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Trump’s climate policy looms over COP29 – CBS News Watch CBS News A major climate summit kicked off in Azerbaijan on Monday amid uncertainty over U.S. commitments to combatting global warming. President-elect Donald Trump has said he will exit the Paris Climate Agreement again, which the U.S. rejoined under President Biden. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter joins to discuss how the international community is reacting. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

How Trump plans to avoid Senate fights over Cabinet picks – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump says he wants the next Senate Republican leader to allow “recess appointments.” This would allow the White House to temporarily bypass confirmation votes for high-level appointments when the Senate is out of session. Tom Dupree, former deputy assistant attorney general, joins “America Decides” to assess the legality of the request. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

John Robinson, who coached his signature run-oriented USC football team to a national title and took the Los Angeles Rams to two NFL conference championship games, has died. He was 89. Robinson, whose USC teams won four Rose Bowls in his two stints with the Trojans, died Monday in Baton Rouge, La., of complications from pneumonia, USC announced. Robinson succeeded the legendary John McKay at USC in 1976 and continued the Trojans’ winning tradition for seven seasons. The Rams lured him to pro football in 1983 and he led the franchise to numerous playoff appearances and the brink of two Super Bowls before returning to USC a decade later. His last coaching job was at Nevada Las Vegas, where he temporarily revived a moribund program. After his coaching career ended in 2004, Robinson worked as a broadcaster and a volunteer assistant football coach at his grandson’s high school in San Diego County. He returned to USC as a fundraiser in 2011. In 2019, he served as a consultant for Louisiana State’s national championship team. “I enjoyed it,” Robinson, when asked how he would like to

Four months ago, Thomas Homan, a former director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Donald Trump, took to the stage at the Republican National Convention to issue a warning to immigrants living in the country illegally. “As a guy who spent 34 years deporting illegal aliens, I have a message for the millions of illegal aliens that President Biden released in our country in violation of federal law,” he said. “‘You better start packing now.”’ Less than a week after Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris, the Republican president-elect announced that he plans to appoint Homan as his “border czar,” one of many signs Trump will act swiftly and decisively on his campaign promise to secure the border and clamp down on illegal immigration. Trump, who made mass deportations a centerpiece of his 2024 election campaign, is also expected to appoint another longtime ally and immigration hard-liner, Stephen Miller, as deputy chief of staff for policy. Homan and Miller are just two of the intended appointments that show Trump is setting up to deliver on the key platforms of his campaign. On Monday, he also

LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89. The Rams confirmed Robinson’s death on Monday. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of complications from pneumonia, USC said in a release. Robinson is high on the short list of football coaches who enjoyed significant success in both the college and pro ranks. He went 104-35-4 at USC and 75-68 with the Rams, winning postseason games and contending for championships regularly with both teams. Robinson was particularly successful in bowl games, going 8-1 in the postseason with USC and UNLV. “Coach Robinson was one of the greatest college coaches ever, and his love for USC and his love for the game of football was second to none,” said Ronnie Lott, an All-American safety under Robinson at USC. “I’ve always felt that while playing for him, he gave us the ability to feel like we were larger than life. And his commitment to making sure that we had more than just football in

Jan. 6 Capitol attack evidence How Jan. 6 Capitol attack evidence is being used by officials to prosecute participants 02:54 Waves of U.S. Capitol riot defendants are citing Donald Trump’s election in requests to delay their criminal prosecutions because of his public pledge to pardon some of the people convicted of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021 .    In court filings reviewed by CBS News, defense attorneys asked federal judges in Washington, D.C., to postpone proceedings in some of the Jan. 6 cases until 2025, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The filings complicate the Justice Department’s ability to conclude its prosecutions — hundreds of which remain active — before the changeover in power.   William Pope, a Jan. 6 defendant from Kansas, has filed a new request for a delay, blistering the Justice Department for continuing apace with his prosecution. Pope’s filing cited Trump’s reelection, arguing, “Any further action in these cases is not an ‘administration of justice’ in the public interest as the government claims, but a belligerent disregard for the will of the American people, from which all law and governmental power in

