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A fast-moving wildfire near Yosemite National Park erupted Friday afternoon and prompted evacuations, even as firefighters made progress against an earlier blaze that burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoias. The Oak Fire began at about 2 p.m. southwest of the park near Midpines in Mariposa County […]

A suburban Seattle man has been arrested and accused of threatening to shoot Black customers at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court. The complaint comes just months after a man killed 10 Black people in a mass shooting at a […]

Public prosecutors have charged three individuals with the June murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the remote western reaches of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, according to a statement. All are local riverine dwellers, and their motive was that Pereira asked Phillips to photograph them when […]

The Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has taken a serious toll on the United States’ standing and reputation on the world stage, former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Friday, adding that he believes there’s likely enough evidence from the House committee hearings to bring criminal charges against former President Donald […]

Three family members were shot to death while camping in a state park in eastern Iowa on Friday, and the suspected gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. Officers responded to reports of the shooting at the Maquoketa Caves State Park campground before 6:30 a.m. Friday, the Iowa […]

Biden says he’s “doing well and getting a lot of work done” after positive COVID test – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden says he’s “doing well and getting a lot of work done” after testing positive for COVID on Thursday. It comes as average daily new COVID cases […]

Former DHS head says there is enough evidence from Jan. 6 hearings to charge Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge he believes enough evidence has been presented in the Jan. 6 House committee hearings to […]

Ukraine and Russia sign grain export agreement – CBS News Watch CBS News Ukraine and Russia signed a deal Friday allowing Kyiv to resume grain exports from ports along the Black Sea. The Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked a global food crisis earlier this year, and this deal is good […]

Former Trump aide Steve Bannon found guilty of contempt of Congress – CBS News Watch CBS News A jury has found Steve Bannon, chief White House strategist to former President Donald Trump, guilty of two counts of contempt of Congress, for not complying with a Jan. 6 committee subpoena for […]

Pilot helps Steve Hartman’s nephew’s dream take flight – CBS News Watch CBS News In April, a blind drag racer inspired Steve Hartman’s blind nephew to dream bigger. After seeing the story, a pilot offered to give flight to his nephew’s new dream. Hartman shares more in “On the Road.” […]