Housewives, retirees in Venezuela line up to join militia in response to what Maduro calls “outlandish threats” by U.S.

[ad_1] Civil servants, housewives and retirees alike lined up in Venezuela’s capital Caracas over the weekend as thousands volunteered to join the country’s militia in case there is a U.S. invasion. President Nicolas Maduro called on citizens to respond to “outlandish threats” by the U.S. and sign up over the weekend to the Bolivarian Militia,…

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Woman on Alaska Airlines flight allegedly assaults crew members, forces emergency landing in Boise

[ad_1] A passenger was arrested after allegedly assaulting two Alaska Airlines flight attendants, forcing the flight they were on to divert, according to the airline. Alaska Airlines Flight 1057 was traveling from Portland to Dallas early Tuesday morning, the company said in a statement. After a “security incident” in which a passenger physically assaulted two…

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.S. won’t be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid government shutdown

[ad_1] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on, despite the Trump administration’s previous assurances that members of the military will be paid amid the funding lapse. “I think we’ll be able to pay them beginning in November, but by Nov. 15…

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This week on “Sunday Morning” (Nov. 2)

[ad_1] The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)  Hosted by Jane Pauley         COVER STORY: Ken Burns on America’s continuing revolutionDocumentary filmmaker Ken Burns has long been a…

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Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner, set for release in Germany, refuses to talk to U.K. police

[ad_1] Berlin — Christian Brueckner, the convicted sex offender named by German authorities as the prime suspect in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann almost two decades ago, has refused to be interviewed by U.K. police just days before his expected release from prison.  The 49-year-old German national is due to walk free by Wednesday…

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N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James set to plead not guilty to bank fraud charges in federal court

[ad_1] Norfolk, Virginia — New York Attorney General Letitia James will be appearing in court Friday for her arraignment on federal charges of bank fraud in Norfolk, Virginia, after the Justice Department indicted her earlier this month. U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, appointed to the federal bench by former President Joe Biden, is presiding over…

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