Salman Rushdie describes 2022 attack in graphic detail on witness stand
Salman Rushdie took the witness stand Tuesday in the attempted murder trial against his accused attacker, Hadi Matar.
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Salman Rushdie took the witness stand Tuesday in the attempted murder trial against his accused attacker, Hadi Matar.
The criminal trial of the man accused of attempting to murder author Salman Rushdie began with prosecutors saying Hadi Matar was on a mission when he rushed to attack Rushdie, stabbing him multiple times in 2022. Nikki Battiste reports on the first day of the trial and the national security concerns behind the attack.
The trial of the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie is underway. The 77-year-old author was stabbed more than a dozen times back in August 2022 while speaking in front of a live audience. CBS News correspondent Michael George has more.
A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.
A federal judge sentenced former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison in his corruption case on Wednesday. A jury convicted the Democrat in July 2024 on charges he accepted bribes in exchange for using his political power to aid the Egyptian government. CBS News political reporter and attorney Katrina Kaufman has more. (Editor's note: The judge first ordered Menendez to report to prison within 72 hours, but later delayed the start of his sentence to June 6, so that he could attend his wife's trial.)
A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports Saturday, Feb. 1 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Was key evidence manipulated to help convict a day care worker of murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has new details in a case she's been covering for more than a decade.
President-elect Donald Trump has lost a bid to overturn a $5 million dollar verdict against him for sexual abuse and defamation. A federal appeals court upheld the damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room about 30 years ago.
Ryan Routh, the man accused of trying to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump near his Florida golf course, could have his trial delayed as his lawyer mounts a legal defense. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more on the latest developments.
The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson remains behind bars after pleading not guilty to murder and terrorism charges Monday morning in New York. Luigi Mangione's lawyer argues that the multiple state and federal investigations conflict with his right to a fair trial. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports.
The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot was handed a 20-year prison sentence in a French court Thursday after he admitted to drugging her for almost a decade so that he and dozens of men could rape her. Another 49 men were also convicted of rape in the trial. Pelicot became a feminist icon after she forced a public trial to show rape victims they were not alone. Elaine Cobbe reports from Paris.
Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman who found out that her husband was drugging her and allowing dozens of strangers to sexually abuse her, spoke out after a guilty verdict was read in her case. CBS News' Leigh Kiniry reports.
A New York judge on Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's request to throw out his conviction in the criminal "hush money" case. Judge Juan Merchan said in a filing that the Supreme Court's ruling giving presidents immunity from prosecution over official acts does not apply to the case. CBS News investigative reporter Graham Kates has more.
A judge has declared a mistrial in the killing of a University of Mississippi student who was prominent in the local LGBTQ+ community.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is now juggling his own trial on corruption charges along with the war in Gaza and a new security challenge in neighboring Syria.
In New York City, a jury acquitted a man in the chokehold death of a subway rider. Daniel Penny had pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges. CBS New York reporter Alice Gainer was in the courtroom when the verdict was read.
Daniel Penny has been found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway car in 2023. Alice Gainer has more.
The judge in the New York City subway chokehold trial has dismissed the second-degree manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny. The jury will reconvene Monday to consider a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. CBS News New York anchor and reporter Alice Gainer has more from outside the New York City courthouse.
The FBI began investigating Abercrombie & Fitch's former CEO Mike Jeffries, his business and romantic partner Matthew Smith and a third associate, James Jacobson, following a report about allegations that they sexually exploited dozens of male models between 2008 and 2015. BBC News investigative correspondent Rianna Croxford joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
The jury is deliberating in Daniel Penny's trial for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a New York City subway back in 2023. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
The gang and racketeering case involving rapper Young Thug ended as his co-defendants were acquitted of murder charges.
Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.
Trump picks Pam Bondi for attorney general after Gaetz drops out; Judge grants stay, postpones Trump "hush money" trial sentencing.
After their daughter’s violent death, a mother and stepfather track down the suspect’s car for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, Nov. 30 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Several family members of the Menendez brothers spoke in court Monday to push for the brothers' release from prison. A resentencing hearing is scheduled for late January. Elise Preston has more on the new updates to the decades-old case.