Juneau, Alaska — Conservation groups sued Monday over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd in the southwest part of the state. The groups allege the program lacks a scientific basis and is unconstitutional. […]
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Pakistan blames India, Afghanistan as blast near court kills at least 12
Islamabad, Pakistan — A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in a residential area of the Pakistani capital killed at least a dozen people on Tuesday, Pakistan’s interior minister said, as senior Pakistani officials accused the country’s neighbors India and Afghanistan of being complicit in the attack. “At 12:39 p.m. (0239 […]
Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map
Salt Lake City — A Utah judge on Monday rejected a new congressional map drawn by Republican lawmakers, adopting an alternate proposal creating a Democrat-leaning district ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans hold all four of Utah’s U.S. House seats and had advanced a map poised to protect them. […]
Use of force against protesters keeps violating policy, former agent says
You’ve seen the videos in newscasts and social feeds: Federal agents employing chokeholds, firing pepper spray at close range, and even using vehicle maneuvers to control immigration protests. These videos have spurred debate over whether agents have violated federal policies on use of force, which is authorized “only when no […]
Former federal agent shares concerns about tactics used against protesters: “This isn’t policing”
Former ICE agent Eric Balliet said many of the tactics he’s seeing being used by federal agents against protesters “isn’t policing and law enforcement” that he practiced for 25 years. But Customs and Border Protection commander Gregory Bovino, who is leading the federal agents responding to protests in Chicago, disagrees. […]
Obama has special surprise for vets who came to Washington for Veterans Day
Washington — It’s a Veterans Day they won’t soon forget. On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation’s capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin. “Hello, everybody,” his […]
Here’s what’s in the Senate deal to end the government shutdown
Washington — The Senate took a major step toward ending the government shutdown late Monday by passing a funding bill that unlocks a broader agreement on long-term spending and the promise of a future vote on extending health care tax credits. The vote was 60-40, with eight Democrats providing the votes […]
Gregory Bovino and Border Patrol agents plan to leave Chicago area, sources say
The Trump administration has made plans for U.S. Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents to soon leave the Chicago area, three U.S. officials told CBS News Monday, after taking a leading role in a months-long crackdown that has been marked by controversial arrests and clashes with […]
Army gynecologist accused in lawsuit of secretly taking videos of patients
An Army gynecologist in Texas is accused of secretly taking videos during intimate patient exams, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday. The 13-page complaint obtained by CBS News alleged that Army Major Blaine McGraw, an OB-GYN at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood in Texas, “used his […]
Families sue Camp Mystic over deadly July Fourth flash flood, allege gross negligence
The families of several campers and counselors who died in the July Fourth flash flood at Camp Mystic have filed a lawsuit accusing the Hill Country camp and its owners of gross negligence and reckless disregard for safety. The suit, filed in Travis County District Court, seeks accountability for what […]