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CBS News - US News

Man accused of plot to assassinate Trump says Iran pressured him -- A man accused of plotting to kill U.S. politicians said he was pressured by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to devise the murder-for-hire scheme.

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Brawl at women's college basketball game injures ref; 8 players ejected -- Referee Marla Gearhar was knocked to the floor in the melee between South Alabama and Coastal Carolina.

43 minutes ago

House to vote on curbing Trump's Iran war powers -- The House resolution to rein in Trump's war powers in Iran is expected to fail, after the Senate resolution was voted down Wednesday.

1 hour ago

Rep. Tony Gonzales admits to affair with former staffer, calling it a "mistake" -- Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that he had a relationship with a former staffer, but alleged the controversy that has engulfed the situation is "about power and money."

9 hours ago

GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana won't seek reelection -- Sen. Steve Daines said he had wrestled with the decision for months.

10 hours ago

Israel's president: It's "time that everybody tells Iran, 'Guys, we're fed up'" -- In an interview with CBS News Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that he is "not calling on any boots on the ground" in Iran.

11 hours ago

Man arrested in Virginia is latest Jan. 6 defendant to face new charges -- Jonathan Munafo is among the Jan. 6 riot defendants who have been arrested on charges in new cases in the months after their pardons.

11 hours ago

Elon Musk testifies in Twitter shareholder trial over actions before purchase -- Elon Musk reached a deal to buy Twitter in April 2022. On May 13, 2022, he declared his plan "temporarily on hold" over the number of spam and fake accounts on the platform. Twitter's stock tumbled as a result.

12 hours ago

Companies are entitled to Trump tariff refunds, trade court rules -- A federal court in New York ruled Wednesday that businesses that paid emergency tariffs invalidated by the Supreme Court are eligible for refunds.

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Gloves found near Guthrie's home tied to restaurant worker, no connection to case -- DNA from the gloves found near Nancy Gunthrie's Arizona home was traced back to a local restaurant worker who has no connection to the investigation, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.

12 hours ago

Probe into Biden autopen closed by D.C. U.S. Attorney's Office, source says -- Federal prosecutors are dropping their probe into whether Biden and his aides unlawfully used an autopen for pardons, a source said.

13 hours ago

12 defendants set to plea in NBA-mafia rigged poker game case, feds say -- NBA Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and former player Damon Jones are among 31 people charged in the federal case. They have pleaded not guilty.

13 hours ago

Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach, dies at age 89 -- Holtz coached Notre Dame from 1986 to 1996, winning 100 games with the school, including a 12-0 national title-winning season in 1988.

13 hours ago

House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Bondi to testify in Epstein probe -- Several Republicans on the Oversight panel joined with Democrats in supporting the motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi.

14 hours ago

Nearly 37 million pounds of food recalled because it could contain glass -- Oregon food manufacturer Ajinomoto expands an earlier recall of frozen and ready-to-eat products over glass contamination.

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