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US judge orders Trump to sit for deposition in $10bn lawsuit against BBC

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for deposition

Russell Brand raped woman even though she screamed in pain, court hears

Parents, colleagues and others encouraged her to go to police but she feared she would not be believed

Lawsuit accuses Trump of illegally profiting off foreign crypto deals

"We're suing to stop the corruption and to force President Trump to return the profits to American taxpayers," attorney Matt Pelikan told CNBC.

Judge in Miami says Trump must sit for deposition in BBC defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11

Updated on: October 22, 2026 / 1:55 PM EDT / CBS News

Zelenskyy Accuses Russia of Using Cluster Warheads in Deadly Strikes Hours After U.S. Prisoner Release

Updated on: October 22, 2026 / 12:55 PM EDT / CBS News

Workers are tired of constant change. Here's what employees and bosses can do about it

Constant workplace change can contribute to employee burnout and disengagement. Here's how to make transitions easier.

Why you will be hearing a lot more about fraud before Election Day

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Washington Secrets. If you thought you were hearing a lot about the Trump administration’s efforts to tackle fraud in government programs, then get set: You’re going to be hearing a lot more about it in the next week and a half. We talk to a top Trump strategist about why that is. And we look at the latest twist in White House relations with the press…

Macron bans ‘illegitimate’ protests in France as he tries to get a grip on unrest

French president also says he will decide on concrete ‘next steps’ for the next nationwide demonstrations

Zelensky mocks Steve Witkoff's comment calling Putin a 'humanitarian'

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky mocked U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff on Thursday for calling Russian president Vladimir Putin a “humanitarian” as the two countries exchanged overnight strikes.

Ilhan Omar says she can no longer live in D.C. home searched by federal agents, citing death threats

Updated on: October 22, 2026 / 10:35 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota

Virginia Democrat Indicted on Federal Drug and Money Laundering Charges

Federal authorities allege state senator L Louise Lucas, a vocal Trump critic, led a ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’

Republican leader embarrassed by Ali G film says he plans to sue Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘A liar and a pervert’

Exclusive: Michael Aboud, whose actions in what he believed to be a documentary are likely to come under considerable scrutiny, has expressed anger at the film-maker