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Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in Los Angeles. If convicted, he faces up to 17 years in prison. CBS News investigative reporter Erica Brown and criminal defense attorney Joseph Tully break down the next steps in the case.
After three months of former President Donald Trump's civil fraud trial in New York, which was brought against him, his sons, his organization and several of its associates, the former president spoke to reporters Thursday after he appeared in court during closing arguments. Trump blamed the civil case, and his other pending legal matters, on President Biden. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down Trump's comments and legal strategy.
Hunter Biden is expected to plead not guilty to federal tax charges in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday. The president's son was indicted on nine felony and misdemeanor tax-related offenses last month. He's accused of skipping out on paying $1.4 million to the IRS. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge is outside the court.
Just one day after his surprise appearance on Capitol Hill, Hunter Biden is set to be arraigned in California on Thursday on federal tax charges. Prosecutors accused the president's son of spending "millions of dollars on an extravagant lifestyle rather than paying his tax bills." He is expected to plead not guilty. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
The State Department recently said the U.S. made a "significant" proposal for the release of Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich that was rejected by Russia.
"With six days left to still get covered, 8 million more Americans have signed up for ACA coverage than when I took office," President Biden said in a statement Wednesday.
Temperatures in Iowa may reach a high of minus 5 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday during the state's presidential nominating caucuses, according to the Weather Channel. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi is following the winter's impact on the campaign trail.
The Pentagon continues to face fallout for the handling of information about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
The Republican-led House Homeland Security Committee held its first hearing Wednesday on the potential impeachment of Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga is following the testimony by various state attorneys general at the hearing.
Hunter Biden, President Biden's son, showed up to a House Oversight Committee meeting Wednesday as Republicans move forward with efforts to hold him in criminal contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
Hunter Biden made a surprise appearance at a House Oversight Committee meeting on Wednesday where lawmakers were debating holding the president's son in criminal contempt of Congress. Then, after less than 30 minutes, he left. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Nikole Killion have more.
CBS News has learned that Texas officials are being accused of purposely making it harder to coordinate its migrant busing operation to Democratic-led cities. National correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports.
As the U.S. looks to project leadership overseas, one organization says the greatest geopolitical risk of 2024 is back at home. Eurasia Group president and founder Ian Bremmer joins CBS News to explain.
Doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center say Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized due to complications from surgery to treat prostate cancer. CBS News' David Martin and Dr. Jon LaPook have the latest.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized Jan. 1 due to complications after surgery for prostate cancer in December, his doctors said in a statement released on Tuesday. The Pentagon is under scrutiny for failing to notify the White House, Congress and the public about Austin's condition for several days. Pentagon press secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder spoke to reporters about the growing controversy, and CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the developments.
GOP presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis have taken aim at each other as they race for second place in Iowa, where Donald Trump maintains a lead in the polls ahead of the states' caucuses on Monday. CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro reports.
Former President Donald Trump spoke to the press after attending the federal appeals court hearing in Washington, D.C., on his claims of presidential immunity. He said his team made a "great argument." Following his remarks, CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson looks at the legal issues and strategy behind this case.
President Biden courted Black voters in South Carolina Monday during a visit to the Mother Emanuel AME Church, where nine members of its congregation were killed in a racist shooting in 2015. Reverend Eric S.C. Manning joins CBS News with his take on Mr. Biden's remarks.
Congress is less than two weeks away from a potential partial government shutdown as lawmakers try to hammer out the details of a spending agreement. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion is following the efforts on Capitol Hill.
President Biden says he has full confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin despite his hospitalization being kept secret from the White House for days, according to a Biden administration official. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang is following the developments in Austin's hospitalization.
The first contest of 2024 is one week away. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett examines how candidates are trying to make their last pitches before the Iowa caucuses.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is no longer in intensive care and is "recovering well" at the Walter Reed Medical Center, the Pentagon said Monday. The statement comes as a White House official tells CBS News that President Biden is not considering firing Austin after he failed to disclose the hospital visit to the administration. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more.
President Biden responded to former President Trump's statements saying those imprisoned for participating in the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol should be released. Mr. Biden spoke at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina — the site of the 2015 shooting in which nine people were killed by a white supremacist. Ed O'Keefe has more.
President Biden said he still has full confidence in Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, despite the White House not being told about the defense secretary's hospitalization in the ICU for several days. The lack of communication with the White House and other officials has some lawmakers concerned. David Martin reports.
President Biden went after former President Donald Trump while speaking to voters in South Carolina on Monday. Biden campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz joins "America Decides" to assess the state of the president's reelection bid.