Art Garfunkel says he’s rekindling his bond with estranged Simon & Garfunkel bandmate Paul Simon, after decades of on-and-off tensions. The 83-year-old singer reflected on his partnership with Simon, saying in a recent interview that he had shed tears upon reconnecting with Simon over lunch. “First time we’d been together in many years. I looked at Paul and said, ‘What happened? Why haven’t we seen each other?,’ ” Garfunkel told the (U.K.) Times in an interview published Sunday. In the late ’60s and early ’70s, the two musicians rose to fame for their contributions to Simon & Garfunkel. The duo was best known for songs “The Sound of Silence,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water” and “Mrs. Robinson.” Despite the group’s growing popularity and seven Grammy wins , Simon and Garfunkel went their separate ways after a bitter split in 1970. Since then, the musicians have endured a fractious relationship, occasionally coming together for the rare reunion shows over the years. According to Garfunkel, Simon, 83, took issue with an “old interview where I said some stuff.” “I cried when he told me how much I had

Months after sporting a fake baby belly in the music video for Machine Gun Kelly and Jelly Roll’s “Lonely Road,” Megan Fox is showing off her bona fide bump. The “Jennifer’s Body” star took to Instagram on Monday to reveal her pregnancy with her fourth child, her first with Machine Gun Kelly (whose real name is Colson Baker). Fox shares three sons with ex-husband Brian Austin Green, while Kelly has a daughter from another relationship. “Nothing is ever really lost. Welcome back,” Fox captioned a pair of photos — one, a maternity portrait, and another, a black and white shot of a positive pregnancy test. Representatives for Fox and Kelly did not reply immediately Monday to The Times’ request for comment. Fox’s Instagram caption seemingly references her previous miscarriage, which she wrote about in her 2023 poetry collection, “Pretty Boys Are Poisonous.” In one poem, Fox writes, “I want to hold your hand / hear your laugh … but now / I have to say / goodbye,” while later begging, “I will pay any price / Tell me please / what is the ransom /

California drivers may see gas prices climb next year after state regulators voted to toughen fuel standards in an effort to cut pollution and reliance on fossil fuel. While environmental officials back the plan as a step toward a cleaner environment, opponents argue it’ll hit Californians in the wallet. The updated standards approved Friday by the California Air Resources Board set new goals for slashing emissions from fuel by 30% by 2030 and 90% by 2045. “The low carbon fuel standard has already successfully created lower-cost, lower-carbon alternatives, and the benefits of the proposal vastly outweigh those costs,” Steven Cliff, the agency’s executive officer, said last month. CARB acknowledges that the changes could add around 47 cents per gallon by 2025. However, a study from the University of Pennsylvania warns the impact could be closer to 65 cents a gallon in 2025, reaching 85 cents by 2030 and nearly $1.50 by 2035. Only a few states offer 85-octane gas: Here’s why Critics, including the state’s Republican minority, didn’t hold back. “Today’s vote is nothing short of blatant price gouging by the Newsom Administration,” said Senate

Increasing numbers of older U.S. men with prostate cancer are undergoing treatments that carry risks of side effects that can significantly reduce the quality of life without extending life, according to a Cedars-Sinai study out Monday. Researchers said these men might not have life expectancies that would allow them to receive the benefits of more aggressive treatments. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Internal Medicine, and can be read at jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2825764. Prostate cancer is the second-most common cancer in the United States, exceeded only by breast cancer. About one-eighth of U.S. men are diagnosed with prostate cancer at a median age of 67, according to the National Cancer Institute. Most patients have slow-growing, localized tumors, confined to the prostate gland, that are unlikely to threaten their lives. Instead of immediate treatment, these low-risk patients can be monitored through “active surveillance,” in which examinations and tests are performed on a regular schedule to make sure the disease is not progressing. “Conservative management,” which includes active surveillance or watchful waiting, is also recommended for men with limited life expectancies who likely will not live

Riverside Fire Department crews started rolling out collection boxes at firehouses throughout the city Monday, asking residents for toys to make the holidays a little brighter for underprivileged children in the area. The city is joining in the region-wide Spark of Love Toy Drive, now in its 32nd year. “The campaign collects any new, unwrapped toys, sports equipment, blankets and gift cards for underserved children and teens in Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Ventura counties,” according to a fire department statement. “Over the past two-and-a half decades, the Spark of Love Toy Drive has successfully collected more than nine million toys.” The donation drive will run until from Monday until Dec. 13. All gifts collected in Riverside go to city residents younger than 18, officials said. The following stations will have collection boxes available from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily: — Station No. 1, 3401 University Ave.; — Station No. 2, 9450 Andrew St.; — Station No. 3, 6395 Riverside Drive; — Station No. 4, 3510 Cranford Ave.; — Station No. 5, 5883 Arlington Ave.; — Station No. 6, 1077 Orange St.;

