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Moving the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, should it take place, would happen through an executive action, source say.
President Trump appears to pivot away from Ukraine and America's NATO allies, as the alliance rehearses for a theoretical invasion of Europe.
President Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of his plan to shrink the size of the federal government.
Caleb Vitello was installed by President Trump to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an acting capacity at the start of his second administration in January.
The Texas Observer claims it has identified James Rodden as an attorney employed by ICE who has allegedly posted racist content on an X account.
Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.
Data shows overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023. The trend continued into 2024.
Only three inmates in the U.S. have been executed by firing squad since 1976, with the last execution in 2010.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Friday he is asking a judge to deny the Mendendez brothers' habeas petition requesting a new trial, potentially eliminating one of three possible tracks to an early release.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first lawsuit in the incident — and it likely won't be the last.
Much of the country is forecast to see warmer-than-average temperatures and drought conditions this spring, according to NOAA.
The alleged incident occurred at a gathering Enrique Tarrio was taking part in with other members of the Proud Boys, along with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
A newly appointed top U.S. prosecutor recommended dismissal of the remaining federal criminal count against Daniel Ball, who was pardoned last month for his role in the Jan. 6 riot.
Salman Rushdie's attacker, Hadi Matar, is convicted on attempted murder charges in the 2022 stabbing in New York.
DOGE touted the sale of a historic Washington, D.C., property that had been boarded up for years — but the auction happened before President Trump took office.
A Great Big World is marking a new chapter as Chad King exits performing while Ian Axel continues.
The Hanceville police chief and four of his officers are accused of mishandling or removing materials from the department's evidence room.
The New York Yankees are changing their no-beard policy. Going forward, Yankees players will be allowed to have "well-groomed beards."
President Trump offered clemency to grandmother Alice Johnson in 2018 while she was serving prison time for nonviolent drug-related offenses.
Many of the dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions hinge on alleged violations of decades-old federal laws.
Around 100 were fired from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The move came even though the president has endorsed the House GOP's one-bill approach while Senate Republicans want to separate his priorities into two bills.
A group of five labor unions had argued that President Trump's effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce were illegal.
Hamas is under pressure from Israel and the U.S. at a crucial time for the Gaza ceasefire as it claims it could have misidentified a hostage's remains.
Egypt is promising a viable alternative to Trump's controversial Gaza plan with broad support that would keep Palestinians "in their homeland."
Hamas released the bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including, it's believed, the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother and mother.
If you're facing a large tax debt that you can't pay, there are a few possible solutions worth considering.
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As the bird flu outbreak impacts egg shortages and prices, some people are turning to renting or buying backyard chickens.
Tax accountants urge Americans to file early this year to avoid delays in getting your 2025 tax refund.
Loss of power steering caused by overstressed motor drive components will require increased steering effort from driver, raising risk of crash, NHTSA says.
The United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox has stored precious metal bullion reserves for the United States since 1937.
A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday said Americans support the massive job and spending cuts President Trump has enacted across the federal government since returning to the Oval Office. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
The Senate adopted a narrower budget proposal although Republicans in the House of Representatives are pushing ahead with different plan endorsed by President Trump. CBS News' Taurean Small reports.
A court hearing for Luigi Mangione's case in connection to the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is set to begin. This comes as Mangione's legal defense team makes moves to prove his innocence. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is adamant that Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a deal to end the war with Russia. This comes as President Trump appears to walk back comments he recently made on the matter. CBS News' Willie James Inman.
Author and historian H.W. Brands joins "The Takeout" to talk about the spread of propaganda during World War II to gain support for American intervention, the anti-intervention movement led by Charles Lindbergh, and how FDR and Winston Churchill used the global media to influence each other and the world.
Jonathan Alter, author of a biography of former President Jimmy Carter, joins Major Garrett to talk about Carter's life and legacy, the principles that guided Carter in the White House and his foresight on future environmental issues.
Author Arthur C. Brooks joins The Takeout podcast to discuss happiness and his behavioral science research on finding happiness, purpose in life and human emotions. Brooks and Major Garrett also discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human behavior and the one group which emerged better from lockdown.
On a special holiday edition of "The Takeout," comedian Matt Friend joins Major Garrett at The Dubliner in Washington, D.C., to talk about the many "friends" that he imitates as a voice actor, including President-elect Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama and more. Friend also explains why he believes Trump is responsible for amplifying the political polarization that America sees today.
Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin joins "The Takeout" with lawmakers facing a government shutdown deadline. Raskin discusses Elon Musk's increasing influence in Washington, and President-elect Donald Trump's admiration for authoritarian leaders around the world. He also looks at where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election, and how they need to better communicate key issues to voters.
Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
As part of our Black History Month celebration, Nate Burleson sits down with Joseph McNeil, one of the four students who led the Greensboro sit-ins in 1960. Meeting at the original Woolworth's lunch counter—now a historic landmark—McNeil shares his firsthand account of the movement that helped ignite change across the U.S.
"Beyond the Gates" is making history as the first soap opera in decades to feature a Black family at its center as it follows the powerful Dupree family.
CBS's new drama "Beyond the Gates" is the first daytime soap opera greenlit in 25 years—and the first Black-led soap in over three decades. The series follows the powerful Dupree family navigating life in an affluent Maryland suburb. Tamara Tunie and Daphnée Duplaix join "CBS Mornings."
Katya Eckert, founder of "A Domani," created temperature-regulating sleepwear inspired by her own postpartum struggles. Her innovative brand just won a 2025 Oprah Daily Menopause O-Ward for its fast-drying technology.
While the president is cutting jobs, a search is on for a new generation of workers to build nuclear submarines. The Navy has ordered 29 nuclear subs, and the company that makes them has school kids on its sonar. Charlie D'Agata has more.
As the use of artificial intelligence spreads worldwide, its infrastructure is also taking up more space on the ground. As Janet Shamlian reports, that can change a community's landscape.
State and city leaders are pushing to quickly rebuild more than 15,000 structures that burned down in the Los Angeles wildfires, but some experts are questioning whether rebuilding in areas with an elevated risk is the right thing to do. Mark Strassmann reports.
After 2-year-old Mason Connor was diagnosed with autism, his parents turn to an off-label drug being studied for its potential to help some kids improve their ability to speak. Dr. Celine Gounder has details.
In Tennessee, we look at efforts to train more Black doctors by reducing the financial burdens for medical students at HBCUs. And in California, legendary musician Paul Simon takes us inside an initiative that's working to cure hearing loss. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
Los Angeles is home to one of the largest populations of Jews in the world, and one of the largest populations of Muslims in America. For almost two decades, a group there has been trying to build bonds between these two communities, but the attack of Oct. 7, 2023 and its aftermath are putting that mission to the test. CBS Reports and CBS News Race and Culture examine these challenges and explore how the next generation may hold the key to forging paths to unity amid adversity.
Americans are among the world's biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods, which comprise more than half of an average adult’s diet and two-thirds of a child’s. As technology continues to accelerate innovations in additives, chemicals and food products, U.S. regulators are struggling to keep up. CBS Reports examines why ultra-processed foods have become so pervasive in the American diet, and what filling the gaps in federal regulation can do to ensure Americans are fed and healthy.
As America grapples with an escalating plastic crisis, the city of Houston, ExxonMobil and other partners announced a new program that promised to recycle nearly all of the city's plastic waste. However, after two years, the program has yet to fully materialize. Critics argue that the evidence suggests it never will. And yet, the company envisions similar programs in other American cities. CBS Reports and Inside Climate News investigate whether this proposed solution to our plastic recycling crisis is indeed too good to be true.
Nearly 95% of people currently in prison will be released back into society, and historically a significant percentage are likely to reoffend. In California, authorities are trying to change that by providing inmates access to education, work and other rehabilitative privileges — programs that have been shown to reduce recidivism and increase public safety. CBS Reports examines a controversial approach some see as being “soft on crime,” which now may be preventing it.
You've seen the CBS News polls that tell you what voters think about big ideas like democracy and the American Dream. Now CBS Reports takes you behind the polls for unfiltered conversations about how their personal stories shaped their views.
"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit.
The alleged incident occurred at a gathering Enrique Tarrio was taking part in with other members of the Proud Boys, along with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
Republican lawmakers have faced backlash at town halls and other events in their districts in recent days.
Tax accountants urge Americans to file early this year to avoid delays in getting your 2025 tax refund.
Moving the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, should it take place, would happen through an executive action, source say.
Tax accountants urge Americans to file early this year to avoid delays in getting your 2025 tax refund.
Stocks fell sharply after reports signaled concerns that President Trump's policies could be impacting the U.S. economy.
Loss of power steering caused by overstressed motor drive components will require increased steering effort from driver, raising risk of crash, NHTSA says.
The companies said the repairs on the issues will be performed free of charge for owners.
As the bird flu outbreak impacts egg shortages and prices, some people are turning to renting or buying backyard chickens.
"The press and all people in the United States have the right to choose their own words and not be retaliated against by the government," the AP said in its lawsuit.
