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CBS News has obtained a list of 365 federal grant programs halted this week by the Justice Department, disrupting programs to help victims of hate crime and sex trafficking, children who’ve suffered violence, and refugees. The department also paused programs aimed at reducing school shootings, efforts to combat domestic terror and an Emmett Till cold case initiative in the Southeast.At least some of the grants were halted in memos sent Tuesday to nonprofit organizations by the Justice Department. The memos alerted program operators that the projects no longer “effectuate” Justice Department priorities. The cancellation of the federal grants caused disruptions at…
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Out on the plains, around a campfire, the violent drifter sings a beautiful song. “The sky is black but filled with diamonds / You can almost hold them in your hands” goes the yearning lyric, with a fingerpicked accompaniment and twangs from a lap steel guitar.But listen a little longer. “Up there God is preaching,” the man continues, bitterly. “Laughing while you’re reaching.” And then this amateur Nietzsche, wondering why he should care about a universe that evidently does not care about him, jumps up with his gun to go rob a train.That’s the gorgeously perverse opening of “Dead Outlaw,”…
Robert Douglas, who built the Black Dog Tavern on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts and transformed its logo of his Labrador-boxer mix into an international emblem for summertime, died on Wednesday at his family’s home on the island. He was 93.His son Jamie Douglas said the cause was prostate cancer.Robert Douglas moved to Martha’s Vineyard in 1960 after growing up spending summers on the island with his family, falling in love with its maritime culture — and hoping he would eventually be the one waving goodbye to summer visitors from the shoreline as they took the ferry back to the mainland.Mr.…
After a protracted battle, Washington State lawmakers voted Sunday to limit annual residential rent increases to no more than 10 percent, positioning the state to become the third in the country to adopt statewide rent regulations.What the Bill Does Among the key provisions of House Bill 1217:Annual rent increases would be capped at 7 percent plus the rate of inflation, or 10 percent in all — whichever is less.A flat annual increase of 5 percent would be applied to people who own homes in mobile home parks and rent the land on which they sit.Only lease renewals would be affected…
Investigators have arrested a person accused of being involved in the theft of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s handbag at an upscale Washington hamburger restaurant last weekend, the Secret Service said Sunday.Matt McCool, a special agent at the Secret Service, said in a statement that the suspect did not seem to have targeted Ms. Noem because of her position. He did not release the suspect’s name, but he described the person as “a serial offender” who had tried to use Ms. Noem’s credit card and gain access to her electronic devices.Ms. Noem’s purse was snatched from underneath her chair on…
President Donald Trump made clear Sunday that he would not follow his predecessor’s practice of recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day alongside Columbus Day in October, accusing Democrats of denigrating the explorer’s legacy as he pressed his campaign to restore what he argues are traditional American icons.Democrat Joe Biden was the first president to mark Indigenous Peoples Day, issuing a proclamation in 2021 that celebrated “the invaluable contributions and resilience of Indigenous peoples” and recognize “their inherent sovereignty.” The proclamation noted that America “was conceived on a promise of equality and opportunity for all people” but that promise “we have never fully…
The 2025 NFL Draft is over, and 257 players — from first overall pick Cam Ward to “Mr. Irrelevant” Kobee Minor — had their names called this weekend, but many other high-level prospects did not.As soon as the draft ends each year, undrafted free agents are free to sign with NFL teams immediately. A select few might even blossom into stars at the next level, like Hall of Famers Kurt Warner and Antonio Gates.Here’s a look at the most notable undrafted free agent signings in 2025, including Rob Rang’s best remaining players. Top 2025 undrafted free agent signingsCobee Bryant (CB, Kansas)Seth…
Hasan Piker thinks being a man is simple.Like many of the successful internet personalities who appeal to a generation of young men, Mr. Piker, a 33-year-old Twitch and YouTube streamer, is a “bro”: He likes weapons, inhales supplements, uses nicotine pouches and ruminates endlessly on the legacy of LeBron James. But unlike many of his contemporaries, Mr. Piker, an avowed socialist, is just as at ease dressing in French maid drag as he is on a basketball court.In the six years since he started his daily online broadcasts about culture and politics, Mr. Piker has become a streaming star: He…
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Sunday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has “created chaos” at the Pentagon amid staffing shakeups and recent reporting surrounding information about airstrikes in Yemen shared in Signal group chats. “The fact is, Pete Hegseth was not qualified to take the job as Secretary of Defense, and he has shown that time and again,” Shaheen said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.”Hegseth, a 44-year-old Army veteran and former Fox News host, faced scrutiny during the confirmation process early this year, becoming among President Trump’s most embattled picks for top posts in his administration. The Senate ultimately approved his…