Joe Lieberman‚ who died Wednesday at age 82‚ was the kind of Democrat who can’t be found much these days‚ and there aren’t many like him in the Republican Party either. He was a foreign policy hawk who believed in the necessity of American military power and diplomacy to expand the zone of freedom in the world. Lieberman rose in Connecticut politics as a moderate Democrat in a more moderate age. We first met him in 1988 when he ran for the Senate against the liberal Republican incumbent...

Former US Senator and vice-presidential candidate Joe Lieberman has died at 82. The cause was complications from a fall‚ according to a family statement obtained by CBS News‚ the BBC's US partner. The centrist represented the state of Connecticut in the Senate for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr Lieberman became the first Jewish politician to join a major party US presidential ticket in 2000 when Al Gore selected him as his running mate. Mr Gore said he was "profoundly saddened"...

Joe Lieberman was active in politics right up to the end. The former senator was the founding co-chair of the nonpartisan group No Labels‚ which is laying the groundwork for a presidential campaign on behalf of a yet-to-be-identified bipartisan “unity ticket.” Lieberman did not live to see whether No Labels will run a candidate. He died on Wednesday at 82 due to complications from a fall. But this last political venture was entirely in keeping with his long career as a self-styled politician of...

Every day‚ police rely on common tactics that‚ unlike guns‚ are meant to stop people without killing them. These include physical holds‚ Tasers and body blows. As with George Floyd‚ however‚ when misused‚ these tactics can still end in death. An agitated man trespasses in a parking lot. A grandfather off his schizophrenia medication loiters outside a store.

Four people were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday in and near Rockford‚ Illinois‚ in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.” Some of the victims‚ including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and a man who tried to help her‚ were stabbed‚ officials said. Police took a 22-year-old man into custody and were not looking for anyone else involved in the violence‚ which occurred at "multiple scenes" in Rockford and an area of the...

When conservative icon Matt Schlapp announced Tuesday that the sexual battery and defamation lawsuit against him had been dropped‚ he and his allies were quick to note that the ordeal ended without him or the American Conservative Union—the right-wing organization he runs—paying his accuser a single dollar. But what Schlapp didn’t disclose was that the Republican operative who sued him was‚ in fact‚ paid to drop the lawsuit‚ according to two people with knowledge of the payout. It was just...

The U.S. economy grew faster than previously estimated in the fourth quarter‚ boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment in nonresidential structures like factories and healthcare facilities. The report from the Commerce Department on Thursday also showed profits rising at a solid clip last quarter‚ driven by nonfinancial corporations. Increasing profits‚ together with rising worker productivity‚ could encourage companies to retain their employees‚ and extend the economic...

Over three decades in public life‚ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become known as the “magician” for his ability to wriggle free of political dilemmas. The war in Gaza and hostage-release talks with Hamas are testing those skills like never before. Hopes for a deal are fading after Netanyahu pulled the Israeli negotiating team from talks in Qatar earlier this week and Hamas rejected a new proposal for a compromise. The talks are expected to move to Cairo next week. Netanyahu...

Home Depot on Thursday said it is acquiring SRS Distribution in an $18.25 billion deal‚ the latest and largest sign of its ambitions to drive sales by winning more business from contractors‚ roofers and other home professionals. The home improvement retailer expects the acquisition to close this fiscal year‚ which ends in late January. It said it will finance the deal through cash on hand and debt. Home Depot already draws half of its business from pros‚ while the other half comes from do...