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The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings – CBS News Watch CBS News The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
A daily roundup of the best stories and cartoons by Daily Kos staff and contributors to keep you in the know. Young Republicans’ leaked chats reflect Trump’s racist influence Bigot see, bigot do. Trump’s minions waste millions of tax dollars on ads kissing his butt They’re taking the whole “daddy” thing way too far. Rogue House speaker is stealing a vote from Democrats When we say “Mike Johnson,” you say “coward” … Cybertruck sales are so bad Musk is selling them to … himself You wanna see a dead body? Trump’s plans to force coal on everyone keep getting undermined…
Political appointees to be more involved in recruitment decisions as federal hiring freeze continues
The federal hiring freeze that has been ongoing since President Donald Trump took office in January will now continue indefinitely, as the White House also makes a new push to have a heavier hand in agencies’ recruitment of federal employees. A new executive order the President signed Wednesday afternoon reaffirms that all federal hiring will remain largely limited — with a few notable exceptions. As has been the case since Jan. 20, executive branch agencies will continue to be mostly barred from creating new federal positions or filling any current vacancies. Though the hiring freeze was set to lift Wednesday,…
Sensex today | Stock Market LIVE Updates today, October 16, 2025: Equity markets opened higher on Thursday amid stock-specific action during the ongoing Q2 results season. Around 11 AM, the BSE Sensex index was trading at 83,061, higher by 456.27 points or 0.55 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,457, up 133.95 points or 0.53 per cent. Axis Bank, Adani Ports, Titan, Kotak Bank, M&M, Eternal, BEL, Tata Motors, NTPC, and HCL Tech were the top Sensex gainers. On the flipside, Infosys, Tech M, TCS, Tata Steel, and Sun Pharma were the only losers. …
It is rare to see a progressive get primetime cable news airtime. It is even more rare to see arguably the top two progressives in the United States get hours of cable news primetime airtime, but that is what happened when CNN hosted Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a town hall. PoliticusUSA is 100% independent and will never bend the knee. Please support us by becoming a subscriber.Collins asked Ocasio-Cortez about the Republican claims that Chuck Schumer is supporting the government shutdown to avoid a Senate primary challenge from AOC.Rep. Ocasio-Cortez answered: It speaks to how desperate they…
Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen are hitting the red carpet a the 2025 BFI London Film Festival! The 34-year-old Emmy-winning actor and 76-year-old Grammy-winning rockstar shared a laugh as they arrived at the premiere of Deliver Me From Nowhere on Wednesday (October 15) held at The Royal Festival Hall in London, England. Fellow cast members in attendance included Jeremy Strong, Stephen Graham, and Odessa Young along with director Scott Cooper. The film chronicles “the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 Nebraska album. Recorded on a four-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the album marked a pivotal time in his…
On 10 October 2025, thousands of Palestinian families moved along the coastal road back to northern Gaza, amid the extreme devastation of infrastructure. Credit: UNICEF/Mohammed Nateelby Oritro Karim (united nations)Wednesday, October 15, 2025Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, October 15 (IPS) – After two years of conflict with Israel, Hamas has released the remaining 20 living hostages, while Israel has freed 250 Palestinian prisoners and over 1,700 detainees who have since returned to Gaza. Following a ceasefire agreement which took effect on October 10, Israeli forces are set to withdraw from designated areas within the Gaza Strip as humanitarian organizations mobilize to…
President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office at the White House, on Wednesday in Washington. John McDonnell/AP hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that he has authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela and said he was weighing carrying out land operations on the country. The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela by the U.S. spy agency comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean. U.S. forces have destroyed at least five…
Are holes in California mail-in ballot envelopes there so certain votes can be discarded? That’s what some social media users said. “Gavin Newsom’s redistricting election is going to be RIGGED,” a verified X account, Wall Street Apes, said in an Oct. 9 post. “If you Vote No on prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope. This makes it easier for Democrats to identify them and throw them in the trash.” The post, which had 4.7 million views as of Oct. 14, included a photo of a vote-by-mail envelope. A small hole in the envelope showed a…
Yves here. While Andrew Korybko’s gives a useful high-level recap of what Trump was attempting to do to weaken China’s ties with Russia and India, readers are likely to quibble with some of his characterizations. Korybko is sometimes not as precise in his use of language as is ideal. I would not depict Russia as “pivoting” to China. China’s economic support from the start of the Special Military Operation was absolutely essential to Russia, both in and of itself, and in emboldening other states to defy US pressure and continue to trade with Russia. And let us not forget that…