Number of searches on Americans in FBI foreign intelligence database fell in 2023, report shows (www.cbsnews.com)
The number of FBI queries of what the report terms “U.S. persons” from December 2022 to November 2023 fell to 57,094 from 119,383 in the previous year, according to the Annual Statistical Transparency Report, which is issued by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence....
Democrats start out ahead in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin 2024 Senate races — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll (www.cbsnews.com)
Mexican journalist abducted and killed after taking his daughters to school: "Every day we count victims" (www.cbsnews.com)
McConnell says he stands by past statement that ex-presidents are "not immune" from prosecution (www.cbsnews.com)
Rep. Summer Lee says "we don't" hear if college students are excited to vote for Biden (www.cbsnews.com)
Menthol cigarette ban delayed due to "immense" feedback, Biden administration says - CBS News (www.cbsnews.com)
The Biden administration said Friday it would again delay a decision on a regulation aiming to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes, citing the “historic attention” and “immense amount of feedback” on the controversial proposal by the Food and Drug Administration....
U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick - CBS Detroit (www.cbsnews.com)
The pace of babies born each year in the U.S. has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis of 2023 birth certificate data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Louisiana man sentenced to 50 years in prison, physical castration for raping teen (www.cbsnews.com)
A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region’s district attorney....
LA County's quality of life drops back to lowest-ever level, UCLA says (www.cbsnews.com)
Columbia students file civil rights complaint against school amid protests. Here are the accusations. (www.cbsnews.com)
Hopefully they can find true justice. Maybe AIPAC’s power is starting to wane?
Venice becomes first city in the world to charge day trippers a tourist fee to enter (www.cbsnews.com)
Man, dog disappear in Grand Canyon after apparently taking homemade raft on Colorado River (www.cbsnews.com)
Worst U.S. cities for air pollution ranked in new American Lung Association report (www.cbsnews.com)
According to the report, after Bakersfield, the worst cities for year-round particle pollution between 2020 and 2022 were:...
U.S. birth rate drops to record low, ending pandemic uptick (www.cbsnews.com)
Few have heard about Biden's climate policies, even those who care most about issue — CBS News poll (www.cbsnews.com)
Hamas releases video of injured Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin (www.cbsnews.com)
FTC bans non-compete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit (www.cbsnews.com)
Cicadas are making so much noise that residents are calling the police in South Carolina (www.cbsnews.com)
Emerging cicadas are so loud in one South Carolina county that residents are calling the sheriff’s office asking why they can hear a “noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar.”...
FTC bans non-compete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit (www.cbsnews.com)
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TikTok ban measure passed by the Senate. Here's what could happen next. (www.cbsnews.com)
FTC bans noncompete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit. Here's what to know. (www.cbsnews.com)
MIT, Emerson College, Tufts students start pro-Palestinian camps inspired by Columbia University protests (www.cbsnews.com)
FTC bans noncompete agreements, making it easier for workers to quit. Here's what to know. (www.cbsnews.com)
Federal regulators on Tuesday enacted a nationwide ban on new noncompete agreements, which keep millions of Americans — from minimum-wage earners to CEOs — from switching jobs within their industries....