[ad_1] The Pentagon is considering speeding up the process to bring back ex-service members discharged for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. Less than two dozen service members have been reinstated, though hundreds have applied. Sources say Defense Department officials are weighing whether to grant honorable discharges to some…
[ad_1] The end of the de minimis tax loophole on Friday means that low-cost shipments to the U.S. are no longer exempt from import duties, a potential hit to consumers ordering goods from abroad. Under the prior tax break, parcels containing goods worth less than $800 were not subject to tariffs, making many products from overseas,…
[ad_1] CVS and Walgreens are now requiring a prescription or are not offering COVID-19 vaccines in some states as the companies attempt to follow state guidelines that require approvals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Food and Drug Administration this week approved vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for all seniors on…
[ad_1] Budget carrier Spirit Airlines said Friday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection only months after emerging from a Chapter 11 reorganization. The no-frills airline said it intends to conduct business as normal during the restructuring process, meaning passengers can continue to book trips and use their tickets, credits and loyalty points. The company…
[ad_1] A federal appeals court said Friday that many of the sweeping tariffs imposed by President Trump on dozens of countries earlier this year are not legally permissible. The ruling will not immediately block the tariffs, but it marks a significant blow to Mr. Trump’s signature trade strategy. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in D.C. filed criminal charges against a man who burned an American flag outside of the White House earlier this week, after President Trump signed an executive order ordering the Justice Department to investigate flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, of North Carolina, is facing two misdemeanor criminal counts in Washington, D.C., federal…
[ad_1] In 2005, Hurricane Katrina barreled into the Gulf Coast of the U.S. In Louisiana, storm surge breached the levees in New Orleans, creating catastrophic flooding. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano reports on the changes made since. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Kim Harvey CBS\Michele Crowe Kim Harvey is a veteran broadcast and cable news journalist and the executive producer of the “CBS Evening News.” She has 25 years of experience producing at CBS News, MSNBC, Fox News and CNN. She has produced breaking and live news coverage ranging from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the COVID-19…
[ad_1] Seattle detectives arrested a man in connection with the June robbery of rapper Macklemore’s home in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill, police said Thursday. The 29-year-old man, whose name was not released, from Renton, Washington, is expected to face criminal charges related to the home invasion and robbery in the coming days. He was…
[ad_1] Father Timothy Sas of St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church said several of his parishioners have children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, where the deadly shooting happened earlier this week. That includes Sophia Forchas, 12, who was severely injured. She was rushed to the same hospital where her mother works as a pediatric critical…
