Ted Turner, the media tycoon and founder of CNN, died at 87, according to a statement from Turner Enterprises. CBS News’ Katrina Kaufman has more.
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Three people who may have contracted hantavirus on a cruise ship were evacuated and are on their way to the Netherlands for care, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. CBS News’ Tom Hanson has more.
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Television pioneer Ted Turner, who created CNN, died Wednesday at age 87. In 2003, Turner spoke with Mike Wallace about his life and career accomplishments.
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The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
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In a new lawsuit, two California residents allege that Cento Fine Foods doesn’t use real San Marzano tomatoes in one of its products.
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The Justice Department is seeking the names of people who worked the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia. Former Georgia GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, who is running for governor as a Democrat, joins “The Takeout” with his reaction.
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Passengers aboard the ship are in good spirits but may have to quarantine for “eight weeks,” a World Health Organization official told CBS News.
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Recent polling released by NBC News shows that only 22% of Americans have confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court. In the wake of that growing unpopularity, a new proposal in Congress would amend the Constitution to impose 18-year term limits on Supreme Court justices. Democratic Rep. Johnny Olszewski of Maryland joins “The Takeout” to discuss.
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Hegseth said the ceasefire with Iran “certainly holds” for now after a naval clash between Iranian and U.S. forces and renewed attacks on the UAE.
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Vivek Ramswamy will face Democrat Amy Acton, a former Ohio Department of Public Health director, in November.
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