Source link
Millions of people are at risk of the government’s seizing their refunds to pay what is owed on student loans. Source link
Older than many of India’s better-known reserves, Gir National Park has spent decades quietly perfecting what conservation can look like.Constantly monitored by the Gujarat Forest Department and supported by conservation groups, Gir today protects one of the richest dry forest ecosystems in the country. Its mixed deciduous forests, patches of semi-evergreen growth, riverine vegetation and…