Without citing specific evidence, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on "foreign sources hostile to the United States."
JD Vance made his comment during an interview on "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan that will air on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
Uvalde city officials released a massive trove of audio and video recordings connected to the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School after a legal fight.
Dozens were sheltering in the compound, which includes a school.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada disputes the details of his July 25 arrest in a letter obtained by CBS News on Saturday.
Jordan Chiles was initially awarded a bronze medal on the floor exercise after an inquiry into her initial score, which had her in fifth place at the 2024 Paris Games.
Local airline Voepass' plane was headed for Sao Paulo's international airport in Guarulhos with 58 passengers and 4 crew members when it went down.
Here's what you need to know about when the 2024 Paris Olympics closing ceremony will start, end in different time zones.
Google, Facebook and Instagram provide clues to the mystery of Joey Comunale's disappearance.
A video clip of Dion performing the theme song from the 1997 movie "Titanic" was shown Friday night at a rally in Boseman, Montana, and has also been played at several previous Trump rallies.
Heidi Firkus called 911 to report a burglar breaking into her home. Her husband later told police his gun fired while he struggled with the intruder, but something in Nick Firkus' story struck police as odd.
Google, Facebook and Instagram provide clues to the mystery of Joey Comunale's disappearance.
Without citing specific evidence, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on "foreign sources hostile to the United States."
Uvalde city officials released a massive trove of audio and video recordings connected to the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School after a legal fight.
Susan Wojcicki served as CEO of YouTube for nine years before stepping down in February 2023.
Trump Media, the owner of Truth Social, has a market value of more than $5 billion despite shrinking sales and losses.
Wendy's brings bilingual capabilities to dozens of restaurants to better serve Spanish-speaking customers in Florida and Ohio.
Unsettled by this week's roller coaster in financial markets? Here's advice from top investment experts.
Women can choose not to sit next to men on any IndiGo flight. The feature could attract more female customers to the airline.
A video clip of Dion performing the theme song from the 1997 movie "Titanic" was shown Friday night at a rally in Boseman, Montana, and has also been played at several previous Trump rallies.
Without citing specific evidence, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on "foreign sources hostile to the United States."
JD Vance made his comment during an interview on "Face the Nation" with Margaret Brennan that will air on Sunday, Aug. 11 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
The U.S. Coast Guard cutter was on routine patrol when it spotted the Russian ship in international waters near Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
Republicans are suspicious of his relationship with China, but Tim Walz has a record of criticizing the Chinese government.
This post-meal activity, dubbed the #FartWalk by social media user @mairlynsmith, can help you feel better in more ways than one. Here's what a nutritionist says about the trend.
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook takes a look at new research that suggests popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy might help with other cravings.
Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics had asked the FDA to approve its MDMA capsules as part of a therapy regimen for treating PTSD. It says another study will take "several years."
Perrigo recalling a batch — or 16,500 cans — of powdered formula found to contain elevated levels of Vitamin D.
Federal health officials have a message for parents about protecting kids against measles.
Steph Curry made four 3-pointers in the final 2:43 to give Team USA its fifth straight Olympic gold medal Saturday.
Men hit an Olympic-record time in their gold medal race and women came in only .1 short of the world record to nab their gold medal.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada disputes the details of his July 25 arrest in a letter obtained by CBS News on Saturday.
Jordan Chiles was initially awarded a bronze medal on the floor exercise after an inquiry into her initial score, which had her in fifth place at the 2024 Paris Games.
China won all eight gold medals handed out at the Olympic Aquatics Centre.
Born and raised in Indonesia, NIKI started writing and performing music when she received her first guitar at just nine years old. At 15, she began covering American pop songs on YouTube and won a contest to appear as an opening act for Taylor Swift. Now living in the United States, NIKI has recorded two albums and toured the world. From her newly released third album "Buzz," here is NIKI with "Blue Moon."
Born and raised in Indonesia, NIKI started writing and performing music when she received her first guitar at just nine years old. At 15, she began covering American pop songs on YouTube and won a contest to appear as an opening act for Taylor Swift. Now living in the United States, NIKI has recorded two albums and toured the world. From her newly released third album "Buzz," here is NIKI with "Too Much Of A Good Thing."
Born and raised in Indonesia, NIKI started writing and performing music when she received her first guitar at just nine years old. At 15, she began covering American pop songs on YouTube and won a contest to appear as an opening act for Taylor Swift. Now living in the United States, NIKI has recorded two albums and toured the world. With the title track from her newly released third album, here is NIKI with "Buzz."
