Lina Khan is the youngest chair of the Federal Trade Commission ever. CBS News’ John Dickerson spoke with Khan about the FTC’s role in protecting consumers, fighting monopolies and the strong reaction her efforts have sparked from judges, Republicans and businesses. Source Read More »
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How the U.S. seeks to militarize outer space
Space, once the final frontier, could one day become the next battlefield. Through DARPA, the Pentagon’s defense research agency, Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to develop a nuclear-powered spacecraft named “Draco.” Jaganath Sankaran, assistant professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, joined CBS News to discuss the future of ... Read More »
What continued GDP growth means for the U.S. economy
The nation’s GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.4% from April to June 2023 — a faster rate than many economists predicted. Lori Bettinger, president of Bancalliance, joined CBS News to discuss what the new figure means for the state of the economy. Source Read More »
Trump faces new charges in classified docs probe; third defendant added to case
Former President Donald Trump was indicted Thursday on three new charges in the investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving office, including a count of corruptly altering, destroying, mutilating or concealing a document. A third defendant was also named in the case, Carlos De Oliveira, a Mar-a-Lago property manager. Robert Costa has the latest. Source Read More »
Amid record heat, solar farms help ease the strain on U.S. power grids
There are more than 5,000 solar farms across the U.S., and in 2022, they produced more than 3% of the nation’s electricity. Source Read More »
Heat dome expands into Northeast
The scorching heat which has enveloped large swaths of the U.S. were being felt in the Northeast Thursday, with cities like Philadelphia and New York City experiencing triple-digit temperatures. Roxana Saberi has more. Source Read More »
Randy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles, dies at 77
Meisner recorded on some of the Eagles’ most iconic albums, including “Desperado,” “On the Border” and “Hotel California.” Source Read More »
Growing number of meat allergy cases linked to tick bites, CDC warns
In a report released Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 450,000 Americans since 2010 may have developed alpha-gal syndrome, a potentially life-threatening meat allergy that is spread by tick bites. Meg Oliver has more. Source Read More »
Ukraine lifts ban on athletes competing with Russians, but tensions continue
On Thursday, the Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan was disqualified from an event after refusing to shake hands with a Russian fencer. Source Read More »
Trump’s lawyers meet with prosecutors in Jan. 6 probe
The federal grand jury deciding whether to indict former President Donald Trump in the Jan. 6 investigation reconvened Thursday. Trump’s lawyers also met with federal prosecutors in the special counsel’s office. CBS News’ Scott MacFarlane and Robert Costa joined “America Decides” to break down the latest developments. Source Read More »