The price of a bitcoin soared to a record high of more than $87,000 on Monday, continuing its surge in value since Donald Trump’s decisive victory in the presidential election spurred excitement about the digital currency. Unlike President Biden, whose administration has sought to rein in cryptocurrencies, Trump has done an about-face from earlier skepticism to embrace them, having even promoted a crypto-based business in September, World Liberty Financial. There are reports that Trump’s sons will run it, but the company’s website says otherwise. The president-elect vowed on the campaign trail to put the country at the center of the digital-asset industry and to oversee the accumulation of a bitcoin stockpile. Crypto backers who spent more than $100 million promoting crypto-friendly political candidates are now celebrating the promise of a pro-crypto White House. Bitcoin was trading at about $87,740, up 9% for the day, around 1:30 p.m. Pacific time Monday and has risen 98% this year, in part thanks to demand for U.S. exchange-traded funds and interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Giddy crypto investors have added to the run with bets that the

Beverly Hills-based Endeavor announced Monday it will sell sports betting firm OpenBet, in a management buyout backed by Chief Executive Ari Emanuel. Endeavor said it will sell OpenBet, along with sports data provider IMG Arena, to OB Global Holdings LLC for $450 million in cash and debt, an amount much less than what Endeavor paid for OpenBet two years ago. The move comes as Endeavor is taking steps to be taken private by its largest investor, private equity firm Silver Lake, about three years after it began trading on the public market. Endeavor executives in the past have expressed frustration about the company’s stock price not reflecting the value of its assets — a mixture of entertainment- and sports-related businesses that the company believes add value to each other. Endeavor had purchased OpenBet from Light & Wonder Inc. in 2022 in a deal worth around $800 million. At the time, Emanuel said the acquisition would “enable us to further capitalize on the massive tailwinds in the fast-evolving sports betting ecosystem and lead the way in defining the future of sports betting entertainment.” Endeavor said it

An Argentine waiter accused of supplying Liam Payne the drugs that led to his fatal fall from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires is speaking out for the first time. Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, is one of three suspects charged last week for their alleged involvement in the former One Direction member’s Oct. 16 death. Charges included abandonment of a person followed by death, and supply and facilitation of narcotics, per a Nov. 7 statement from the National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor’s Office of Argentina. But while Paiz in a Friday interview with Telefe Noticias admitted to two hotel meetings with Payne prior to the singer’s death, he insisted he never supplied the 31-year-old with drugs or accepted any money from him. Paiz first met Payne on Oct. 2, he told the outlet, when the singer was dining with girlfriend Kate Cassidy and two others at the Puerto Madero restaurant where Paiz worked. Payne seemed to already be under the influence of drugs at that point and didn’t eat anything, Paiz said. At the restaurant, Paiz continued, Payne asked him for his contact details: “I

An inmate serving a life sentence for trafficking a minor was found dead inside his California prison cell over the weekend, and his cellmate is suspected of being responsible for his death. Darius J. Swaim, 41, was found unresponsive in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano Saturday afternoon, according to a release from the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Darius J. Swaim, 41, is shown in this June 28, 2021 mugshot provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Swaim was found dead in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison on Nov. 9, 2024. Swaim was taken to the prison’s medical facility and was later pronounced dead from his wounds about 30 minutes after the grisly discovery. Prison officials said Swaim’s cellmate, Gregory Clark, 58, was found in the cell with blood on his clothing. Clark has since been transferred to restrictive housing while officials investigate Swaim’s death, which is being treated as a homicide. Swaim had been housed at Kern Valley since March 2019 after receiving a life sentence in Alameda County for human trafficking a minor with