The alleged incident occurred at a gathering Enrique Tarrio was taking part in with other members of the Proud Boys, along with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes.
Republican lawmakers have faced backlash at town halls and other events in their districts in recent days.
Moving the U.S. Postal Service into the Commerce Department, should it take place, would happen through an executive action, source say.
President Trump has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of his plan to shrink the size of the federal government.
A new study found that parental favoritism is real and that multiple factors like gender and culture could be influences.
Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.
Data shows overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023. The trend continued into 2024.
The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022.
Dr. Margaret Carpenter, who legally practices in New York, is fighting extradition after Louisiana officials charged her for mailing abortion pills. As restrictive state laws clash with legal protections, Gov. Kathy Hochul vows to defend providers under New York's new "shield law." Julie F. Kay, a human rights attorney who successfully argued against Ireland's abortion ban, joins "CBS Mornings Plus."
Local television stations broadcast images from the crash scene showing the bus, its left side completely destroyed in the collision.
Pope Francis' personal physician said the pontiff was responding to drug therapy that was strengthened after he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
While polling suggests Germany's far-right AfD party will fare well, it's very unlikely to be part of the next government of Europe's biggest economy.
Trump appears to pivot away from Ukraine and America's NATO allies, as the alliance rehearses for a theoretical invasion of Europe.
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first lawsuit in the incident — and it likely won't be the last.
A Great Big World is marking a new chapter as Chad King exits performing while Ian Axel continues.
His current roster of performers includes Bowdie, who starred as Nana in "Peter Pan Live," and Myrtle, who plays Charlotte York's dog in "And Just Like That ..."
Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights.
Nearly 20 years after forming their musical duo, A Great Big World, Chad King and Ian Axel are back with "Then There Were Sparks." As their new EP debuts, King shares his decision to step away from performing due to multiple sclerosis.
For nearly 50 years, Bill Berloni has trained dogs for television, movies and theater—transforming shelter pets into showbiz sensations. Nancy Chen looks at his approach and the lessons he's learned along the way.
Apple has revealed its new budget-friendly smartphone, the iPhone 16e, starting at $599 and touting new AI features and a stronger battery. Bridget Carey, editor-at-large for CNET, joined CBS News to discuss the new phone.
CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady breaks down Apple's newest basic iPhone that will be available later this month. The 16e has AI tools and is a lower-cost option compared to the iPhone 16.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
A school in Minnesota is encouraging its students to ditch their phones during "phone-free February." CBS News Minnesota's Kirsten Mitchell has the details and reaction.
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 16e, a lower-cost version of the iPhone 16. The new phone includes AI features.
The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
A clinical trial from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center looked at the effects of a targeted mRNA vaccine on early-stage pancreatic cancer patients.
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the tomb of King Thutmose II — the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.
The clouds contain carbon dioxide and only form high in Mars' atmosphere.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced his office will oppose a motion for a new trial in the Menendez brothers' case. Hochman went through his office's analysis of the evidence presented during a press conference.
Luigi Mangione was back in a New York City court for a status hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
The man who attacked author Salman Rushdie while he was on stage at a 2022 lecture in New York was found guilty of attempted murder charges. Legal analyst and trial attorney Robin Nunn joins CBS News with more.
The federal judge weighing whether charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams should be dropped has appointed outside attorney Paul Clement for more arguments. CBS News' Jake Rosen reports.
A federal judge will not immediately drop the corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and has appointed outside attorney Paul Clement to argue before the court. CBS News' Jake Rosen explains.
Scientists first spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 in December, initially calculating a record-high 3.1% chance of impact. While the odds have since dropped, questions remain. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to break it all down.
The debris left spectacular luminous trails visible in the sky in western Poland, according to witnesses.
The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.
The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.
The clouds contain carbon dioxide and only form high in Mars' atmosphere.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Peterson's death sentence for the murder of his pregnant wife Laci has been overturned. Now his supporters are pushing for a complete retrial.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
Cayley Mandadi's mother and stepfather go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced his office will oppose a motion for a new trial in the Menendez brothers' case. Hochman went through his office's analysis of the evidence presented during a press conference.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley and alleged that her response to the wildfires that devoured parts of Los Angeles County was mishandled. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
A top prosecutor with the Department of Justice resigned after refusing to take part in a probe of Biden-era climate spending. CBS News national environmental correspondent David Schechter reports.
Luigi Mangione was back in a New York City court for a status hearing in the murder case of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman reports.
The man who attacked author Salman Rushdie while he was on stage at a 2022 lecture in New York was found guilty of attempted murder charges. Legal analyst and trial attorney Robin Nunn joins CBS News with more.