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NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth

2021-04-17 02:46:54 UTC

Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins are set to end their 185-day mission on the space station Friday and return to Earth in the early morning hours Saturday.

CNN

Castro Era in Cuba to End as Raul Confirms He's Retiring

2021-04-17 02:38:13 UTC

HAVANA, CUBA - Raul Castro confirmed he was handing over the leadership of the Cuban Communist Party to a younger generation at its congress that kicked off on Friday, ending six decades of rule by himself and older brother Fidel.

Voice of America

Florida woman charged for allegedly threatening to kill Kamala Harris

2021-04-17 02:26:49 UTC

A Miami woman has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a criminal complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

CNN

North Carolina protesters start fire outside police headquarters, smash windows

2021-04-17 02:24:15 UTC

Demonstrators in North Carolina took to the streets Friday night to voice outrage at the recent fatal police shootings of a Minnesota father and a young Chicago boy, with some reportedly shattering windows and burning objects in the street. 

Fox News

Republican pushes Biden to remember campaign promises on filibuster, packing Supreme Court

2021-04-17 02:23:00 UTC

In a January 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden was asked if he, like his Democratic primary opponents, supported any of expanding the Supreme Court, abolishing the filibuster, abolishing the Electoral College or setting term limits for Supreme Court justices.

Fox News

New details emerge about feds’ decision not to charge Jeffrey Epstein in 2016

2021-04-17 02:10:12 UTC

New details emerged Friday about the feds’ decision not to pursue charges against Jeffrey Epstein in 2016 — when a number of lawyers warned he might still be abusing girls.

NY Post

Locked up for half his life, Crosley Green tastes freedom

2021-04-17 02:04:46 UTC

A federal judge says Crosley Green was wrongfully convicted of murder. "48 Hours" spends the first hours of freedom with the Florida man and takes a look back at his case. See more of his emotional homecoming in "Crosley Green Comes Home" Saturday, April 17 at 10/9c on CBS.

CBSN

Tamir Rice's family asks Justice Department to reopen case

2021-04-17 01:56:28 UTC

The family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was shot and killed by Cleveland police in 2014, asked the Justice Department on Friday to reopen the case into his death after it was closed in the waning weeks of the Trump administration.

CBSN

NYC teacher cut loose after 2nd bust for alleged attack on cops at protests

2021-04-17 01:50:08 UTC

A city teacher with a history of clashing with cops was among the anarchists busted during an anti-police riot on the Upper East Side that led NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to demand that they all wind up behind bars.

NY Post

The fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old has renewed calls for Chicago police to review their foot pursuit practices.

2021-04-17 01:49:48 UTC

Newly released body camera footage shows 13-year-old Adam Toledo in the final moments of his life, running from police down a Chicago alleyway at 2:38 a.m. 

CBSN

Sen. Tammy Duckworth profusely tweeted about unproven Russian bounty report

2021-04-17 01:49:29 UTC

The White House revealed this week it did not have sufficient evidence to support a report repeatedly mentioned by some Democrats, like Sen. Tammy Duckworth, alleging that Russian agents were offering bounties to the Taliban to attack U.S troops in Afghanistan

Fox News

Sonnie Johnson warns GOP to stop 'talking down to Black America', help 'fix the issues' in urban areas

2021-04-17 01:47:18 UTC

Conservative radio host Sonnie Johnson called out Republicans on "Fox News Primetime" Friday, telling host Lawrence Jones people on the right need to quit being "sanctimonious" and start implementing policy that can fix inner-city issues.

Fox News

Kyle Rittenhouse donations came from police, public officials: report

2021-04-17 01:43:36 UTC

Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois teenager accused of killing two protesters in Wisconsin during a period of civil unrest, has received thousands of dollars in donations for his legal defense from public officials and police officers, according to media reports. 

Fox News

New York Times Styles editor Choire Sicha makes puzzling departure

2021-04-17 01:40:25 UTC

Both the fashion world and New York Times insiders were abuzz on Friday over the surprise exit of the paper’s Styles section editor Choire Sicha.

NY Post

Matthew McConaughey: How actor's wife 'injected' soccer into his blood

2021-04-17 01:39:20 UTC

Before he became one of Hollywood's leading men, before the Oscar for best actor in 2014 and he went Interstellar on the silver screen, Matthew McConaughey was learning his craft and, in fact, preparing to shoot his very first scene.

CNN

Prosecutor's expert told grand jury police did not kill Daniel Prude

2021-04-17 01:36:17 UTC

Prosecutors overseeing a grand jury investigation into the death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, undercut the case for criminal charges with testimony from a medical expert who said three police officers who held Prude to the ground until he stopped breathing didn't do anything wrong.