A Parisian artist is going viral for his unique, 3-D grafitti. His work has been featured during the Olympics, and now, he plans on continuing the attention-grabbing projects that have already become collector's items.
Some of the newest Olympic sports are action events like BMX and skateboarding. Some of the champions in these events are just teenagers, like 14-year-old women's skate park gold medalist Arisa Trew. Dana Jacobson visited a unique camp with a storied legacy to learn about the next crop of potential action sports stars.
Iranian actors have created fake news sites and impersonated activists in an effort to sway American voters, Microsoft found.
"We're taking a waste product that's being produced by society and we're mining the gold from that waste product and starting to see the value in that finite resource," a mint official says.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
A federal judge in Washington declared on Monday that Google has been operating as an illegal monopoly and violating antitrust laws. It's a victory for the U.S. Department of Justice, which sued Google for illegally paying about $26 billion in 2021 to companies to make Google the default search engine on phones and computers, shutting down rivals. Google and its parent company, Alphabet, plan to appeal the landmark ruling.
A federal judge ruled against tech giant Google in a major antitrust case on Monday. The ruling says the company acted illegally to maintain a monopoly of its search engine. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson joins to unpack the decision.
A year ago, one of the deadliest wildfires in modern American history tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui. For several days, the fires damaged and destroyed thousands of buildings and homes in the historic downtown area of Lahaina and forced people to evacuate. Caleb Hopkins, a restauranteur in Hawai'i, joins CBS News to reflect on the past year.
While five states have laws in place protecting workers from excessive heat, for decades, there have been no federal protections. That soon could change, however. David Schechter explains.
No final decisions have been made and NASA remains hopeful ongoing tests will show the Starliner can safely return its crew to Earth.
Modern aircraft create "longer-lived planet-warming contrails" than older planes, a new study found.
A new study published in the journal Nature suggests ancestors of an early human species were slightly shorter than previously thought.
Heidi Firkus called 911 to report a burglar breaking into her home. Her husband later told police his gun fired while he struggled with the intruder, but something in Nick Firkus' story struck police as odd.
Google, Facebook and Instagram provide clues to the mystery of Joey Comunale's disappearance.
A newly released collection of police video, 911 calls and emails from the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is providing more details about the massacre and botched police response. Omar Villafranca has more.
Uvalde city officials released a massive trove of audio and video recordings connected to the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School after a legal fight.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada disputes the details of his July 25 arrest in a letter obtained by CBS News on Saturday.
It was the 187th launch of the company's Starlink internet relay satellites.
NASA launched Boeing's Starliner two months ago on a one-week mission. However, the two astronauts are still aboard the International Space Station and NASA says officials can't agree if Starliner is safe to bring them home. A new plan could keep them there until February.
NASA is still trying to address problems with the Boeing Starliner capsule. The two astronauts aboard the vessel have been in space roughly seven weeks longer than expected. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins with the latest.
The Boeing Starliner capsule crew remains at the International Space Station as NASA navigates issues with the spacecraft and considers alternatives to bring the astronauts home. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood has more.
No final decisions have been made and NASA remains hopeful ongoing tests will show the Starliner can safely return its crew to Earth.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
A teenager's murder in Lowell, Massachusetts, goes unsolved for more than 40 years -- were the clues there all along?
The actor, recipient of a lifetime achievement Academy Award, was renowned for such films as "MASH," "Klute," "Don't Look Now," "Ordinary People," and "The Hunger Games."
The Illinois mom wrote, "If something ever happens to me, please make sure the number one person of interest is Tim." Take a look at the evidence that led to Tim Bliefnick's arrest.
When a man goes missing, his friends turn to social media to track his final hours. What they learn is horrific. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
The latest trend in weddings is seeing some couples turning to birds of prey, such as falcons, to be their ring bearers. The aerial ring bearers can run couples over a $1,000, but many say it's worth it. Tom Waits has more.
Hurricane season is nowhere near over, but already several storms have caused significant damage along the Eastern Seaboard. Taxpayers are paying a stiff price to protect high-end coastal communities from these powerful storms. Stephen Stock explains.
Facing host country France on Saturday, NBA superstar Steph Curry helped lead Team USA to its fifth straight Olympic gold in men's basketball, while earlier in the day, the U.S. women's national soccer team defeated a talented Brazil squad to secure the team's first gold medal since 2012. Jamie Yuccas reports on all the action from Paris.
The geological formation known as the "Double Arch" in southern Utah's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area has collapsed, the National Park Service reported. Changing water levels and erosion are believed to have contributed to the collapse.