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Alabama lawmakers approved sweeping legislation Thursday to outlaw gender-affirming medications for transgender kids and advanced a separate measure prohibiting early classroom instruction on sexual and gender identity, a bill critics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” The Alabama House of Representatives voted 66-28 for legislation to make it a felony, punishable […]

Guide dog trainee shows off discipline – CBS News Watch CBS News Natalie Hooper, a volunteer puppy-raiser with Guide Dogs of America, showed off her well-trained golden retriever Riddley, who is learning to resist treats as a way to work on impulse control and leaving things unless otherwise instructed. View […]

Kids talk to neighbor with dementia – CBS News Watch CBS News A group of kids from Mississippi always make it a point to talk to their neighbor, Mr. Gene. Local mom Megan Nunez says Mr. Gene has dementia, but the neighborhood kids reintroduce themselves to him after school every […]

Boy has uncombable hair syndrome – CBS News Watch CBS News 17-month-old Locklan Samples has “uncombable hair syndrome” – a real, but rare, condition that gives you unruly hair. His mom likes to share photos of his hair on Instagram to raise awareness – and spread joy. View CBS News […]

Washington — The Senate voted to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, cementing her place in history as the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court. Jackson’s confirmation as the 116th justice in U.S. history received bipartisan backing, with a final vote of […]

Washington — President Biden’s first year in office set him apart from his five most recent predecessors with the swift pace of judicial confirmations by the evenly divided Senate, and his second year brought a historic bipartisan confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, who will be the […]

House Speaker Pelosi tests positive for COVID-19 – CBS News Watch CBS News House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, one day after attending an event with President Biden at The White House. Her office says she is asymptomatic. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane joins CBS […]

New York’s attorney general asked a state judge Thursday to issue an order of contempt against former President Donald Trump, claiming he has failed to comply with a previous ruling requiring him to turn over documents by March 31 as part of an investigation into his company’s financial practices. The […]

UN votes to remove Russia from Human Rights Council – CBS News Watch CBS News The United Nations General Assembly suspended Russia from its Human Rights Council. CBS News correspondent Pamela Falk gives an update from the U.N. headquarters in New York. View CBS News In Be the first to […]

Senate expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court when Justice […]