CBSN

Typhoon Surigae is rapidly strengthening and could move dangerously close to the Philippines

2021-04-17 01:33:05 UTC

The first typhoon of the season in the West Pacific is expected to come dangerously close to the Central Philippines this weekend.

CNN

Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol

2021-04-17 01:29:27 UTC

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says he’s not wearing a mask at the Capitol any more now that he’s vaccinated against Covid-19. 

Fox News

From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China's attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang

2021-04-17 01:22:45 UTC

China's Foreign Ministry this week issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of "genocide" in the region the "lie of the century."

CNN

Disney’s ugly transformation of a US war hero into a villain

2021-04-17 01:20:34 UTC

The same week President Joe Biden announced he would pull all US forces from Afghanistan, Disney+ turned an Afghan war-veteran character on its hottest new show into an out-and-out villain — as the character himself revealed that his three Medals of Honor had been awarded not for bravery, selflessness and going above and beyond the call of duty but rather for something vaguely evil.

NY Post

Washington Post fact-checker calls out Biden admin for trying to 'spin' refugee cap reversal as 'confusion'

2021-04-17 01:20:17 UTC

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler called out the Biden administration Friday for attempting to "spin" its stunning reversal on the refugee cap as mere media "confusion."

Fox News

2 transgender women killed in shootings at separate Charlotte hotels

2021-04-17 01:12:46 UTC

Authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the killings of two transgender women in Charlotte, North Carolina.

CNN

Trump takes jab at ‘lunacy’ of Johnson & Johnson vaccination pause

2021-04-17 01:09:41 UTC

Former President Donald Trump took aim at the Biden administration on Friday evening for allowing for a pause in the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine, accusing them of allowing “insanely risk-averse bureaucrats run the show.”

NY Post

Roger Stone and his wife sued over nearly $2 million in alleged unpaid taxes

2021-04-17 01:01:45 UTC

Federal prosecutors in Florida filed a civil lawsuit against Donald Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone on Friday, alleging Stone and his wife, Nydia, have failed to pay the federal government roughly $2 million in unpaid income taxes, penalties and interest. 

CBSN

McCarthy issues apparent rebuke of reported GOP caucus platform promoting 'Anglo-Saxon political traditions'

2021-04-17 01:01:25 UTC

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said that the Republican party is not the party of “nativist dog whistles," in an apparent rebuke of the leaked platform of a new caucus reportedly being formed by several Republicans. 

Fox News
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Oath Keeper Pleads Guilty and Will Cooperate in Jan. 6 Riot Inquiry

2021-04-17 00:59:44 UTC

The plea by a member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers was the first to be entered publicly by any of the more than 400 people who have been charged so far in the attack.

The New York Times

Montana's judicial branch at center of power struggle

2021-04-17 00:59:10 UTC

Montana’s judicial branch is at the center of a debate over the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more options to fill midterm vacancies on the state bench.

Fox News

Democratic Sen. Menendez rips Biden for keeping Trump's 15K refugee admissions limit

2021-04-17 00:50:39 UTC

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez ripped President Biden on Friday to maintain a limit of 15,000 refugee admissions for fiscal 2021, warning in a letter that the move “threatens U.S. leadership on forced migration.”

Fox News

Pentagon confirms authenticity of videos showing unidentified flying objects

2021-04-17 00:46:43 UTC

Videos and photos have recently surfaced in Mystery Wire and Extraordinary Beliefs — websites that document sightings of unidentified flying objects — showing objects described as a "sphere," "acorn," "pyramid" and "metallic blimp."

CBSN

Doctors home in on cause of blood clots potentially linked with Covid-19 vaccines

2021-04-17 00:46:21 UTC

Doctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and said their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it.

CNN

From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China's attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang

2021-04-17 00:45:33 UTC

China's Foreign Ministry this week issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of "genocide" in the region the "lie of the century."

CNN

Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Trump allies ride small-dollar wave during 1st quarter -- as PAC donations fall

2021-04-17 00:39:00 UTC

A CNN review of newly filed campaign finance reports shows the share of donations from political committees fell between the fourth quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of this year for roughly 120 members of Congress who objected to certifying Trump's loss in January.

CNN

Little steps: Team Biden finally starts imitating Trump’s successful border policies

2021-04-17 00:35:51 UTC

After months of denials and inaction, the Biden administration has finally taken one baby step away from the disastrous policies that brought the worst border crisis in decades.

NY Post

Inside the SC home where Army drill sergeant fled after BLM surrounds

2021-04-17 00:35:22 UTC

Army Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Pentland has been charged with misdemeanor assault for shoving a Black man outside his home earlier this week after ordering him to leave the area repeatedly in a three-minute, viral video.

