With end of hurricane season weeks away, tropical threat brewing in Gulf could impact U.S. this weekend
CBS Newsby Nikki Nolan·1d ago
With less than two months remaining in the hurricane season, the potential for a ninth named tropical storm in the Atlantic basin is brewing in the southern Gulf.
Former Cornell fraternity members, dragged into scandal, ask university to clear their names
CBS Newsby Graham Kates·2d ago
A group of former Cornell University students say they are being falsely connected to the , and smeared and targeted online, and they want the college to say explicitly that they were not among men...
ABC asks federal judge to block FCC's early license review, citing retaliation by Trump administration
CBS Newsby Sarah N Lynch·2d ago
An attorney for Disney's ABC asked a federal judge on Tuesday to block the Federal Communications Commission from conducting an early , saying the regulatory proceeding was initiated to retaliate...
Ex-CIA official found with gold bars admits to sprawling scheme, agrees to forfeit $194 million
CBS Newsby Stefan Becket; Caitlin Yilek·2d ago
Washington — A former CIA official who was in his home in May pleaded guilty on Tuesday, admitting he invented fake classified programs to divert nearly $200 million in government money that he...
Cornell taps Sally Yates to lead wide-ranging review of its response to sexual misconduct claims
CBS Newsby Jesse Zanger·2d ago
Cornell University said Tuesday it is bringing on a former Justice Department official to review its handling of sexual misconduct claims, including .
What to know about plague amid reports of Russian lab worker's death
CBS Newsby Kerry Breen·2d ago
U.S. and world health officials are to share more information after said a scientist at an infectious disease research facility in Siberia died after possibly contracting plague during a lab...
GOP super PAC pours $5 million into Darline Graham's South Carolina Senate race, sources say
CBS Newsby Fin Daniel Gómez; Caroline Linton·2d ago
A key Republican Super PAC is putting $5 million to support Sen. Darline Graham in the South Carolina Senate race, sources familiar with the investment confirmed on Tuesday, as President Trump is...
Trump temporarily expands access to tax-free red-dyed diesel. Will it lower costs?
CBS Newsby Mary Cunningham; Aimee Picchi·2d ago
President Trump's new executive order allowing the use of red-dyed diesel on highways is aimed at lowering costs for truckers and farmers grappling with diesel prices that remain near record highs.
U.K. police arrest 7th man over RAF Fairford incident on suspicion of terrorism after releasing 6 on bail
CBS News·2d ago
British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to...
Attorneys for Olympian David Hearn ask internal watchdogs at DOJ, Interior Dept. to investigate potential misconduct
CBS Newsby Sarah N Lynch·2d ago
Attorneys for Olympic canoeist David Hearn asked the internal watchdogs at the Justice and Interior departments on Tuesday to investigate the circumstances surrounding his arrest, indictment and...
Amelia Earhart investigators begin expedition to study mysterious object in Pacific: "Follow the evidence"
CBS Newsby Kerry Breen·2d ago
A team searching for Amelia Earhart's lost plane has begun its expedition to the Pacific, where it plans to study a mysterious object that researchers say may be her aircraft.
Paramount closes $110 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, creating Skydance
CBS Newsby Mary Cunningham; Aimee Picchi·2d ago
Paramount Skydance on Tuesday completed its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting the movie studios behind "The Godfather" and the "Harry Potter" films into a media colossus...
Why you just got a $90 Social Security check — and why 40 million seniors didn't
CBS Newsby Megan Cerullo·2d ago
Millions of seniors are receiving $90 deposits from the Social Security Administration this week, prompting some to question the source of the money.
Democrats cry foul as U.S. lifts sanctions on Serb nationalist, MAGA-linked firm gets huge Bosnia energy contract
CBS Newsby Emmet Lyons; Joanne Stocker·2d ago
London — The involvement of a small American firm linked to associates of President Trump in an energy project in Bosnia and Herzegovina worth more than $1.5 billion has raised questions about how...
Alleged Jalisco cartel leader and fuel smuggler dubbed "The Tank" is arrested in Mexico
CBS Newsby Stephen Smith·2d ago
Security forces in Mexico have arrested an alleged leader of a notorious cartel who is accused by the U.S. of drug trafficking and a large-scale operation, authorities said Tuesday.
How beavers are protecting a West London town from flooding
CBS Newsby Leigh Kiniry·2d ago
To find a little wilderness in West London, take a left at the shopping mall and head under the highway.
Protests disrupt hundreds of high schools across France in historic day of student protests, union says
CBS Newsby Aidan Stretch; Emily Mae Czachor·2d ago
Protesters disrupted hundreds of high schools across France on Tuesday in what a student union said was a historic morning.
Judge to weigh government's effort to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia
CBS Newsby Jacob Rosen·2d ago
Washington — The fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran man wrongfully deported by the Trump administration last year, will again be argued in court on Tuesday when his legal team asks a...
Reader's guide for Oprah's October book club pick
CBS News·2d ago
Here are questions to guide you as you read the novel. Reader's Guide Questions - How did Sofia's twelve-year-old perspective influence your understanding of the story?
Rubio calls on Russia to be more transparent about plague lab worker's death in Siberia
CBS Newsby Tucker Reals; Leigh Kiniry·2d ago
Geneva — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Russia to be more "transparent" about the recent and any risks associated with the incident, which Russian authorities have offered...
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