Aortic tear blamed in Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sudden death is a fast-killing emergency
CBS News reports that the aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill...
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No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
CBS News reports another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight temperatures won’t provide much relief...
Bison tosses man 8 feet in the air at Yellowstone National Park, video shows
Sources from CBS News say a man was seriously injured after being tossed eight feet into the air by a bull bison in Yellowstone National Park, video shows...
Georgia family says they're forced to sell home to help power AI data centers: "It's theft"
Sources from CBS News say that sell your home, or the state will take it — that's the ultimatum some homeowners in Georgia say they are facing amid the AI boom...
Trump says U.S. will be "guardian of the Hormuz Strait" and is reinstating Iranian blockade
According to CBS News, President Trump said Monday that the U.S. will be "the guardian" of the Strait of Hormuz and suggested that other countries will pay the U.S. for securing it...
ICE agent shoots and kills man in Maine who was ordered to leave U.S., senator says
CBS News reports that a man who was ordered to leave the U.S. was shot and killed in his car in Maine on Monday by an agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Maine Sen. Angus King said...
FBI fires 2 analysts who raised concerns about Fulton County 2020 election probe, sources say
Sources from CBS News say that the FBI last week fired two of its analysts after they expressed concerns that the investigation into the 2020 election results in Fulton County, Georgia, was thin on evidence and appeared to be politically motivated, according to several sources briefed on the matter...
Sam Neill, "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano" star, dies at 78
CBS News reports that Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in "Jurassic Park" to playing Holly Hunter's husband in "The Piano," has died. He was 78...
AI companies are creating "generative ghosts" of deceased loved ones
According to CBS News, after losing his sister more than 10 years ago, Jack Manning and his family spent hundreds of hours raising funds to organize a volunteer project honoring her....
Fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, involved ICE, state House speaker says
According to AP, ICE was involved in the fatal shooting of someone in Biddeford, Maine, on Monday, though details of what transpired remain scarce, the speaker of the Maine House said in a social media post...
South Carolina’s governor should appoint Graham’s sister to finish his term, Trump says
AP reports that President Donald Trump said Monday he’s recommended that Lindsey Graham’s sister be named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate...
Judge blasts Trump’s IRS lawsuit as filed for ‘improper purpose,’ recommends attorney discipline
Sources from Associated Press say that President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose,” a judge said Monday in a scathing decision that recommended attorney sanctions and disciplinary action...
California, 11 other states sue to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros
According to AP, twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry...
Jay-Z show at Yankee Stadium delayed for hours after fans without tickets rush entrances
Associated Press reports that A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium was delayed for hours Sunday night after hundreds of fans without tickets tried to push their way into the show, forcing the iconic New York City stadium to temporarily close entrances before the rapper could take the stage after midnight...
Graham Platner formally drops out of Maine Senate race
According to CBS News, Graham Platner has formally filed the paperwork to suspend his campaign for U.S. Senate in Maine, with little time to go before the deadline...
MSU Space Cowboys win International Rocket Engineering Competition championship
According to an MSU press release, Mississippi State’s Space Cowboys Rocketry Team is celebrating its victory as champions of the recent 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition last month...
Gas prices climbing again as U.S.-Iran tensions flare
Sources from CBS News say that fuel prices are headed back up amid renewed military clashes between the U.S. and Iran...
Trump admin. to support heavy tariffs on Russian oil in effort to end Ukraine war, sources say
According to CBS News, the Trump administration will support a draft bill that would impose heavy financial penalties on purchasers of Russian oil...
Former Afghan general arrested and charged with drug and firearm offenses in U.S.
CBS News reports that a former member of Afghanistan's National Assembly was arrested and charged with conspiring to illegally import heroin and methamphetamine into the United States as well as firearm-related charges, according to court documents unsealed Friday...
Charlie Kirk's family cites "overwhelming evidence" against activist's alleged killer as preliminary hearing ends
Sources from CBS News say that the family of Charlie Kirk said Friday that they believe the prosecution has presented "overwhelming evidence" to show alleged shooter Tyler Robinson killed the conservative activist as he addressed students at Utah Valley University in September 2025...
Vance family to rent home in Virginia countryside
The Secret Service has been providing security measures to accommodate an additional residence for Vice President JD Vance and his family in Middleburg, Virginia, two senior law enforcement officials confirmed to CBS News...
Winfield woman pleads guilty to 1st-degree domestic violence and aggravated child abuse
Wendy Pamela Jean Bailey pleaded guilty in Fayette County Circuit Court to first-degree domestic violence and aggravated child abuse of a child under the age of six...
Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool again as part of Trump’s troubled revamp
Sources from AP say that crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued efforts to revamp the waterway push well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday...
Fatal shooting during Houston traffic stop renews public scrutiny of ICE
According to AP, federal officials are refusing to release the name of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot a Mexican man during a traffic stop in Houston...
Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach event
Associated Press reports that eight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying duties following a suspension over a low-flying sweep over beachgoers as part of a July 4 event honoring servicemembers...