Fox News

Upper West Side is too white and Jewish, City Council candidate manager says

2021-04-17 00:34:53 UTC

The campaign manager for an Upper West Side candidate for the City Council is in hot water for saying the neighborhood is too white — and Jewish.

NY Post

Psaki says police ‘too often’ use ‘unnecessary force’ that results in ‘Black and brown deaths’

2021-04-17 00:34:03 UTC

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing Friday that “too often” law enforcement uses “unnecessary force” that results in the death of “Black and brown Americans.” 

Fox News

Gregg Jarrett: Derek Chauvin prosecutors meet burden of proof in trial

2021-04-16 22:57:45 UTC

Fox News

Vartan Gregorian, genial savior of the New York Public Library, dead at 87

2021-04-16 22:57:18 UTC

Vartan Gregorian, a philanthropist and scholar widely credited with saving a down-on-its heels New York Public Library system in the 1980s, died Thursday in Manhattan after being hospitalized for stomach pain.

NY Post

Russia bars entry to DNI Haines, FBI Director Wray, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, others, in response to sanctions

2021-04-16 22:54:36 UTC

Russia barred top U.S. security officials from entering the country, just one day after President Biden launched sweeping sanctions and expelled 10 Russian diplomats.

Fox News

Dogecoin briefly broke Robinhood's crypto trading systems

2021-04-16 22:53:50 UTC

Robinhood is again having to explain why users faced issues trading a popular asset on its platform this week.

CNN

Biden demands Republicans move on gun background check bill

2021-04-16 22:48:41 UTC

President Biden Friday demanded the Republicans in the Senate move on passing gun background check legislation, calling the string of mass shootings and gun violence a "national embarrassment."

Fox News

Marjorie Taylor Greene launching 'America First' caucus pushing for 'anglo-Saxon political tradition'

2021-04-16 22:47:01 UTC

Conservative Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is launching a new "America First" caucus, her office confirmed Friday, bringing together a group of far-right lawmakers known for their controversial rhetoric.

CNN

The week in 13 headlines

2021-04-16 22:40:26 UTC

This week, the White House made inroads on foreign policy. President Biden announced US troops will leave Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. Meanwhile, Republican lawmakers were hesitant to embrace Biden's infrastructure plan and his renewed calls for bipartisanship.

CNN

MSNBC host Reid doubts Adam Toledo shooting was 'split-second' decision, avoids mentioning teen had gun

2021-04-16 22:38:01 UTC

MSNBC host Joy Reid expressed skepticism Thursday that a Chicago police officer had to make a "split-second" decision in the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo.

Fox News

Rep. Jim Jordan slams Democrat court-packing attempts as 'quest for power'

2021-04-16 22:35:14 UTC

Congressman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, joined 'America Reports' Friday to discuss the Democrats' attempt to pack the Supreme Court for 'raw political power.' 

Fox News

Biden says Iran enriching uranium at 60% is not helpful, but is pleased country engaging in indirect talks

2021-04-16 22:34:01 UTC

President Joe Biden on Friday said Iran's decision to enrich uranium at 60% is not helpful and counter to the agreement the countries made under the Iran nuclear deal, but said he is pleased the country continues to engage in indirect talks with the United States.

CNN

Georgia GOP Governor Brian Kemp faces primary challenge from former Democrat

2021-04-16 22:31:00 UTC

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, a Republican who's been a frequent target of former President Trump, will face a primary challenge in his reelection bid next year. Former Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones, a longtime Democratic elected official who endorsed Mr. Trump in 2020 and became a Republican earlier this year, announced Friday that he'll run against Kemp. 

CBSN

Fox Nation takes a look at taxes: How Trump, Cuomo and the Rolling Stones have shaped the taxation debate

2021-04-16 22:12:24 UTC

In the fifth, and final, episode of Fox Nation's special "An Unauthorized History of Taxes," anchor Bret Baier and his guest experts explore the contemporary state of taxation, and its cause-and-effect.

Fox News

Activists call for Chicago mayor's resignation after video shows police fatally shooting Adam Toledo

2021-04-16 22:11:40 UTC

Activists in Chicago are calling for the resignation of Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown following the release of bodycam footage that shows an officer fatally shooting 13-year-old Adam Toledo, CBS Chicago reported. 

CBSN

Will employees ever safely return to the office after COVID-19?

2021-04-16 22:05:06 UTC

As the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations across the U.S. picks up, workers and employers are beginning to discuss what the return to their physical workplace might look like. 

CBSN
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