California Gov. Gavin Newsom granted five pardons to veterans who served in America’s Armed Forces on Monday while also beginning one posthumous pardon process.  The pardons come as America celebrates Veterans Day.  Gubernatorial clemency documents identified the five pardoned service members as: Don Archibald: Archibald, who served in the Army and now lives in Georgia, was sentenced to five years in prison in L.A. County for robbery in Oct. 1964. The county Superior Court granted him a Certificate of Rehabilitation in 2010. Marcus Page: Page was sentenced to three years of probation and 240 days in jail in San Diego County for transport or sale of a controlled substance in April 1994. The former United States Marine was granted a Certificate of Rehabilitation in 2018 by the San Diego County Superior Court. Robert Teagle: Teagle was sentenced in San Bernardino County to three years of probation and 69 days in jail for transport or sale of a controlled substance in Sept. 1981 after serving in the U.S. Army. Now a resident of Utah, Teagle formally submitted an application for clemency and “provided evidence that he

Video courtesy of SpaceX. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX launched two rockets from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday afternoon, just hours apart. In the first launch, SpaceX sent up a South Korean communication satellite called KoreaSat-6A. The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Kennedy Space Center, sent the satellite into geosynchronous orbit, and then landed at Cape Canaveral Space Station. This rocket booster tied the record for most SpaceX flights. Nearly 80,000 pounds of Costco butter recalled over undeclared, somewhat obvious ingredient In the second launch, a Falcon 9 rocket sent 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. It was the rocket’s 12th flight. There was a short delay after the launch window opened, but the rocket launched at roughly 4:29 p.m. ET. After deploying the satellites, the rocket landed on SpaceX’s A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

New data on pandemic-era drinking persisting Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows 01:51 The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increases in stress-related drinking and alcohol-related deaths , and new research suggests drinking didn’t stop as things returned to normal.  In the study, published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found drinking increases from 2018 to 2020 persisted into 2022. The population-based study used data from adults 18 years and older who participated in the National Health Interview Survey from 2018 to 2022. The survey, which used complex sampling, was nationally representative and had more than 20,000 respondents each year. “Potential causes of this sustained increase include normalization of and adaptation to increased drinking due to stress from the pandemic and disrupted access to medical services,” the authors wrote.  Regardless of cause, the findings highlight an “alarming public health issue,” the authors note, as alcohol is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States. Dr. Divya Ayyala, with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, told CBS News more patients are coming in with alcohol-related health problems like  severe liver disease .  “Originally, the

Pandemic-era drinking increases persist, study shows – CBS News Watch CBS News Alcohol is a leading cause of illness and death in the United States, and new research suggests an alarming increase in alcohol use since the pandemic is persisting. CBS News’ Stephanie Stahl reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles become first woman to hold position Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles become first woman to hold position 04:10 Last week,  President-elect Donald Trump  announced his campaign co-chair Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff, the first woman — Republican or Democrat — ever to hold that position. Calling her “tough, smart, innovative…, universally admired and respected,” Trump credited her with helping him win both the 2024 and 2016 elections. File: Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks after being declared the winner during an election night watch party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida in the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Behind the scenes Wiles is known as a formidable political operative who prefers to work behind the scenes, rather than on any stage — or in front of cameras. In keeping with that, when Trump  declared victory  in the early hours of last Wednesday morning, he invited her to come

By Kathryn Watson Updated on: November 11, 2024 / 4:29 PM EST / CBS News Trump makes early administration picks Trump picks Tom Homan as “border czar,” offers U.N. ambassador post to Elise Stefanik 03:09 President-elect Donald Trump announced Sunday that he’s appointing a “border czar,” former Immigrations and Customs Enforcement director and immigration hardliner Tom Homan , to join his administration. Homan, however, may not be the only such “czar” in the Trump administration.  “I am pleased to announce that the Former ICE Director, and stalwart on Border Control, Tom Homan, will be joining the Trump Administration, in charge of our Nation’s Borders (“The Border Czar”), including, but not limited to, the Southern Border, the Northern Border, all Maritime, and Aviation Security,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.  The term “czar” is shorthand for a high-level executive branch official in charge of a specific policy focus. They aren’t Senate-confirmed positions The “czar” role is one that allows a president to step over the pesky checks and balances of the three branches of government. “Czar” roles aren’t Senate-confirmed cabinet positions, like say, the secretary of state